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Svalbard Reindeer cross the fast ice – Svalbard 2023

Svalbard Reindeer cross the fast ice – Svalbard 2023

Svalbard Reindeer cross the fast ice. In Svalbard’s Raudfjord, we spotted four small specks in the distance. They were clearly not Polar Bears. As they got closer it was obvious that they were Svalbard Reindeer. They made their way slowly but surely across the fast...

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An adorable baby elephant – Laikipia, Kenya 2023

An adorable baby elephant – Laikipia, Kenya 2023

An adorable baby elephant. Near Laikipia Wilderness camp, Kenya, this herd of elephants had just crossed the river and were enjoying a sand bath. Amongst them was a tiny, baby elephant. It was also enjoying the sand bath by rolling in the sand or getting sand blown...

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Elephants have fun in the river – Laikipia, Kenya 2023

Elephants have fun in the river – Laikipia, Kenya 2023

Elephants have fun in the river. Over the previous few days the level of the river near Lakipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya had been rising following some very impressive late afternoon storms. We watched as this herd of elephants approached the river intent on crossing....

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Tiger with a Sambar kill – India 2023

Tiger with a Sambar kill – India 2023

Tiger with a Sambar kill. As we drove around Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India we heard the unmistakable alarm call of a Sambar. We headed off in the direction of the alarm call to find this Tiger had taken down a female Samba on the valley floor below us....

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Noisy Hyenas on a Zebra carcass – Laikipia, Kenya 2023

Noisy Hyenas on a Zebra carcass – Laikipia, Kenya 2023

Noisy Hyenas on a Zebra carcass. We came across this very noisy and large clan of hyenas on a Zebra carcass near Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. There was a single young male lion near by and we surmised that the lion (or lions) had taken down the zebra but that this...

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Leopard in a tree with a kill – Maasai Mara 2023

Leopard in a tree with a kill – Maasai Mara 2023

Leopard in a tree with a kill. This one year old leopard cub was feasting on a baby wildebeest carcass high up in a tree. The Maasai Mara, Kenya is a superb place to watch these magnificent cats. The leopard was munching away on the carcass and much of it had been...

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Elephant with her very young calf – Maasai Mara 2023

Elephant with her very young calf – Maasai Mara 2023

Elephant with her very young calf.  We spotted a small herd of elephants in the distance inn Kenya’s Maasai Mara. As we got closer we could see to onside of the herd was a female elephant with a very small calf. The calf stayed close to its mother. It was such joy to...

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Asian Elephants enjoy a dust bath – India 2023

Asian Elephants enjoy a dust bath – India 2023

Asian Elephants enjoy a dust bath. The heat was oppressive in the early afternoon in Nagarahole National Park in India. This small herd of Asian Elephants were taking advantage of the cool water of a large waterhole. They emerged from the water and we realised that...

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Asian Elephants near the Kabini River – India 2023

Asian Elephants near the Kabini River – India 2023

Asian Elephants near the Kabini River. Looking out from the edge of the jungle in Nagarahole National Park, India towards the Kabini River we saw this delightful group of Asian Elephants. The light was lovely as we watched the family group with young calves wander...

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Elephants cross the dried lake bed – Amboseli, Kenya 2023

Elephants cross the dried lake bed – Amboseli, Kenya 2023

Elephants cross the dried lake bed. The dried bed of Lake Amboseli provides a wonderful setting to view elephants. The bands of colour are striking. We had watched this herd of elephants approaching from the distance. We could see adults and very young calves as they...

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Elephants on the dusty bed of Lake Amboseli – Kenya 2023

Elephants on the dusty bed of Lake Amboseli – Kenya 2023

Elephants on the dusty bed of Lake Amboseli. It was hot and windy as we made our way across the dried up bed of Lake Amboseli, Kenya. In the shimmer ahead we spotted a herd of elephants heading towards us. We waited for them to get closer and then spent quite sometime...

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Frosty Bison by the Firehole River – Yellowstone, USA 2023

Frosty Bison by the Firehole River – Yellowstone, USA 2023

Frosty Bison by the Firehole River. It was a very cold morning as we drove along the road at the the side of the Firehole River, in Yellowstone National Park. The steam from the geysers and fumaroles lay heavy in the air. We came across these frost-encrusted Bison...

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Bobcat on a Mule Deer kill – Yellowstone, USA 2023

Bobcat on a Mule Deer kill – Yellowstone, USA 2023

Bobcat on a Mule Deer kill. A Bobcat had a Mule Deer kill in Firehole Canyon, Yellowstone National Park. Over three days we were to spend more than eight hours watching this cat. When we first arrived we spotted the Bobcat on the far bank of the Firehole River. It was...

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American Marten in the snow – Yellowstone, USA 2023

American Marten in the snow – Yellowstone, USA 2023

American Marten in the snow. Canyon Village, Yellowstone National Park, was the home to this female American Marten. This snow pile was in fact on the lid of a dumpster (skip) which the Pine Marten was using as its den. It would frequently appear as out of nowhere and...

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Snowy Bison near fumaroles – Yellowstone, USA 2023

Snowy Bison near fumaroles – Yellowstone, USA 2023

Snowy Bison near fumaroles. It was a bitterly cold morning near the track to the Artemisia geyser in Yellowstone National Park. The geyser and fumaroles were emitting large amounts of steam that was freezing on the trees creating a veritable winter wonderland. There...

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Otters playing on snow and ice – Yellowstone, USA 2023

Otters playing on snow and ice – Yellowstone, USA 2023

Otters playing on snow and ice. As we drove along the Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park, we were scanning the Yellowstone River and its banks for wildlife. Otters - four of them! We noted that they were heading downstream so we made a beeline for the...

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Frosty Bison and tree – Yellowstone, USA 2023

Frosty Bison and tree – Yellowstone, USA 2023

Frosty Bison and tree. Bison are one of the iconic species of Yellowstone National Park. In winter they can become covered in frost. Frost-encrusted trees are also a feature of the Park in winter. This is particularly the case when bison and trees are close to the...

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Giant River Otters on the river bank – Pantanal, Brazil 2022

Giant River Otters on the river bank – Pantanal, Brazil 2022

Giant River Otters on the river bank. Cruising along the Paraguay River in Brazil’s Northern Pantanal we could see lots of activity on the river bank ahead. Giant River Otters! As we approached slowly, the otters ignored us and got on with their business. We were...

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