By now you should realise that I am crazy about a little stretch of Africa known as Mana Pools. Not only is it a place of immense beauty and a real sense of wilderness, but the fact that you are allowed to traverse the floodplains on foot at will (and at own risk, I might […]
Category: Wildlife
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 21 Sep 2013
We are delighted to announce the RESULTS of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize is awarded to Don Getty for his outstanding image ‘Alaskan Brown Bear after a swim’. Rio Selva wins Second Prize with ‘The Senators Debate’ and Third Prize goes to Jamie MacArthur for ‘Osprey with Rainbow Trout’ […]
Cuando la confianza vence al miedo
Estas fotos son un claro ejemplo que muestran los resultados de cuando la confianza vence al miedo; es sabido que algunas especies son mucho mas confiadas que otras, pero luego de un buen tiempo brindando comida a las aves, estoy logrando que lleguen a acostumbrarse de mi presencia y a veces la cercanía me juega […]
Ubud’s Sacred Monkey Forest, Bali
Receiving more than 15,000 visitors a month, and located in the middle of one of the most commercially saturated areas of Bali, Ubud’s Sacred Monkey Forest can be easily dismissed as just another tourist trap. However, an early morning visit before the crowds arrive can provide a surprisingly interesting wildlife experience, set in the unique […]
Pastel Lion
This young male lion was photographed from an underground bunker hide in the Etosha National Park, Namibia. I got up at the crack of dawn to see two young males approaching the waterhole. I grabbed my cameras and ran to the bunker. What followed was a beautiful sighting in beautiful light! At this point, a […]
Picaflor bronceado, Gilded Sapphire, Hylocharis chrysura
Esta es una de las species con mayor cantidad de fotografías publicadas en el blog, como es sabido que no estamos saliendo a sacar fotos por las razones que creo yo son conocidas por todos ustedes, estoy publicando fotografías en este caso, de las que obtuvo Willy durante las vacaciones de invierno cuando viajó a […]
Chinese Goshawk Migration (Part 1)
Late this afternoon I decided to hike up Mt Kinugasa and see if there was any migration action. I arrived at the summit at about 16:30 and stayed until 18:00. During that time I saw a lone Chinese Goshawk, but it was quite far and on the sunward side of me, so I didn’t bother […]
The Greater Flamingo
Pont de Gau is a 60 hectares bird sanctuary set in Camargue, south of France, where a breeding colony of several thousands of these flamingos remain year round, among which about 200 hundred individuals have rings. Close to the american version, it is the largest. They have a very long lifespan easily reaching over 60 […]