Tracking a White Stork
I catch the daily morning flight on KLM from Amsterdam to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. The airport terminal disappears from view within a few minutes…
Serengeti
A closer look at the migration
We were on safari to witness the wildebeest migration in the green season, when they tend to disperse on the Plains, and we did….
Young cheetahs hunting
A contrast to the scenario from my previous post was to happen a few days later when we found two hungry sub-adult cheetah attempting…
Mother cheetah – the provider
Throughout the morning we had driven across the Plains through herds of wildebeest and zebra. Day and week old wildebeest calves were everywhere. Prey…
The Hyaena – the Serengeti’s Super Predator
As the crew went about their work preparing the balloon, a lone wildebeest ran up to within about fifteen yards of it before running…
Ballooning over the Migration
It’s early January in the Serengeti, and the rains this year have been good for the first time in several years. Some years are…
An Afternoon Game Drive
As we finished lunch we could see a massive hazy cloud approaching. It didn’t look very dark or dense, but a gust of wind…
A Family Safari
In December we went on a short family safari in the Serengeti. So many things happened, but these images stand out most in my…
Nature’s Balancing Act
Nature is often seemingly extremely harsh or cruel, but putting our values onto Mother Nature is meaningless. Nature has a way, through every action…
Cat on the roof
As we sat watching her, one of her young cubs approached us in a manner that indicated he had an unusual fascination with the vehicle.
The gnu
The Serengeti is a vast ecosystem involving a myriad of players. However the star of the show must go to one of the most eccentric of all the protagonists ….
Moru Magic
…..males have to do all the running!