After a long night of heavy rain, we found this Slender Mongoose sunbathing on a log at the side of the road. Instead of heading for the nearest thicket with its tail high in the air, this one just continued to bask in the sunshine. [...]
We were out yesterday and heard baboons shouting loudly while I was watching a couple of storks feeding. I drove on to see what was bothering them, knowing that the alarm call they were making was to warn of a leopard. As we drove up, [...]
I found this huge Golden Orb Spider or Golden Orb Weaver out in the park yesterday. It had built a huge orb web, stretching about 5m across and about 3m tall. The spider itself was over 15cms long and was sitting, alert, at the middle [...]
I've been watching a pair of Crowned Cranes nesting in the long grasses of a swampy area over the last few weeks. When I drove past yesterday, I was a bit surprised not to find them there. I thought that perhaps they were nestled down [...]
I first noticed this baboon because he was staring intently in one direction for some time. If you can spot this behaviour, it can tell you more about what's going on than we can see or hear. Baboons have fantastic eyesight and rely on it [...]
And particularly when watching baboons! I spent about half an hour enjoying watching a troop of baboons as they slowly congregated at the base of the huge ebony which they use as a roosting site. Females and males groomed each other, the youngsters played and [...]
The Luangwa Valley offers unrivaled wildlife viewing in an unspoilt natural environment. With diverse game in abundance, much of which is neither vehicle nor camera shy, the National Park and the surrounding area offer wonderful photographic opportunities. I have put together three photographic safaris in [...]
.....not quite as inspiring as African wildlife! I spent some time in the UK recently, at home in Dorset, and tried a couple of times to photograph some of the local inhabitants. A combination of poor light, almost continuous rain and nervous animals led to [...]
.....can actually look attractive and interesting when there's a nice green environment around them. Here a female Red-backed Shrike and a Southern Grey-headed Sparrow use exposed perches to advertise their territorial presence.
I've been waiting years to see one of these. Most of the other guides have seen them, although only very rarely, and I was finally lucky last night when I found one crossing the road from a lagoon where it had been drinking. Amazingly, it [...]
