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 […]
Tag: Elephant
Crazy Eyes
I wanted to share a quick image from my recent Chobe safari with you. I wonder how many of you have seen this kind of expression from an elephant before? This young bull was enjoying a good frolic in the water, and came out head swishing and eyes all crazy. Captured from our specialised photographic […]
Join the 1st World Giraffe Day and help save these gentle giants
Giraffe population has declined by 40% over the last 15 years. Less than 80.000 exist in the wild today. In Africa, for every giraffe there are 5 elephants. Habitat loss, disease and poaching are decimating these gentle giants at a worrying pace. Urgent action is necessary to protect these extraordinary animals. You can act now! […]
This part of Africa is so beautiful
This part of Africa is so beautiful, it makes me want to come and build an open-cast copper mine here! Not. But that’s the kind of thinking that must be going on in the heads of people like the directors of Zambezi Resources Limited (an Australian mining company). They are planning to open an open-cast […]
Happy Hour Rush
Elephants love water. You know that by now (at least some of you do). I love watching breeding herds rush to the water as they start to smell the nourishment. One of the best places to do this is around the waterholes of Etosha National Park in Namibia, which is exactly where I am headed […]
Playing with Food
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 […]
Elephants Love Monochrome
Hi everyone. Don’t you just love seeing a photo of an African Elephant in and old-school black-and-white style? I do. I think elephants kind of prefer being photographed in that medium. For more of my thoughts on this issue (and some nice images), check out my post on the Wild Eye blog a while ago.
PhotoShare: Close to Calves
If you follow me on social media you would have seen that I was fortunate to spend some time recently at a secluded research waterhole in Etosha National Park, Namibia. I have a bunch of photos to process, but wanted to share a quick image here from the experience. One of the things I was […]