Black Rhinoceros 2
Here’s another shot of the mother and calf black rhinos that I came across in Tanzania a couple of years back now, see also Black Rhinoceros. I never knew or…
Cape Teal
The Cape Teal (Anas capensis) is endemic to Africa, where these bright billed birds can be found primarily in the wetlands of the southern half of the continent, but there…
African Fish Eagle 2
On first viewing, without any other information such as geographical location you could easily think this is a North American bald eagle, but the African fish eagle is a completely…
Cub In The Grass 2
I first issued ‘Cub in the Grass’ over ten years ago now, featuring a young grizzly bear cub in the Khutzeymateen in northern BC.Today we have another ‘cub in the…
The Amazing Pin-tailed Whydah
As I’m sure a lot of you will already know, many birds can take on quite a transformation during the breeding season. More often than not, especially when I’m travelling,…
Mongoose Pups
Here we can see three young banded mongoose pups watching from the entrance to their home - a termite mound! During my visit to Tanzania I was told that mongoose…
Rock Thrush
The common Rock Thrush(Monticola saxatilis) can be found in parts of Africa, across Asia and in Southern Europe and is sometimes also known as the rufous-tailed rock thrush. This bird…
New Cubs Coming Soon!
We came across this pregnant lioness up amongst the boulders of a kopje in the central Serengeti region of Tanzania. As previously mentioned, female lions will take themselves off alone…
The Undertaker Bird
Partly because of their demeanour and partly for their eating habits, Marabou Storks (Leptoptilos crumenifer) are sometimes nicknamed the ‘undertaker bird’. Like undertakers, they provide a vital service and are…
Super Croc
For obvious reasons, I hadn’t really paid much attention to this photo whenever I’ve browsed through my Tanzania files, but recently as I passed by this one I was suddenly…
Von der Decken’s Hornbill
Here we see a Von der Decken’s Hornbill (Tockus deckeni), which is one of over 60 species of hornbill across the world. This species is found mostly in East Africa…
White-headed Buffalo Weaver
Here’s a weaver that wasn’t featured on the ‘Weaver’ montage back in May 2024, the White-headed Buffalo Weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli). As can be clearly seen, their bill is very similar…
In The Jungle…
🎼 ...the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps to... err, sorry, I know it's not night, but I couldn't resist and you get the gist right? (and that tune stuck in…
Ruppell’s Griffon Vulture 2
Here we see a Ruppell’s Griffon Vulture with his wings outstretched and with a wingspan of around 2.5metres (iro. 8ft) you’ve got to admit he looks pretty impressive. This was…
Chanting Goshawks
Above we see a Dark-chanting Goshawk (Melierax Metabates) photographed whilst in Tanzania a couple of years back. This is one of two ‘chanting’ goshawks found in the region - the…