Polar bear on the pack ice. This male Polar Bear spent more than hour wandering around on the pack close to our ship which was located north of Svalbard at the ice edge. At one point he appeared on an ice floe near some open water so we got some nice reflections....
Polar Bear wanders around the pack ice. We found this male polar bear on the pack ice north of Svalbard. He put on a very good show for us including some nice reflections. He left us by jumping from one floe to the next. Polar bears are the most wonderful of animals...
Polar Bear swimming to a Sperm Whale Carcass. We had watched this male polar bear establish his superiority over another bear trying to reach this sperm whale carcass in the pack ice north of Svalbard. He now swam back to the carcass. He spent some time licking fat...
Sparring male polar bears. Sailing close to the ice edge north of Svalbard we had found a sperm whale carcass embedded in the ice. A single male polar bear was on the carcass but was having trouble penetrating through the tough skin. In the distance we could see...
An inquisitive polar bear. It had been a foggy day sailing along the edge of the pack ice north Svalbard. As the fog lifted the beauty of the ice became apparent. Then to our delight a female polar bear appeared. She came over to check us out and was very relaxed. She...
Wolf amidst the geysers and snow. We found the Wapiti Lake Pack of wolves near Biscuit Basin, in Yellowstone National Park USA. The wolves were arriving from several directions. This one was running through deep snow with the wind driving the snow and the steam from...
Four tiny lion cubs join their mother on the sandy river bank. Lying on the sandy river bed was a lioness with two of her cubs in Mala Mala, South Africa. One of the cubs tried to suckle but was pushed away by a very large paw! We knew she had four cubs and we...
A charming two month old rhino calf. Early one morning in the Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa we came across this huge white rhino with her two month old calf. It was lovely to see the calf play with a branch of a bush and to watch it prancing around. The family...
Leopard with her two cubs play on the river bank - gorgeous big cats! In the Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa we found this Leopard (the Piccadilly female) with her two, five month old cubs. They had had a traumatic time the evening before as they had experienced...
Amazing Antelopes of the Kalahari desert. The Kalahari Desert of South Africa is home to a range of stunning animals, from meerkats to Wild Dogs and Black-maned Lions. But some of the most striking creatures are the antelopes. We had great views of Sable, Roan and...
African Wild Dogs in the Kalahari desert, South Africa. We had followed this pack of African wild dogs in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa for quite some time. They seemed on a mission but what that might have been was unclear. The pack comprised the alpha pair (one...
Marvellous Meerkats. We spent a delightful hour with these charming Meerkats in Tswalu in the Kalahari desert, South Africa. They are such characterful animals and a joy to watch. Such fun to see the youngsters dashing around and the adults standing up and scanning...
Magnificent Meerkats. We spent a delightful hour with these charming Meerkats in Tswalu in the Kalahari desert, South Africa. They are such characterful animals and a joy to watch. Such fun to see the youngsters dashing around and the adults standing up and scanning...
Four tiny lion cubs join their mother on the sandy river bank. Lying on the sandy river bed was a lioness with two of her cubs in Mala Mala, South Africa. One of the cubs tried to suckle but was pushed away by a very large paw! We knew she had four cubs and we...
Wild dogs hunt down and eat a young Oryx. This pack of wild dogs had been on a mission and we had trouble keeping up withem. We had followed them for quite some time when they set off at speed. They had spotted a small herd of Oryx in the distance and the herd...
A Malachite Kingfisher catches a fish. As we crossed the Sand River in Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa we spotted one of the most colourful and majestic kingfishers - the Malachite Kingfisher perched in the reeds above a small pool of water that contained several...
Leopard and one of her cubs play on the river bank - lovely interaction. In the Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa we found this Leopard (the Piccadilly female) with her two, five month old cubs. One cub was resting nearby whilst the second cub could not resist...
A pack of wild dogs harass Oryx. In the Tswalu Game Reserve located in the Kalahari Desert of South Africa, we had been following this pack of wild dogs for some time. As heavy rain began the dogs spotted some Oryx in the distance and they set off at speed to confront...
Leopard and her very young cubs play in the long grass. The light was lovely in the Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa when we found this family of leopards in some long grass. This was the Piccadilly female and her two, five month old cubs. It was hilarious to see...
Black-maned lion of Tswalu, South Africa. We spent a considerable amount in the Tswalu Kalahari Reserve in South Africa looking for these lions. Some expert tracking by our guides finally delivered. This magnificent male was with two females in a rather impressive...