Lion plays rough with a very young cub. Early one morning as the light was getting very nice we came across the Enkoyanai pride of Lions in Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. We found eight adults, one a female with a very small cub (not much over a...
Playful Lion cubs. We spent an enjoyable evening watching part of the enormous breakaway Ilkisiausiau pride in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. Although this pride has more than 40 members we were only seeing a subset of the pride. Here in The Naboisho Conservancy we found a few...
Playful Lion cubs pester a big pride male. The agenda for this afternoon’s game drive was - Lions! We would try to find the enormous breakaway Ilkisiausiau pride which is more than 40+ strong (two males Bully and Limpy, about 19 females and about 23 cubs of various...
A new life begins as a wildebeest gives birth. An amazing event to witness. We spotted this female Wildebeest giving birth one morning in the Naboisho Conservancy, Maasai Mara. The calf was born and shook itself several times spraying amniotic fluid around. Within a...
Lions chase and take down a zebra. We had been following the Enkoyanai pride of lions for some time in the early morning light of the Olare Motorogi Conservancy, Maasai Mara. They were clearly on the lookout for potential prey. First they spotted a giraffe and then a...
Lioness and hyenas fight over an impala carcass. We had witnessed a female Cheetah take down a male Impala. This made a magnificent meal for her and her almost mature male cub. We watched as they had their fill and then wandered off to rest. Within a matter of seconds...
Warthogs enjoy a waterhole. Warthogs always enjoy a wallow and those around Kavinga Safari Lodge, Mana Pools were no exception. Each day family groups would go down to the waterhole from their arid habitat and enjoy a long drink and a wallow in the cooling waters....
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...
Elephant herd crosses the Mara River. Further downstream in the Mara River, tens of thousands of Wildebeest were crossing the river in scenes of chaos and panic. At this point on the river however, a herd of elephants was making a crossing sedately and enjoying a very...
Leopard with a Zebra foal kill in a tree. The day was drawing to a close and the storm clouds were gathering and the wind was picking up in Lamai in the northern Serengeti. The sky looked most impressive! It was time to think about returning to camp. But something in...
Thousands of Cape Turtle Doves at a waterhole. Early every morning at the waterhole at Kavinga Safari Lodge, Mana Pools, Zimbabwe huge numbers of Cape Turtle Doves would arrive to get a drink. First they would circle around above the water in their thousands causing...
Lions enjoying a drink at a waterhole. It was dark when this lioness was drinking at the waterhole at Kavinga Safari Lodge, Mana Pools, Zimbabwe. She was then joined by a second lioness and they enjoyed a drink together. As a male lion arrived one of the females beat...
A crash of white rhino on the move. In the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya’s Laikipia County we came across this group of White Rhino (collective noun: a crash) as they moved across the plain. They were clearly on a mission. What incredible animals. The Ol Pejeta...
Grizzly Bear has a good scratch. Grizzly Bears are frequent visitors to the scratching tree as can be seen by the staining on the trunk. This bear enjoyed itself on its visit. It was a comical scene to behold but clearly serves a very important role for the bears. The...
Lion pride heads for a drink. We had been watching this pride of lions in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, near to Ndutu Safari Lodge, Tanzania for a few days. They were not in good shape. There was little prey for them and they were all very thin. The cubs in...
Large flocks of Lilian's Lovebirds. Large flocks of Lilian’s Lovebirds came down to drink at the waterhole in Mana Pools, Zimbabwe. These are beautiful small green parrots with a red bill, white eye ring and an orangey-red face. Their screechy chattering can be heard...
Lioness drinking at a waterhole. Just as the sun was setting, this lioness arrived at the waterhole at Kavinga Safari Lodge, Mana Pools, Zimbabwe. She was certainly well fed after earlier having taken down a Cape Buffalo and was no in need of a good, long drink. This...
Gorgeous African Wild Cat kittens. A flash of two small creatures as they disappeared into a hole in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area near Ndutu Safari Lodge. What were they? After a while a little head appeared - an African Wld Cat kitten. Wow! Two kittens in what...
A beautiful Leopard cub arrives for a drink. The hide by the waterhole at Kavinga Safari Camp in Mana Pools, Zimbabwe is an amazing place to see big cats up close and personal. This particular evening an 8 month old Leopard cub arrived for a long drink. Bats and...
Lion cubs in a playful mood. As the day was drawing to an end in the Lamai Wedge in the northern Serengeti most of the lion pride were resting. These three cubs had plenty of energy still and appeared to be having great fun chasing each other around. But eventually...