Southern Lion (Panthera leo melanochaita)

Southern Lion (Panthera leo melanochaita)

This southern lion (Panthera leo melanochaita) was in search of shade as the sun was rising ever higher in the morning sky, a commodity not easy to find during…


Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Namibia's Walvis Bay area is rich in wildlife, reliant on the abundance of marine life found in the cold and nutrient rich Atlantic waters, governed by the…


Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)

Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)

This Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is taking her female cubs to a new resting-play place for the hot hours to come. During the cool hours of the night…


Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)

Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)

A Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) in attack mode. It is in fact a proud mother of two cubs playing with her young ones. In this series we see here from…


Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)

Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)

Seeing a Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) in the wild is absolutely amazing, but a mother and her cubs is just so special in so many ways! Here two…


Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)

Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)

I had heard stories of the leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) while in Bhutan, one being a close encounter with a farmer and the cat stalking a barking…


Blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)

Blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)

My first objective is to get a shot of a new (to me) bird species, then to get ever closer and thus better pictures. More often than not I experience a…


Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis) UV

Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis) UV

Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis) has no special patterns in UV for this flower! Native range is Macaronesia, Mediterranean.


Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis)

Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis)

I only found fringed rue (Ruta chalepensis) in one specific location on Skand (or Skant) - the highest point on all of Socotra - and was grateful it was in…


Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis)

Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis)

I only found fringed rue (Ruta chalepensis) in one specific location on Skand (or Skant) - the highest point on all of Socotra. Native range is Macaronesia,…