Wildlife Photography Blog

The waterways of the Okavango Delta attract large numbers of elephants for obvious reasons. You will frequently see them on land, on the islands, at the water's edge, and in the water. We saw them from our vehicle and our boat, and we even walked amongst them. If you are an elephant fan like us, you will be in heaven. Evidence of their presence is everywhere They destroy trees as they go about their normal routine Walking amongst them was one of the more thrilling ways to see them. This one was not happy with our presence, and our guide

They look so cute and adorable, especially when they are cuddling in the water. Don't be fooled by their "three stooges" look, they are quite dangerous as most people know. They are responsible for more human fatalities in Africa than any other larger mammal. You don't want to get between them and their escape route, a bull's territory, or females with their young. From the stories I heard from guides and other guests, the biggest danger is when you are canoeing in the water and don't see them, when all of a sudden one emerges near or under your canoe. The

Cape Buffalo (some people mistakenly call them water buffalo) are know by two other names; African Buffalo, and Black Death. The Black Death comes from their propensity to consciously charge hunters after they have been wounded in an attempt (successfully sometimes) to kill the hunter. We took the powerboats to an island for a walking tour with our guide. We encountered a herd of Cape Buffalo at our landing site, and had to wait from them to pass. This gave us an opportunity to photograph them up close, while they were calm (although inquisitive about us based on their stares), and from

Our guides drove us to the airstrip at Camp Moremi to see some male lions. Sure enough, when we got there we saw two lazy male lions enjoying their peace and quiet (which would soon be interrupted). One male was sitting under the fire buckets, while the other was at the passenger loading area. Neither had a care in the world, that is until an airplane with passengers landed. The bush pilot saw our vehicles near the airstrip, so he knew something was up, and was not caught by surprise when he landed and taxied to the passenger loading area. These bush pilots

We had more leopard sightings in our four days at Camp Moremi in Botswana than I have seen in all my other eight Africa trips combined. During the daytime leopards like to rest in a tree, hunting under the cover of darkness at night. Apparently the leopards we saw did not know this, because they were quite active during the daytime, and gave us some great photographic opportunities. Below are a few of the 100's of photos I have of them active during the daytime. Before you can photograph a leopard you need to find it, usually hidden in a tree. They know