Two female Tigers fight over territory in Ranthambhore National Park, India. We had spent a long time watching one of Arrowhead’s two year old female cubs as she lay asleep by the lake. Finally she moved to the shade of a tree and some tall grass and was now invisible...
A male Tiger spooks Sambar Deer in Ranthambhore National Park, India. We had been watching this two year old male Tiger wallowing in a nearby lake. He moved towards another lake in which a herd of Sambar Deer were feasting on water plants. It looked like he was about...
A male Tiger along the lake shore in Ranthambhore National Park, India. This two year old male (the son of Riddhi, a beautiful Tiger) in Ranthambhore National Park, India had spent the previous 30 minutes wandering around in this lake. He moved to the edge of the...
A male Tiger in a lake, Ranthambhore National Park, India. Riddhi’s male cub is almost two years old and is about to become fully independent. We could see him hidden amongst the trees. He is more of a subadult than a cub. Riddhi is one of the established females in...
Tiger (the famous Arrowhead) takes a refreshing dip in the lake. It was extremely hot in Ranthambhore National Park, India as evening approached. The oppressive heat was taking its toll on me and the wildlife! This Tiger (known as Arrowhead) decided it was time for a...
Leopard and her cub explore. In the Mara North Conservancy of Kenya’s Maasai Mara, we had been watching a leopard and her cub deep in the undergrowth. They were very hard to see. They emerged and set off seemingly with a purpose. We followed them for a short while and...
At a Masked Weaver's nesting site. Driving along the lugga in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara we could hear the call of the Masked Weaver around a bend in the lugga. As we turned the corner, the nesting site came into view. Several nests were...
With a Wolf pack. We found the Wapiti Lake Pack of wolves near Biscuit Basin, in Yellowstone National Park. The wolves were arriving from several directions and they met in front of us. There was much excitement in the pack as they greeted each other. Several began...
Bison gather in the valley. It was a glorious day in the Northern range of Yellowstone National Park: blue sky, very cold, glistening snow and no wind. The silence was magical. We spotted a herd of bison on the brow of a hill as they began to walk and then run to...
With a Serval Cat. The sun had just come up in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy, Maasai Mara and it was still quite chilly. What was that movement in the long grass? Wow - a Serval Cat. After looking around, a quick head shake and a bit of grooming, it set off through...
A Leopard and her cub are reunited. The previous evening we had spent some time with a leopard and her cub as they rested in a tree in the Mara North Conservancy, Maasai Mara. They had both come down from the tree as the light was fading and headed off to hunt. Early...
Zebra herd at sunset. It had been a hot, dry and very dusty day in Amboseli, Kenya. Our evening game drive was coming to an end and we were heading back to camp. The wind had picked up. In the distance we could see a large dust cloud and as we got closer it was...
Magnificent male leopard arrives for a drink. The waterhole at Lentorre in Kenya’s Southern Rift Valley is a good place to watch creatures of the night come to drink. We had several very nice encounters but one of the highlights was when a male leopard came for a...
Bison approaching. Overnight in Yellowstone National Park, USA it had been extremely cold and there had been a lot of snow. This made the Park into a winter wonderland: snow covered trees and snowy Bison and total silence. We came across this small herd led by a huge...
Coyote and a successful hunt in Yellowstone National Park. It was very cold in the interior of Yellowstone National Park when we came across this Coyote which was clearly on a mission to hunt. The snowy environment and the silence of the scene was magical. Not a...
Male Leopard cub on a Thompson's Gazelle kill in a tree. We could hear the Vervet Monkeys alarm calling quite some distance away. This usually signals the presence of their arch enemy - the Leopard. We soon discovered what the commotion was all about. High up in a...
A super tusker elephant called One Ton. On the Mbirikani ranch in the Chyulu Hills of Kenya one can find some of the super tusker elephants. On our visit there we spent quite some time with a super tusker elephant called One Ton. He would emerge from the undergrowth...
Wolves chase bison, bison chase wolves in Yellowstone National Park. During our recent visit to the interior of Yellowstone National Park we were very fortunate to have multiple, close interactions with the Wapiti Lake Pack of wolves over the course of several hours....
Leopard and her cub in a tree. In the Mara North Conservancy of Kenya’s Maasai Mara, we had been watching a leopard and her cub deep in the undergrowth. They were very hard to see. As the heat of the day built we decided to leave them and return in the evening. This...
Craig - A super tusker elephant from Amboseli. Let me introduce you to Craig! Craig is a super tusker elephant and was born in 1972 in the Amboseli ecosystem, so was 52 years old when we saw him. He is alleged to have the largest tusks of any living Elephant and is...