Wildlife Photography Blog

Wild dogs are also known as cape hunting dogs and painted dogs. Even though they are not large, their speed, stamina, and teamwork make them highly efficient predators. It took me 7 trips to Africa to see them for the first time, in 2015 in Tanzania. In Botswana we saw them many times in our 4 days at Camp Moremi in the Moremi Game Reserve. Too bad they are highly endangered, so get to Africa soon if you want to see them before the burgeoning human population displaces them, and they become impossible to find in the wild. One of the packs had a

Most people have heard of this snake, and know how dangerous it is due to its size, speed, toxicity, and aggressiveness. It can outrun most people, easily goes up a tree, and does not seem to have fear when it is aroused. The snake is greenish-grey in color; it gets its name from the black color of the inside of its mouth. The first time I saw a black mamba was in Tsavo National Park in Kenya in 2005. It was in the early evening as we were looking for lions to monitor. We were in a Land Cruiser, slowly

Our shark dive was cancelled due to rough sea conditions, so we did the next best thing, and went to the beach and learned about sharks. It was a nice beach with lots of surfers, just like in California! After the surfers we saw the African penguins There is lots of educational material to learn about their behavior There are many more than this, I am showing only one section They still have public phone booths in Cape Town We had a great lunch looking out over the ocean Dominic was hungry that day The animal hospitals in Cape Town are all about dog

Pelican, yellow-billed stork and spoonbill Spoon bill Darter drying its wings Darter eating a fish breakfast (headfirst) Wattled crane adults Wattled crane chicks Egret Owl Jacana Ibis Carmine bee-eaters Heron Little Bee-eater Malachite kingfisher Immature malachite kingfisher catching a fish The results of trying to photograph this fast-diving bird coming out of the water Pied kingfisher hovering over a fish before diving after it Pied kingfisher coming out of the water after attempting to snag a fish. As you can see, they are quick and hard to photograph when doing this. This small flock of Ground Hornbill were looking for lunch. Today

After my Botswana trip I met up with a different assistant photographer and went to Namibia. My overall observations of Namibia are very positive; great guide, friendly people, interesting desert, and great wildlife viewing. If you like landscape photography, in addition to great wildlife viewing and photography, Namibia is for you. Namibia is a desert country, with beautiful sand dunes that go right up to the ocean. There is more to Namibia than desert, but the desert is unique, and is what I will emphasize on this page. The people that work in the tourism industry want you to have a nice time, and