Sparring Grizzly Bears in the river. These two sub-adult Grizzly Bears had been fishing for salmon for sometime in Pavlof (or Pavlov) Harbour in South East Alaska. As they headed out of the river estuary, they had a brief session of sparring. The splashing that...
Grizzly Bear in the river. The Grizzly Bears of Pavlof (or Pavlov) Harbour, South East Alaska, were feasting on the plentiful salmon. As the bears moved around in the deeper water of the river salmon were leaping and the bears were getting very wet. As a consequence...
Grizzly Bears like to play with their food. The salmon were so plentiful in the river at Pavlof (Pavlov) Harbour that the bears found catching them was easy. Some of the bears seemed to enjoy playing with their food. It certainly provided us with an entertaining...
Grizzly Bear plays with a salmon. The river and waterfall were flowing nicely in Pavlov (or Pavlof) harbour in South East Alaska and the salmon were plentiful and running. The Grizzly bears were enjoying the feast. This particular bear decided to pay with its food...
Grizzly bear fishing for salmon. In Pavlof (or Pavlov) Harbour in South East Alaska, the river was flowing and the salmon were plentiful. This Grizzly bear was having great success in fishing for salmon. It was interesting that once its head was under water it would...
Sea Otters - adorable animals. It was a misty and somewhat rainy day as we sailed towards Tebenkof Bay in South East Alaska. The low cloud created a very atmospheric ambiance. To add to this magical setting we found large numbers of adorable sea otters. These very...
Adorable Sea Otters. It was a misty and somewhat rainy day as we sailed towards Tebenkof Bay in South East Alaska. The low cloud created a very atmospheric ambiance. To add to this magical setting we found large numbers of adorable sea otters. These very characterful...
Humpback Whales bubble-net feeding. Watching Humpback whales bubble-net feeding is one of nature’s most spectacular sighs. In the Keku Strait, South-east Alaska, we were treated to many instances of bubble-net feeding. This cooperative approach to feeding is amazing....
Bubble-net feeding Humpback whales. Watching Humpback whales bubble-net feeding is one of nature’s most spectacular sighs. In the Keku Strait, South-east Alaska, we were treated to many instances of bubble-net feeding. This cooperative approach to feeding is amazing....
Grizzly Bears feeding in the river. The salmon were plentiful and running in the river at Pavlov (or Pavlof) harbour in South East, Alaska. This Grizzly Bear had no trouble catching salmon anytime it wished. Having caught its prey it would stand in the fast flowing...
Lunge-feeding Humpback whales. It was a gloriously sunny day in Gull Cove on North Chichagof Island, in South East Alaska. The snow covered mountains created the perfect backdrop. We spotted large numbers of gulls, mostly Kittiwakes dipping and diving into the sea....
Grizzly Bears at a waterfall. The river and waterfall were flowing nicely in Pavlov (or Pavlof) harbour in South East Alaska and the salmon were plentiful and running. The Grizzly bears were enjoying the feast. Watching the bears charging through the raging water was...
Leopard and her two adorable cubs. For much of time in the Maasai Mara, Kenya we had focussed our efforts on this female Leopard. We knew she had two cubs: one male, one female. We wanted to see her with both cubs and this happened just once. She first greeted the...
Hyenas on an Impala calf kill. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara, we could see hyenas running around in the distance. It looked they were making or had just made a kill. As we got closer it was evident that they had taken a young Impala calf. As is usual with hyenas, there is...
An incredible encounter: Leopard and her cub share a kill in a tree. Kenya’s Maasai Mara is an amazing place to see leopards. We had been following this particular Leopard over several days because we knew she had two cubs. On this particular day, in the late...
A Leopard Calls for her cubs. We had been following this Leopard for some time in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. We knew she had two cubs and we were very keen to see her with the cubs. We were very excited when she started to call for the cubs. We waited but unfortunately the...
Lion cub plays with juvenile Lion. It was lovely to watch a Lion cub playing with a juvenile Lion in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. Whilst there was a lot of growling, the play seemed gentle. The rest of the pride was relaxing and rather indifferent to the play going on. A very...
Juvenile Lions at play. A pride of Lions were resting in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. Some of the cubs were active but then these two juveniles began to play. The adults were a little distance away and paid no attention what so ever. The growling of the lions as they played...
Giraffe at Sunrise. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara, the sunrises can be very impressive. This particular morning the sky was glorious and we found this Giraffe just waking up for the day. The dawn chorus was just picking up as the giraffe was silhouetted against the sky. A...
An impressive male Proboscis Monkey. As we sailed along the Sekonyer River in Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesian Borneo) we spotted a male Proboscis Monkey sitting on an exposed branch over the river. These are very striking and impressive monkeys. The proboscis...