Grizzly bears fishing in Kynoch. The Salmon rivers in Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest were flowing fast and were boiling with Salmon trying to reach their spawning grounds. This was heaven for the bears. Here in Kynoch the grizzly bears wreak havoc making the most of...
Sunset lions in Kenya's Maasai Mara. We had spent quite some time with the enormous breakaway Ilkisiausiau pride of Lions in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. They had been on the move constantly but as the day drew to a close and the sun was setting they had a rest. The light...
Four tiny Lion cubs try to keep up with the rest of the pride. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara We had spent quite some time with the enormous breakaway Ilkisiausiau pride of Lions. The pride had been on the move but now they were resting and four tiny cubs were taking full...
A pride of lions on the move across the Maasai Mar. We had spent quite some time with the enormous breakaway Ilkisiausiau pride of Lions in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. It had been a challenge keeping up with them as they moved effortlessly across the plain. We did manage to...
Leopard cub in a tree during a thunderstorm. It was late in the evening and the light was fading in Naboisho Conservancy, Kenya when we found this Leopard cub (Nadala). She was almost fully grown and would soon be leaving her mother (Sakuet). She was sitting in a...
Lion cubs join one of their pride’s females in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. We had headed off early in the morning in search of the breakaway Ilkisiausiau pride which had 40+ members. We first found a pile of five cubs in gorgeous light. Four of the cubs were five and a half...
A male Cheetah marks his territory. In the open plains of Kenya’s Maasai Mara we found this handsome male Cheetah (called Milele). He had been trying to hunt Topi but had been seen from a great distance so he gave up and concentrated on scent making an isolated...
Lions love to groom each other. This pride of lions had just finished feasting on a baby Hippo and it was clearly time for a wash and brush up. A very peaceful scene as lions love to groom each other in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. However, out of shot is a very agitated...
Hyenas, Vultures and Jackals squabble over a Grant's Gazelle carcas. As we passed a small herd of Grant’s Gazelles we noticed that a male was lying down. On our return we could see vultures, Hyenas and jackals squabbling over a carcass. It seemed likely that the...
A magnificent male Lion in Kenya's Maasai Mara. The evening light was lovely in Kenya’s Maasai Mara when we found this magnificent male lion named Osupaat. He is such a powerful looking lion but with a regal air about him. We just watched as he surveyed his territory...
Lions fool around. We had been with the Breakaway Enkoyanai pride of lions for quite some time in Kenya’s Maasai Mara and for the most part they had been sleeping (as lions tend to do!). Some of the sub adult lions began to fool around watched by a one month old cub....
Lion plays with a very young cub. We had been with the Breakaway Enkoyanai pride of lions for quite some time in Kenya’s Maasai Mara and had been watching the antics of a small cub. The cub decided to join a lone young male lion a little bit apart from the rest of the...
A pride of lions after a Warthog kill: bonding by much mutual grooming. The bonds within a pride of lions can be very strong and are constantly being reinforced. Here, the subadults of the breakaway Enkoyanai pride, having just killed and consumed a Warthog began a...
Two very young leopard cubs at play. After the demise of her mother, Fig, her daughter, Figlet, has taken over as the queen of the Leopards in the Naboisho/Olare Motorogi Conservancies. We spent a lot of time looking for Figlet and her two almost five month old cubs....
Elephant herd. Dusk was approaching quickly when we encountered this herd of elephants in Kenya’s Olare Motorogi Conservancy. These gentle giants were making their way slowly across the plain munching on grass as they went. So nice to see such a range of ages of...
Lion pride get together after the heavy rain. The breakaway Enesikiria pride of lions had been sheltering from a very heavy downpour of rain in Naboisho Conservancy, Maasai Mara. They emerged from the bushes and immediately began grooming themselves and each other and...
Lions in the rain. Finding Lions in the rain is always an enjoyable watch. These lions in Naboisho Conservancy, Maasai Mara were no exception.The first sight of two lions looking very miserable is one I will remember. Other lions seemed more relaxed: one with a big...
Lions play with a very young cub. 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 stopped for rest but the younger lions could not resist playing with a one month old cub....
Lions fooling around. The Enkoyanai pride of Lions in Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara had been on the move for some time in rather a sedate manner. Then some of the lions decided to have some fun and started to fool around. The forward role that one...
Lioness and her 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 month of age). Most...