Mammals
…and with dust in throat I crave To the game you stay a slave Rover wanderer Nomad vagabond Call me what you will …and the earth becomes my throne I adapt to the unknown Under wandering stars I’ve grown By myself but not alone I ask no one Rutting Red Deer stag; Canon 5D Mark […]
Our family holiday this year took us to the Kruger national park in South Africa. It was my fourth visit to the park and although it feels like coming home when entering through one of the gates, it is alway a guess what nature is willing to present to us during our stay. In that […]
Not a lot of photography last weekend, at least not in the active sense of the noun. I spent two days at the NVN nature photo festival, passively watching a lot of great work on the big screen. I am not going to summarize the event, others have done that already. Suffice to say I […]
Most memorable moment of the week took place on our very last afternoon drive. When we went out, a torrential downpour came down from the heavens. With the sideflaps closed, it soon became hot and damp in the vehicle and the view through the plastic windows was mediocre at best. The setting outside was gloomy. […]
One of the many highlights of our week in the Masai Mara was being a witness to a Cheetah kill. We followed a female Cheetah that was strolling around a viewpoint hilltop, seemingly at random. Our guides knew better, they had a perfect idea about what she was up to and they informed us that […]
This image comes with a story. Well, every image does, but this story needs to be told. I have a thing with leopards, and it is not a good thing, except that they are my favorite African animal. They are secretive and elusive by nature, but somehow they elude me more than other people. Over […]