The Fosa March 17, 2014 / Behind the Shot Photography I love lemurs but when I visited Madagascar the top animal I really wanted to see and photograph was the Fosa – the largest land carnivore on […]
King of the Spines – Madagascar Scops Owl March 12, 2014 / Behind the Shot Photography The background of any wildlife photo is very important for me. Sometimes I want to make my subject “pop” against a clean background, and […]
Trapped March 10, 2014 / Behind the Shot Photography I had never witnessed a big cat kill before – well once I came close with a cheetah killing a rabbit, but there was so much dust I could not […]
Satanic Leaf Tailed Gecko March 6, 2014 / Behind the Shot Photography Ever since I read about this gecko I knew I just had to see and photograph one in the wild. What was so special about it for me? Well, it’s […]
Serval Portrait March 3, 2014 / Behind the Shot Photography I have been going to Africa for many years, but the Serval has always eluded me. So you can imagine how excited I was to see one on my very […]
Tiger having a relaxing soak February 27, 2014 / Behind the Shot Photography There is nothing that compares to seeing a tiger in the wild – no, not even any of the African big cats! Their impressive size and power is […]
Grey Mouse Lemurs February 24, 2014 / Behind the Shot Photography Kirindy is a private reserve on the western side of Madagascar. It is well known for Fosa sightings and the productive nocturnal walks. Our […]
Say No to Ivory! February 20, 2014 / Behind the Shot Photography I enjoy spending time with elephants. Unlike most other animals habituated to humans in their cars elephants are always keeping an eye on you […]
Strictly Come Dancing! February 18, 2014 / Behind the Shot Photography Verreaux’s Sifakas are incredibly adapted for arboreal life. They have very strong and long hind legs and shorter arms to enable them to leap […]
Temptation February 14, 2014 / Behind the Shot Photography It’s Valentine’s day so my post for today had to be about love … this is a lioness’s idea of how to seduce this handsome hunk of a lion. Lion […]