A jaguar spooks a large group of white-lipped peccaries. We had been watching a jaguar and her two almost mature male cubs at a waterhole in Brazil’s Southern Pantanal when the cats slinked away into the forest. It soon became clear why. A large herd of white-lipped...
A one month old elephant calf with the herd. Perhaps there is nothing more adorable than a very young elephant calf. Here in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara we were lucky enough to encounter this herd with a one month old calf. It never leaves...
An elephant nurses her one month old elephant. Finding an elephant herd with tiny calves is always exciting. But finding one with a calf just one month old is special. This herd in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara was relaxed and put on a nice...
A magnificent herd of elephants with a tiny calf. Spending time with a relaxed herd of elephants is a privilege. These gentle giants in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara were slowly making their way through bushes eating as they went. What made...
Wombats are iconic marsupials of Australia. As we explored the area around Cradle Mountain, Tasmania we were lucky enough to see many wombats as they grazed. We saw their extensive burrows on many occasions. They are curious creatures and spend many hours each day...
The platypus (or duck-billed platypus) of Tasmania. Whilst in the Cradle Mountain area of Tasmania we were lucky enough to have several good sightings of platypus in rivers and lakes. Very exciting to see these curious and iconic animals of Australia. This animal was...
Wildebeest cross a stream - a mini migration! In the distance we could see a herd of around one hundred wildebeest all in a line trotting along the horizon in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. A head of them we knew there was a small stream and it seemed very likely that they...
Huge male lion finishes off a Topi kill and then the hyenas and jackals move in. This big male lion (Osupat) and his three sons have formed a powerful coalition in the Olare Motorogi conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. We heard that they had taken down a Topi...
Giraffes at sunrise with Impala. There are some spectacular sunrises in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. They become even better when there are animals on the horizon. This morning we found some giraffe making their way leisurely along the horizon along with a small herd of...
Giraffes at sunrise with a Topi. There are some spectacular sunrises in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. They become even better when there are animals on the horizon. This morning we found some giraffe making their way leisurely along the horizon and then a Topi trotted in front...
Echidna searching for ants. Iconic Australian wildlife. Seeing an Echidna was one of the key goals of this trip to Australia. Although they are quite common this was the only Echidna we managed to see well. It made its way across rocky terrain and through short...
A Tasmanian Devil: a brief encounter in the wild with this iconic Australian marsupial. Night had fallen across the Central Plateau, Tasmania when I spotted some movement to my right close to some rocks. A Tasmanian Devil! It spent a short time searching around for...
A newborn Wildebeest calf takes its first tentative steps. As we explored the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara we came across a small herd of Wildebeest. They were a little dispersed and grazing. Then, at a distance, we spotted one female giving...
Playful Giant River Otters around a fallen tree. As we made our way along the Piquiri River in Brazil’s Northern Pantanal we came across this family group of Giant River otters swimming in and around a tree that had fallen in the river.. They were interacting with...
Wildebeest protect a newborn calf from hungry Jackals. In the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, we could see and hear a herd of Wildebeest in the distance and they appeared highly agitated. As we approached we could see several Jackals running around....
Cuteness overload as a tiny elephant calf rubs against mum's legs. We had been following a herd of elephants with several small calves for awhile in Kenya’s Olare Motorogi Conservancy. Of particular interest, was a mother and her tiny calf just a few weeks old. The...
Elephant herd with a tiny calf. We found a breeding herd of elephants on morning in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. There were several young calves with the herd but we spotted one that was very young indeed. We watched the antics of this young...
Elephants at sunrise. When there is a sunrise like this one it is always worth getting up extra early to be in location at sunrise. In Kenya’s Olare Motorogi Conservancy, ths particular morning was special since not only was there a stunning sunrise but there some...
Three male lions meet up early in the morning. Early one morning as we drove across the open plain in the Naboisho Conservancy of Kenya’s Maasai mara, we saw three male lions in the distance. It was the Lemek boys! They had just met up after their night time patrols...
Iconic Australian wildlife: the Koala. On Kangaroo Island, our goal for today was to find Koalas. So we headed west to Stokes Bay and there, in a stand of Eucalyptus trees, was our first sight on the iconic Koala. It was a lovely morning with a deep blue sky and...