Trees in Spring
Trees, we all take them for granted. During our winter, many tree species are just a collection of twigs and branches. Summer comes and the trees undergo a transformation. Ask most people and they won’t know which species of tree they are looking at. Did you know for instance that we have over 30 species […]
The lost art of stopping and staring
Taking a walk the other day, I stopped to watch a female blackbird digging for worms. I was struck by her ingenuity at getting a meal for herself, perhaps preparing for a future brood. It made me think. Sometimes we fail to look at the common flora and fauna we see every day, like the […]
3 March 2016 World wildlife Day, “The future of wildlife is in our hands”
A day to celebrate all wildlife, from a small ant to large elephant they are all part of our wonderful eco system. A message from the United Nations, “On this World Wildlife Day, I call on all citizens, businesses and governments to play their part in protecting the world’s wild animals and plants. The […]
Become a scientific assistant
To help preserve our wildlife we need to know what we are preserving. Without data all conservation, is just a stab in the dark. How can you help collect this valuable data about our wildlife and countryside? Well you could go to university, study hard, pass the exams. Get a job, apply for a research […]
THE COUNTRYSIDE NEEDS YOU!
There are many organisations dedicated to looking after our flora and fauna for the enjoyment of us all. We all enjoy wildlife and nature in some way and we are guardians of the countryside for future generations. There are many ways to help these organisations, from volunteering to collecting data about the population and health […]
Your local patch
I suppose it is in the nature of who we are, wildlife photographers I mean. We are always looking at the TV or magazines, wondering what image opportunities might be available at a particular destination. Most of these potential picture opportunities seem to involve lots of travel and normally quiet a bit of money. But […]
Ruddy Duck
Another sale on Alamy of a Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis. We have travelled thousands of miles, waited days in uncomfortable conditions, to get the right shot. And then there is the Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis. Known in our house as the “B***dy Ruddy Duck”, it is an image that has come to haunt us. We were […]
Adopt an orphan
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust does some amazing work, rescuing orphan elephants from all over Kenya. Once safely in the Nairobi nursery, the work really begins. The goal of the Trust is to raise these orphans and release them back to the wild. In the case of Wendi the star of the video it has […]
Kiko and elephant orphan Loboito
Wildlife orphanages can make for strange bed fellows, Kiko the reticulated Giraffe and Loboito, an orphaned Elephant. If you watched This Wild Life with Saba Douglas Hamilton on the BBC you may have seen Loboito being rescued from Sambru and airlifted to The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust orphanage in Nairobi. If you read our other […]
Baby giraffe is rescued
Perhaps better known for rescuing orphan elephants, The David Sheldrick Wildlife trust orphanage is home to a menagerie of other orphans. In the case of Kiko the orphaned Giraffe, a call came from the KWS at Meru National Park to say they had found a young Giraffe without his mother. He was probably less than […]
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