Wildlife: In the UK!
My apologies for my long silence. Any of you who follow my FB page will know that 6 weeks ago, my daughter Sukey was born, so I've been a little busy! Here's a recent photo of Sukey with Kirstie while we were on holiday in [...]
Photoshoots: WPOTY 2014
This acronym may not mean much to many, but to photographers, it's a holy grail. The annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year award, sponsored by the Natural History Museum is the most prestigious of its kind, attracting thousands of entries from the world's best photographers.....and [...]
Wildlife: Hunting techniques of African Harrier Hawk
The Gymnogene (or Harrier Hawk) is odd among the raptors because it doesn't conform to the normal stereotype for a bird of prey. Slightly scrawny, with a small bill, and long gangly legs, it doesn't look much of a threat to anyone. But it's learned [...]
Wildlife: Beautiful Cranes
Surely the most elegant of all birds, I spent a long time enjoying watching a pair of Southern Crowned Cranes. After a while, they moved around so that the light was behind them and I was able to take some photos of them foraging in [...]
Wildlife: Cloudy days
It's been cloudy almost every afternoon that I've been in the park this week. It makes me realise that I do miss the guaranteed afternoon golden light of the dry season. But there are some situations which work well in overcast conditions, provided you can [...]
Wildlife: Some old images
I was going through some folders of old images the other day, and came across this sequence of a lion pride feeding on a hippo carcass! Not sure why I hadn't posted them before, but here they are, in all their gory detail...
Wildlife: Christmas in Luangwa
Christmas feels a little different here in the Luangwa. Hot and sweaty is the order of the day, with the high chance of rain being the only similarity with a UK Christmas. Here a roosting flock of Egrets gave us our Christmas tree. The hippos [...]
Wildlife: The rains….
.....have well and truly arrived now. There is long green grass everywhere, the lagoons are filling and the chorus from the birds is deafening as they prepare for breeding. I took a nice drive in the park a few days ago and was pleased to [...]
Wildlife: Stroppy Bull
You would think that with all the nice new grass around, the elephants would be content to feed and not pay much attention to anything else. Not so with this young bull who showed considerable bravado and aggression towards me when I tried to take [...]
Wildlife: Astonishing Sunsets
As the rains arrive, and the storm clouds build, we get some awesome sunsets. Here's one from a week ago, and even though I've seen a thousand sunsets, I still took a number of photos of this one! And when you turn with your back [...]