Monitor Lizard on the bank of the Mara River. We were surrounded by thousands of Wildebeest as they milled around trying to build up enough courage to begin the hazardous crossing of the Mara River in the northern Serengeti. As we waited a Monitor Lizard emerged from...
Huge crocodiles attack Wildebeest in the Mara River. Massive herds of Wildebeest numbering hundreds of thousands of animals migrate around the Serengeti and Maasai Mara ecosystem in the constant search for fresh pasture. The location of the rains and as a consequence...
Greater Coucal with a Speckle-headed Vine Snake. It was raining in Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesian Borneo) as we sailed along the Sekonyer River. A flash of colour across the river - a Greater Coucal. It landed in a tree on the river bank and we could see...
Yacaré Caiman portraits. This short film captures features of a commonly seen animal in Brazil’s Northern Pantanal: the Yacaré Caiman. Whilst these are now common, this was not always the case. They were hunted extensively to make crocodile shoes (during the 1980s, 1...
A most unusual sight: a Leopard with a Monitor Lizard. This Leopard had two hungry cubs to feed. However, she is quite an old animal and struggles to hunt her normal prey. So she has become very opportunistic in catching smaller prey. Nevertheless, it was a surprise...
Zebra cross the Mara River during the great migration. Around 250,000 Zebra join more than 1 million Wildebeest during the great migration. They need to cross the dangerous Mara River to reach their goal of fresh pasture running the gauntlet of many large crocodiles...
Crocodiles kill Wildebeest in the Mara River. It’s bonanza time for the Crocodiles of the Mara River, Tanzania when the great migration reaches the river. Hundreds of thousands of Wildebeest will cross the rive in predictable spots. The Crocodiles are waiting. The...
The great migration: Wildebeest crossing the Mara river. The great migration must be one of the greatest wildlife spectacles on the planet. Huge numbers of Wildebeest (and some Zebra) were gathering on the Kenyan side of the Mara river. They were intent on crossing...
Komodo Dragons: The world's largest lizard! Several visits to Rinca Island resulted in numerous superb and close encounters with these incredible creatures. Males can reach up to 90 kg and 3m long. Surprisingly at a sprint they can achieve 20km/h. Killing prey by...
Crocodile attack! Hundreds of thousands of Wildebeest from the Maasai Mara were crossing the Mara River in northern Tanzania to reach better pastures in the southern Serengeti. They risk life and limb to do so. They run the gauntlet of huge crocodiles. Here one...
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....
June 2017 saw us in Indonesia where the prime target was to film Komodo Dragons. We sailed out of Flores on board the delightful MV Adishree. We enjoyed calm seas, lovely weather and spectacular scenery as we headed to Rinca and Komodo Islands. We made one landing on...
Amazing Komodo Dragons. June 2017 saw us in Indonesia where the prime target was to film Komodo Dragons. Sailing out of Flores on board the delightful M/V Adishree, we enjoyed calm seas, lovely weather and spectacular scenery as we headed to Rinca and Komodo Islands....