The only Openbill Stork I have ever seen in the wild.

Another bird I finally saw on my last trip to Kruger National Park! After hearing them for years in forests I've walked through, and many living near a friend's house in Louis Trichardt. I finally saw more first Purple Created Turaco just outside our hut while staying at Pretoriuskop Camp!

A lone Leopard resting and surveying it's surroundings during the heat of the day.

The story behind this photo is kind of funny. Driving down a dirt road in the north of the Kruger National Park with a friend. We had been following a car about 150m back for ages. It pulled into a little overlook over a dry riverbed and quickly left. I decided to stop to increase the distance between us and them. Very quickly I notice this white patch across the riverbed, turns out to be this gorgeous Leopard. We end up being the only people watching this Leopard. What a nice sighting!

The look on this strong determined Lioness. The scars on her face must tell and amazing story!

A gorgeous little Malachite Kingfisher fishing at Lake Panic in the early morning.

Hippos in the morning at Lake Panic

A beautiful Crested Guinea Fowl, the only time I’ve ever seen a flock

Yellow-billed Hornbill relaxing in a tree early morning

The first successful lion hunt I've seen after being in South Africa over the past few years. After the three Lionesses made the kill the Impala was in 10 minutes!

Strangely one of my favourite experiences. Driving through Kruger National Park near Shingwedzi Rest Camp first thing in the morning and stumble across this small family of Southern Ground Hornbills calling and joining in in the dawn chorus.

The sun rising over a Baobab succulent in Kruger National Park

A pair of male Warthogs fighting over a waterhole

Warthogs sparring

Warthogs fighting over a waterhole

A mother and calf White Rhino come to a dam for a drink at Sunset

A view of the gorgeous sky in Kruger National Park

My favourite elephant, I have come across this beautiful tusker guy on foot and in car so many times. I love Ezulwini

A Bateleur soaring

It is said that Leopard Tortoises are one of the few tortoises that can swim. One day after some heavy rain we saw this little guy making it’s way across a flooded hole

A Kruger Sunset

After hearing monkeys and birds giving alarm cools all afternoon, we knew something was near camp. Eventually we briefly saw this elusive female Leopard dashing across in the open on the other side of the damn

The perfect birthday gift Lionesses outside camp as we come back on the afternoon of my birthday

Bee-eaters searching for insects over the water

Bee-eaters fishing for insects

In the African summer to take and appreciate shade whenever you can.

And people say spiders are scary

A view of the South African night sky.

Last time, this gorgeous Lion, Sonof (Son of Big Boy) was seen in the reserve he grew up in. He is still alive, he was just pushed out by a collation of males and found a new home in a different reserve.

Vervet Monkeys (Little Bastards) relaxing at the camp I lived at in South Africa

I never knew that Bee-eaters turned upside-down before diving to catch insects

A gorgeous Black Mamba snake I almost stood on one morning walking around camp barefoot in South Africa.

A Hippo starts a fight with a baby White Rhino who wanted a drink and it’s mother steps in to protect

The gorgeous South African night sky in Kruger

Young Black-backed Jackal venturing outside of the den for the first time

Young Black-backed Jackal venturing outside of the den for the first time

Young Black-backed Jackal venturing outside of the den for the first time

Young Hyenas outside the den warming themselves on the road in the early morning

Lionesses relaxing under a tree during the heat

Lionesses relaxing during the midday sun

Kruger Sunset

Kruger Sunset

Kruger Sunset

Young Spotted Hyena exploring outside the den

Not a great photo but a great sighting. After the monkeys were giving alarm calls this morning we find a female Cheetah, who had recently eaten, being mobbed by Baboons. They were persistent and unrelenting. In this photo you can see the aggression; the dust being thrown up by the large male Baboon as he charged; the bright red mouth and the teeth of the Cheetah as she hisses and retaliates.

The most photographed bird in Africa

Kruger Sunset complete with Vultures

A young Lion cub wanting to grow up and join in the feeding of this new kill

Post dinner cuddles

Cub looking for affection

Vervet Monkeys relaxing in the flowers

Pied Kingfisher looking for prey

A Nile Crocodile fishing in the rapids

A young male Lion overlooking his future empire.

Dwarf Mongoose surveying around it’s home

Lions on a kill

A Lion in the dead of night

A Spectral Tarsier getting ready to leave it’s home tree in the forest of Tangkoko National Park on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia

A Spectral Tarsier getting ready to leave it’s home tree in the forest of Tangkoko National Park on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia

In 11 months worth of trips to Tangkoko Nature Reserve I only saw the beautiful enigmatic Draco Lizards on a single day! Glad I managed to snag a few photos.

A Spectral Tarsier getting ready to leave it’s home tree in the forest of Tangkoko National Park on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia

One day while walking through the Tangkoko National Park I was determined to get this photo for a Sulawesi Crested Macaque. This big boy was showing off to the other males and the females in the troop. However, with how long I was following this guy I'm certain this was a warning intended for me.

A Jaguar at Dartmoor Zoo, UK

A Pygmy Hippo in the ponds in Singapore Zoo