Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) breaching. Somewhere near False Bay, South Africa. with Journeys Unforgettable Photographic Safaris.
Least Sandpiper
Last week at Fort De Soto I had the opportunity to pretty little Least Sandpiper on the shore of East Beach. This one was pretty cute running around the beach.
WIN the “Best Photo of the Week Competition”
Calling all wildlife photographers at all skill levels to take part in the next “Best Photo of the Week Competition”. Check out the entries which have already been submitted below. If you think you have a better photo in your portfolio, don’t delay! Submit your photo now and WIN the next contest. 1) Members Area […]
Standing Proud
Tall and proud he stands. Bathed in golden light as the sun sinks to the horizon. He wants a drink, and he will get it, as he doesn’t have enemies at this waterhole. Elephants are special creatures. During my time at a research bunker in Namibia last year, I was fascinated by their various rumblings […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 03 May 2014
We are delighted to announce the RESULTS of our latest “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize is awarded toPetr Bambousek for his outstanding photo ‘Oropendola Montezuma’. Robert Strickland wins Second Prize with ‘Bluebirds’ and Third Prize goes toMichalis Kotsakis for ‘A flock of Pied Avocets ‘ (click on images for full scale view). […]
Sheldon Cooper’s Bird
I was watching old episodes of The Big Bang Theory on television last night. This story is therefore a few years late, but I am writing it anyway for those who haven’t heard about it and because I love blue jays. In episode 9 of season 5 of The Big Bang Theory, “Ornithophobia Diffusion,” a […]
Saudi Prince kills two percent of global population of endangered bird
In a three week hunting safari between January 11th and 31st of this year, Saudi Arabian Prince Fahd bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and his party allegedly shot down 2,100 Asian Houbara bustards (Chlamydotis macqueenii) in Balochistan, Pakistan. Scientists aren’t certain how many Houbara bustards survive today, but their best estimate is around 100,000 […]
Chris Packham cuckoo reveals migration secrets
A cuckoo wearing a solar-powered satellite-tracked tag is the first to provide UK scientists with migration data for three years running. Having flown more than 45,000 miles Chris, named after wildlife presenter Chris Packham, revealed overwintering in Angola for the first time. The four-year-old returned to the Norfolk/Suffolk border on Friday, said the British Trust […]