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Wildlife

18 images Created 28 Jun 2020

Photographs of wild animals and birds taken in their natural habitats.
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  • I watched this Leopard relaxing on a tree branch for some time hoping that it would wake up and do something, well anything actually. When it finally decided to move, and after a quick wash it looked out over its domain. It looked straight through me, letting me know it was well aware of our presence, but couldn't care less.<br />
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Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa
    You are Nothing to Me
  • I watched this very young Galapagos Sea lion Pup for a while. It was entertaining itself playing with a stick and got covered in sand. Suddenly it rushed down to the water's edge and I realised its mother was returning from the sea. I managed to catch just the moment of a traditional sea lion greeting.<br />
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PAGB Silver Medal - WCPF Exhibition 2019
    Sea Lion Greeting
  • We quietly watched this Elephant family for nearly an hour before they became sufficiently accustomed to the vehicle to stop being defensive. Then I was able to catch some natural behaviours. My favourite was this close shot of the very young calf bonding with its mother by exchanging breath.<br />
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Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, Africa<br />
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Colour Print of the Year - Bath Photographic Society 2019
    Maternal Bond
  • A young Galapagos Sealion scratches its nose with a flipper on a rocky shoreline.
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  • Portrait of a giraffe picking leaves from a tough acacia thorn bush.<br />
Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, Africa
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  • Elephant mother protects its youngster in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
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  • A calf peeking over the back of mother zebra.<br />
Ngorongoro National Park, Tanzania, Africa
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  • Portrait of a lioness relaxing in the grass.<br />
Ngorongoro National Park, Tanzania, Africa
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  • Vulture observing the area from the top of a dead tree. <br />
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa
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  • Two identical Thomson's gazelles standing next to each other grooming themselves.<br />
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa
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  • Lilac-Breasted Roller sitting on a thorn bush.<br />
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa
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  • I met this little grey seal in Croyde bay when she surfed past me whilst I was photographing the waves. She is a moulted female pup, probably only 4-5 weeks old, a month at most, and therefore has recently weaned. Given that we met on the North Devon coast, she is likely to have been born to the Grey Seal colony on Lundy Island. Apparently, after weaning, seal mothers abandon their pups to fend for themselves. The moulted pups disperse in search of food and have to figure life out for themselves. For me, that explains both the pup's curiosity about her surroundings, but also her tolerance and naivety to the presence of a human.<br />
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I reported this siting to the Seal Research Trust, with the photographs, so that they can track the little lady's progress if she is sighted again. She has been named New Zealand, after the markings on her neck, which are apparently a unique means of identification.
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  • A newly weaned, female Grey Seal pup exploring the rocky gullies of Croyde Bay on the North Devon coast.
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  • Newly independent Grey Seal pup exploring the North Devon coast
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  • A newly moulted Grey Seal pup on the North Devon coast, yawning after an exhausting swim
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  • A newly independent Grey Seal pup, likely from the colony on Lundy in the Bristol Channel, hauls out on the rocky coast of Croyde Bay.
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  • Galapagos Sealion pup snoozes in an unlikely position over a washed up driftwood ship timber.
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  • A Galapagos Blue Footed Booby holds a twig and arches its wings in a mating display
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