Ah Africa, hands down best sunrises ever in my life. It makes me think of this quote from Richard Mullen, “The only man I envy is the man who has not yet been to Africa – for he has much to look forward to.” Such a magical sunrise on theContinue Reading
Ah leopards. Finding the is difficult, getting great pictures of them more so. They are solitary animals and when you do see them usually they are snoozing away in a far away tree and usually facing away from our eager eyes. This one woke up for us for a fewContinue Reading
This was such a special little moment. I saw this momma baboon racing towards us and to her group and her baby jumped into her arms and they had a few moments just in this little hug before the group moved on. Melted my heart. Shot with my D500 atContinue Reading
What can I say I love elephants! These elephants (African) are so much bigger than the elephants (Asian) in Thailand. Their ears are massive and it was fun to watch them fan them out to keep themselves cooler. They have a large number of blood vessels in their ears andContinue Reading
I want to go back and spend some time in Tarangire and feature some shots here as Day 1 of Safari is magical as this is the first day you get to experience what it is like to be in the parks and see the animals in their natural habitat.Continue Reading
Day 2 of Safari, almost as soon as we entered Serengeti National Park I got to have my first Lion King moment with this guy napping on one of the kopjes in the Serengeti fields. “Everything the light touches”, he owns…. There was a jackal pacing around the rock checkingContinue Reading
So the first day of my safari did not disappoint. We started in Tarangire National Park and my guide Eric said the place I was staying for the night has great views for sundowners. He was right! I quickly got to my room at the Tarangire Sopa Lodge and hustledContinue Reading
So when I’m at home I’m a bit of a birder. I remember as a kid my mom would have bird identification books around and oddly enough I even remember a teacher in elementary teaching us about certain birds and how to identify them by their various calls. As IContinue Reading
A year ago today, I was in Banff National Park. I got up early and went off to Morraine Lake to catch the sunrise. It was cold, it was peaceful, and it was quiet. After the sun rose I took a hike around the lake. While this isn’t the typicalContinue Reading