On Predators and Prey
The wildebeest migration was in full swing, with animals moving every couple of days because the lack of rain was forcing them to look…
Tanzania
Rare Daytime Encounter with A Striped Hyaena.
We left camp at dawn for an early morning game drive in an area of woodland near the edge of the vast Serengeti Plain….
A night under the stars
As we arrived at the exclusive Kiba Point Lodge in the Selous Game Reserve (Tanzania), waiters greeted us with fresh towels and a frosty…
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…
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.
Who will be President?
We disembark onto the beach and are welcomed to one of the most remote camps in Africa. The waves lapping gently onto the sandy shore are rhythmical and peaceful, but the atmosphere in camp is electric. Talk is centred on who will be the next President. Of course, this camp is not on the arid shores of the Libyan desert, and the executed President was not Muammar Gaddafi.