Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

What an amazing experience it was to see this rare spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus). I spotted it driving to the next destination on my schedule, and could…


Lesser flamingo (Phoenicoparrus minor)

Lesser flamingo (Phoenicoparrus minor)

Namibias Walvis Bay is perhaps most known for its marine life. But just a bit inland there is an explosion of life in between the huge sand dunes! Huge reeds…


Lesser flamingo (Phoenicoparrus minor)

Lesser flamingo (Phoenicoparrus minor)

There are two species of flamingo in Namibia, this is the lesser flamingo (Phoenicoparrus minor), the other species is the greater flamingo which has a dark…


Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

A lonely greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) feeding in one of the salt pans in Walvis Bay.


Lesser flamingo (Phoenicoparrus minor)

Lesser flamingo (Phoenicoparrus minor)

A single, juvenile, greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) resting in a flock of lesser flamingos in Walvis Bay, Namibia. It was cloudy this day, as so many…


Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

A mixed flock of greater and lesser flamingos, with the greater flamingos in the front, with a dark tip on a pink beak. Walvis bay is a flamingo haven, and you…


Indian Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus ursinus)

Indian Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus ursinus)

A brief encounter of the rare Indian Sloth Bear as it quenches its thirst. It's the height of the dry season, with temperature reaching 45 degrees Celsius it's…


Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

Another hawksbill sea turtle female on the way back to sea after successfully delivering a clutch of eggs in a safe spot in the sand of Bird Island. this…


Laurel Dodder (Cassytha filiformis)

Laurel Dodder (Cassytha filiformis)

A hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) struggling to push through the entangled vines of the laurel dodder. This is a parasitic species getting all it…