This massive male Leopard (Panthera pardus) makes it very clear that he is in total control of the sable antelope which he had brought down earlier. Okavango Delta, Botswana With Little Vumbura Camp and Wilderness Safaris.
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Cheetahs of Mashatu
This is my second post from our trip to Mashatu in mid-August, where the cheetah seem to be thriving. There are now two cheetah females each with three cubs and a coalition of three adult males. This is no mean achievement in an environment where there is powerful competition from lions, hyaenas and leopards. Mashatu […]
A Bird Sanctuary In Killingworth, CT Pt. IV
Young birds became a rewarding event at Casa Almeida in Killingworth, Connecticut, in the 2017 summer season. On the eve of the parade to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the naming of the town of Killingworth, CT, flags drape the utility poles around the center of town. Many are at half-mast at municipal buildings […]
Across the Luangwa…
A Bull Elephant (Loxodonta africana) makes waves as he crosses the flowing waters of the Luangwa River. South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. With The Bushcamp Co. and Bilimungwe Camp.
Choti Tara (Tigress) with cubs in Tadoba
As we started on our last safari of this trip to Tadoba, I was just playing back the last couple of days in my mind. Matt had come all the way from Charlotte to Tadoba to realise his childhood dream of seeing “a” Tiger in the wild. We were over the moon since we had […]
Dust and Thunder…
A thundering herd of Western White-Bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus mearnsi) rush to cross the Mara River. Mara River, Mara Triangle, Kenya With Governers Camps.
Yetapá grande (Streamer-tailed Tyrant) Gubernetes yetapa
En la previa al almuerzo del día Sábado 6 de Mayo en la Isla Apipé grande cuando salimos con Anibal y Willy a recorrer caminos vecinales cerca de San Antonio nos pudimos encontrar con una bandada de Yetapá grande perchando cerca del costado del camino. Tras las instrucciones de rigor al chofer (quien era nuevo […]
Common Redstart – Jubail
The below photos were taken in the spring in Jubail but I did not post them at the time. Normally birds keep well hidden but this individual was quitehappy being out in the open feeding along the side of a track. The Common Redstart is a common passage migrant throughout Saudi Arabia and passes through […]