Zebras in the Serengeti
In Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, where the vast plains meet the sky, it first seems unlikely that there could be as many animals as I’ve heard about. After all, it’s so […]
Serengeti National Park
Acacia Trees at Sunrise
An iconic African landscape: acacia trees silhouetted at sunrise in Serengeti National Park Tanzania. Every day in Africa I got up in the darkness so I could be in position
Wildlife Photography in Serengeti National Park – Part 2
My favourite location in my African photo safari was Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. In Part 1 of this series I showed you one of the reasons why: the endless
Muddy Elephants in Serengeti National Park
In case you missed my first post about Serengeti National Park, you can read it here. It’s all about the central part of the Serengeti and the endless grassy plains
Lions on Kopjes in Serengeti National Park
The Serengeti is a vast grassland where you’ll occasionally find small outcroppings of granite, like rocky islands in a sea of grass. They call these rocks kopjes (pronounced ko-pee). This
Baby Elephant Steps
Elephants are such amazing creatures, aren’t they? Watching the elephants was my favourite thing to do during my photo safari in Tanzania. I think if I went back I would
Zebras at the Watering Hole
I am in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, when a call comes from across the radio waves. A bunch of swahili is exchanged and the driver turns to me and says
Lilac Breasted Roller and Dragonfly
Sitting on prominent perches, flitting across the road flashing it’s colours, and even tumbling across the sky, the Lilac Breasted Roller likes to be noticed. It really doesn’t need to
Wildlife Photography in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania – Part 1
Each place I visited in Africa had it’s unique qualities. Tarangire was woodsy with massive herds of elephants that liked to bathe in the swamps. Ngorongoro Crater had the high
It All Started at Lion Country …
It all started at Lion Country in California when I was six years old. I remember driving through the park, amazed by both the openness of the landscape and the