This female Puma had recently killed a newly-born Guanaco to feed herself and her three, one-year old cubs. After feasting themselves, the cubs played with each other before one of them headed directly towards me - thankfully just to drink. The mother (named...
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Puma family rest in the shade of a bush – Patagonia, Chile 2018
We has anticipated a long hike down to the shores of Lago Sarmiento to find this family of Pumas. To our relief the family has relocated to a shady bush just 100m from the road. We had seen this family on several occasions before but it was always a delight to find...
Puma family at the lake side – Patagonia, Chile 2018
Earlier in the day we had watched this family devour a newly-born Guanaco. Eventually they moved off to their favoured resting pace for the day - the shore of Lago Sarmiento. We caught up with the family early in the evening after a decent hike down to the hills over...
Puma family on a rocky outcrop – Patagonia, Chile 2018
It was a nice hike to find this Puma family - mother and her three, one-year old cubs - resting on a rocky out crop. Close by was the remains of a newly-born Guanaco. The family were clearly satiated since the untouched body of another newly-born Guanaco lay at the...
Male Puma high up on a hill – Patagonia, Chile 2018
Torres del Paine in Patagonia is a great place to track Pumas. It can involve some serious hiking. To get to this beautiful male we had to hike a considerable distance up a steep hill to his resting place. When we arrived the light was gorgeous and the setting ideal....
Puma on a Guanaco kill – Patagonia, Chile 2018
It was a short hike from our vehicle to the spot where this female Puma had killed a new-born Guanaco. The unfortunate mother looked on and was alarm calling to warn other Guanaco of the danger. We were fortunate that our time in Torres del Paine coincided with the...
Sunrise over Torres del Paine from Laguna Amarga, – Chile 2018
This was my first attempt to film the sunrise over Torres del Paine. The conditions were perfect with mostly clear skies and little wind. So the reflections in the lake were stunning. It is rare to get such favourable conditions in this part of the world.
Sunrise over Torres del Paine from Lago Grey – Chile 2018
It was up very early to witness the sunrise over Torres del Paine from Lago Grey. With mostly clear skies and minimal wind, the reflections were lovely and the moon visible. Watch carefully and you can see two small avalanches on the Massif to the left.