Feathered Friends

Bustard Bliss - A Kori Bustard forages for insects in the middle of a field of wild flowers on the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania. Photographed on my Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti safari.

Stork Impressions - The Great Rift Valley is synonymous with many famous lakes and Lake Nakuru in Kenya, is one such lake. Here you see a pelican and two feeding flamingoes, with an out of focus stork in the foreground - on a steamy morning in the tropics.

Pelican Mist (only one left in the large size but still available in medium) - On the shore of Kenya's Lake Nakuru, a flock of pelicans preen in the mist. When I see one flying in from the back, I know that I am about to take one of my favourite photographs of all time.

Bold Bustard - A Kori Bustard, the heaviest flying bird in the world, displays proudly in a field of wild flowers (Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania).

Bee Eater - On the banks of the Zambezi River in Zambia, a colony of White-fronted Bee-eaters were busy catching bees. Positioning on the water in a boat, and shooting with the forest as a backdrop, the scene took on a surreal beauty.

Woodland Kingfisher - A dazzle of blue, these kingfishers migrate and arrive in Southern Africa for the summer. A kingfisher that eats no fish and whose trill call always brings back fond memories of bushveld summers.

Flying Ostrich - Who said an Ostrich cannot fly? Actually they cannot fly in the conventional sense and they don't even possess a preening gland; there is no need to keep their feathers in good nick (Amboseli, Kenya).

Fabulous and Flamboyant - A Lesser Flamingo steps out of the water, raising crimson wings and readying itself for take-off. The last rays of the day illuminate the fiery red secondary feathers and a blazing orange eye. Photographed on my very special Lake Bagoria flamingo photo safari (mobile camp set up and booked on request).

Bush Parrot (only available in medium) - One of my favourite visitors to the waterhole are these little bush parrots. They are fast flyers and getting this photo was much tougher than I thought it would be, but oh so worth it, to capture this beautiful bird (Meyer's Parrot, Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana).

Helmeted Guineafowl - Guineafowl are as much a part of Africa as lion and zebra are. They are comical, wonderful, colourful, and crazy! Here I focused on the head and composed so that I had a guineafowl shadow in the background (Mashatu, Botswana).