The Dark Knight – Flying Fox
Chiroptophobia – the fear of bats; the dark creature of the night that has struck terror into the hearts of people for […]
The crab crunching Yellow-crowned Night heron
I have talked in previous articles about the sprawling, tropical wetlands of Florida; North America’s premier habitat for egret, heron and […]
Leviathan – An Encounter with Blue Whales
It is 15th January 2003 and the BBC go to air with episode 7 of The Life of Mammals. The camera […]
Surviving The Big Apple – Canada Geese
The Hudson River slices a border between New York and New Jersey. On the Manhattan side is the concrete grid […]
Predator in the City – Powerful Owl
I love unexpected or incidental wildlife encounters. There is something very satisfying about planning a successful trip to see rare, […]
The Hudson’s Brant
New York City needs little introduction. A throbbing metropolis and concrete jungle where, as they say, if you can make it here, […]
Sabah’s Secret – The Bornean Pygmy Elephant
The Malaysian state of Sabah, on the island of Borneo has a secret. Deep in the forests that bound the […]
The Iconic Emu of Australia
Australia – The only country in the world that routinely eats its own Coat of Arms. Many Aussies will tell you […]
The Very Nosy Proboscis Monkey
Borneo is extraordinary. Positioned in the South China Sea, mainland Borneo is the third largest island in the world, and […]
Pink Gold – The Roseate Spoonbill
The sprawling wetlands of Florida form North America’s premier habitat for egret, heron and ibis. Large bodies of shallow and […]
Koalas of Kangaroo Island
As a very young child I can remember my cousin, who was 2 years older than me, having a toy […]
Hunting the Royal Bengal Tiger
From the year 1754, the wilderness now known as Ranthambhore National Park (Hindi: रणथंभौर राष्ट्रीय उद्यान ), was maintained as […]
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