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A Few Days In Safari Paradise 2016

Kaleel — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 16:51:43 +0000

2016 was another fabulous year on safari! I thought I’d collect some of my images and a short film I made together in one blog post to show you what an awesome spectacle the Masai Mara is and what fun we had photographing the incredible wildlife. 2017 will be our fourth year of running this incredible safari. If you like what you see, why not come with us on the next one?

Here’s the short film I made about our trip. Amazing animals, great company and awesome memories. Best viewed in full HD and with the sound cranked up!

And here are a few of the many images. Hope you enjoy them!
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Cheetah, having just killed a young wildebeest – Lemek Conservancy

A group of zebras at a waterhole – Enonkishu Conservancy

Sunsets in the Mara are awesome, not least because of the trees – Lemek Conservancy

Sun shade – Mara North Conservancy

When was the last time you cleaned your ears?! – Mara North Conservancy

Another magnificent Mara sunset – Mara North Conservancy

The Milkyway from our camp. Part of a timelapse I was shooting – next to Enonkishu Conservancy

That’s gotta hurt – Masai Mara National Reserve

Lioness on the prowl – Ol Chorro Conservancy

Bitey – Masai Mara National Reserve

Baby hippo having a laugh – Enonkishu Conservancy

This is actually a frame-grab from the 4K film footage in the Kenya video, which was mostly shot in 4K on a Nikon D500 – Masai Mara National Reserve

Cute cubs – Lemek Conservancy

Supermodel – Masai Mara National Reserve

Hide & seek part 1 – Masai Mara National Reserve

Hide & seek part 2 – Enonkishu Conservancy

Family portrait – Lemek Conservancy

Chin rest – Lemek Conservancy

I finally got my hippo on the camera trap! Glad I wasn’t this close in person… – Enonkishu Conservancy

Trunk and twig – Ol Chorro Conservancy

Baby zebras are so cute – Masai Mara National Reserve

Wildebeest river crossing – Masai Mara National Reserve

Acacia tree breakfast – Mara North Conservancy

Spiderman! This is a red headed agama lizard – Mara North Conservancy

Cheetahs on the hunt – Masai Mara National Reserve

Dik dik, the best named antelope! – Ol Chorro Conservancy

Zebras on the march in Enonkishu Conservancy

Did I mention the sunsets? – Lemek Conservancy

Why not come with us in 2017 or 2018?

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Costa Rica 2014 Part 2

Kaleel — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 10:19:01 +0000

The adventure continues! Here are some more images from my recent trip to Costa Rica. Here also are parts 1 and 3.

Red-eyed tree frog silhouette

Mantled howler monkey

Keel-billed toucan in flight

Rainforest and palm trees on rocky Pacific shore

Female Central American agouti

Male white-necked jacobin hummingbird

Male red-legged honeycreeper

Female green honeycreeper

Hermit crab on Pacific beach

Red-eyed tree frog

Baltimore oriole

Brown-hooded parrot

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Costa Rica 2014 Part 1

Kaleel — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:16:52 +0000

[Here are parts 2 and 3]

In January I went to Costa Rica to take photos of the incredible wildlife. What an amazing place. I went to three different areas to see what I could find. There’s so much more to explore there and the more I’ve photographed, the more I’ve realised how I’ve barely scratched the surface. I’ll definitely have to go back.

Now then, this trip wouldn’t be complete without a toucan!

Keel-billed toucan, Ramphastos sulfuratus, northern Costa Rica

Or indeed a humming bird:

Rufous-tailed hummingbird, Amazilia tzacati, northern Costa Rica

Or a tree frog. This one’s sleepy during the day. How cute?!

Canal zone tree frog, Hypsiboas rufitelus, northern Costa Rica

I didn’t expect to see the following rare and endangered bird, but here it is: resplendent quetzal!

Resplendent quetzal, Pharomachrus moccino costaricensis, Monteverde, Costa Rica

And a random selection of other fantastic wildlife:

White-faced capuchin, Cebus capucinus, Corcovado, Costa Rica

Passerini’s tanager male, Ramphocelus passerinii, northern Costa Rica

Baird’s Tapir, Tapirus bairdii, Corcovado, Costa Rica

Slaty-tailed trogon male, Trogon massena, Corcovado, Costa-Rica

Humpback whale mother and calf, Megaptera novaeangliae, Corcovado, Costa Rica

You would’t mess with this guy: American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, Corcovado, Costa Rica

Spiderman! The endangered Geoffroy’s spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi, Corcovado, Costa Rica

Angry bird! Rufous-tailed jacamar male, Galbula ruficauda, Corcovado, Costa Rica

False killer whale (actually a type of dolphin), Pseudorca crassidens, Corcovado, Costa Rica

Brown-hooded parrots, Pyrilia haematotis, northern Costa Rica

Collared araçari, Pteroglossus torquatus, northern Costa Rica

White-nosed coati, Nasua narica, northern Costa Rica

Many more images to come! …

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