I have just returned from another visit to Naboisho Camp in Naboisho Conservancy, Kenya. Considering it is the wet season the weather was not too bad. We had some rain in the afternoons, typically around 5pm. It was never bad enough to stop me being able to go out on game drives.  The leopards proved rather more elusive than usual. There are at least four leopards habituated in Naboisho Conservancy, but I only managed to find one, Nadala. I did at least get to see her on a number of occasions. When I was last there in January I  managed to see all four leopards.

I experienced some other interesting sightings, including a male lion chased up a tree by buffaloes and kept trapped there or over an hour.  Another was a fight between jackals and a terrestrial eagle over a francolin bird that the eagle had killed.  Terrestrial eagle is the new name for what we all know as a secretary bird. I have no idea why this has been done.

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I have recently returned from a safari to Olare Motorogi Conservancy and Naboisho Conservancy, both located in the Masai Mara area.

It was a wonderful trip, the highlight being that I was fortunate enough to once again enjoy many hours with a few of my favourite leopards. On my final day in the Naboisho Conservancy, I spent the whole day with a leopard named Spot and her two cubs. As is my usual routine, I depart from camp early with a packed breakfast and on this occasion my wonderful hosts at Naboisho Camp very kindly despatched a packed lunch, enabling me to stay with the leopards, so as not to miss any action!  It was my first visit to Naboisho Camp and I can say without hesitation that the rooms are the best I’ve had the pleasure to experience, with no comfort overlooked, well above what is expected at a safari camp. Every member of staff went above and beyond to make my stay a memorable one.  A special mention to my guide Martin and managers Angie, Menina and Becca. I will no doubt be returning in the near future.

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I have recently returned from a wonderful trip to Kenya. Lots of my favourite leopards. I stayed at all four Kicheche Camps and enjoyed them all. Wonderful staff, service and food. I made lots of new friends, thanks to all who made my time there so enjoyable.  While away my email and both of my websites went down, they are now hopefully all up and running again. Apologies for any inconvenience.

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I have recently returned from Londolozi in South Africa. Londolozi is a beautiful place famous for its leopards, and it did not disappoint. Thanks to all the wonderful staff at Varty Camp for looking after me so well, and to my guide and tracker Melvin and Milton. See below for some images from the trip with a link to a full gallery.  Many of these images will be included in my summer exhibition at the gallery@oxo which runs from 2-18 August, open daily 12-6pm.

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I recently returned from a trip to Kenya and Tanzania with my friends and fellow photographers Terri and Russ. January would normally be hot, and one of the driest months. In fact there has been heavy rain for most of December and January, and into February. At times we struggled to move about with the mud and the swollen rivers. Despite all this, we had some good sightings and managed to capture some great images.

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During my latest trip to Kenya I enjoyed a leopard fest, including a sighting of a rare and elusive melanistic black leopard named Giza. Giza is a female aged two to three years old. Confirmed sightings of black leopards, especially in Africa, are rare events. Before the most recent verified observation of a black leopard in Kenya, it had been 110 years since one had been photographed (and thus confirmed) in Africa.  I think Giza is probably the most beautiful animal I have ever seen. For images of Giza and other leopards click the link here.

This should whet your appetite for this year’s Remembering Wildlife book, the eighth in the series.”Remembering Leopards” which will be published in November. Click on this link for more information:

October brought a return to Kenya.  I was able to re-visit Ol Pejeta Conservancy home to the last two Northern White Rhinos (NWR), Najin aged 33 and her daughter Fatu aged 22. Since the death of Sudan, father of Najin and grandfather of Fatu in March 2018, they are the very last remaining of the species.

I heard the latest news of the embryos now being created by scientists, in total, they have managed to produce and cryopreserve 22 pure NWR embryos. Later this year they intend to start implanting these in the hope of producing offspring.

I stayed at Kicheche Camp in Ol Pejeta and then at Kicheche Camp in Mara North Conservancy. As ever enjoyed my time at both camps, thanks to all the great staff who made my visit so special. I then went on to Olare Motorogi Conservancy where I stayed at Olare Mara Kempinski, now a firm favourite of mine.

I experienced some great leopard sightings, including a first for me, a leopard  (Akira) in a beautiful Euphorbia Candelabra tree in gorgeous early morning light. Very special images, I hope you enjoy viewing them.

In October I also received my copy of the latest Remembering Wildlife series book which this year is Remembering Bears. The wonderful Margot Raggett has done it again, a beautifully produced book, with work from internationally acclaimed photographers, I have been lucky enough to be included. My photograph is of a giant panda taken in Sichuan, China.

Remembering Bears is the seventh book in the celebrated Remembering Wildlife fundraising series, which has so far raised more than £920,000 for conservation projects since it began in 2016.

To view the Remembering Wildlife series and for an opportunity to buy your copy: click here

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I have recently returned from another wonderful visit to Kenya. I spent time in Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, famous for both it’s black and white rhinoceroses. I also visited Mara North Conservancy and Olare Motorogi Conservancy.

In Lewa, as well as the rhinoceroses, I was able to photograph some of the animals seen only in Northern Kenya, such as the beautiful Grevys zebra, the Reticulated Giraffe and Gerenuk Gazelle, some in front of Mount Kenya.

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In Memory of Fig the Leopard

I have recently returned from Kenya, where I spent time in the Masai Mara, Olare Motorogi Conservancy and Amboseli. During my time in the Conservancy, I spent several days photographing Fig the leopard. Fig had successfully raised a number of cubs, including Olare, Figlet and Furaha. I photographed her throughout her life and so it saddens me tell you that on 7th March she was tragically killed by lions. She was ten years old and to make matters worse she was heavily pregnant.

The leopard images in the gallery (please click on the link below) are all of Fig, with the exception of the black and white male, affectionately known as ‘Golden Balls’, on account of having sired many cubs, including several of Fig’s. So sad to think that these images are among the last ever taken of Fig. She will be missed by many.

I spent some time in Amboseli, where I was lucky enough to get good views of snow capped Kilimanjaro, and was able to photograph elephants and flamingos in the foreground.

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After two very long years I finally returned to Kenya in December 2021. It was wonderful to once again experience those wide open spaces and huge skies of the Masai Mara.  I had almost forgotten how beautiful it is. I also spent time in Olare Motorogi Conservancy where I had some great leopard sightings of Tito and Fig with their cubs. I hope you enjoy some of my images from the trip.

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