Jaguar! A magnificent male Jaguar (Panthera onca) prowling the river bank. In Brazil's Pantanal, this huge male Jaguar was prowling along the river bank in search of its favorite prey: Caiman or Capybara. This gave us great views of this wonderful big cat swimming and...
Two Jaguars brothers on the river bank. These two brothers are about two and a half years old and independent of their mother. It is unusual to see male Jaguars of this age still togther after independence from their mother.
Jaguar cub plays with mother. We spotted this wonderful Jaguar and her cub in the Southern Pananal at Caiman Lodge. It was a sheer delight to watch the interaction bewteen these two magnificent cats. The jaguar is the largest native cat species of the New World and...
Spectacular Jaguar. We spotted this wonderful Jaguar in the Southern Pananal at Caiman Lodge. The jaguar (Panthera onca) is the largest native cat species of the New World and the third largest in the world. It resembles the leopard, but is usually larger and...
The awesome yacare caiman. Only recently was the caiman found in the Pantanal split off from the spectacled caiman and declared a species in its own right - the yacare or yacare caiman. Although one of the small crocodilians, the yacare caiman can reach 3m in length....
Bizarre yet beautiful giant anteaters. These are always are delight to see in the Pantanal, Brazil. These large animals are 2.5m long from tail to snout and can weig more than 30kgs. Their remarkable tail is used to provide cover when sleeping and shade on hot days....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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.
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.
This sink hole in the Southern Pantanal is one of the most incredible geological features I've seen. Once the grave of assorted criminal gang members and other unfortunates, the sink hole has been restored to its natural glory and is now home to the impressive and...
Some impressive fishing by these assorted Hawks.
Ringed Kingfishers. Although our guide was throwing fish for these birds, their speed made capturing the action on film very challenging indeed.
Bioluminescence. Very early in the morning in the Sea of Cortez, we were lucky to witness this remarkable event.
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales. To be able to watch these whales feeding so close to our boat was one of the many highlights of our trip to Baja in 2016.
Mating Jaguars. On this trip we had many superb encounters with the icon species of the Pantanal: the Jaguar. These large and very powerful cats hunt primarily for Capybara and Caiman along the river banks. They stalk their prey until they are close enough to pounce....