Sunset with two white rhinos.

Technical specification

Nikon D850; AF-S NIKKOR 180-400mm f/4E TC1.4 FL ED VR lens at 370 mm; 1/800 sec at f5.6; ISO 500.

A portrait of a Mountain Gorilla was taken in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forrest in Uganda. They are critically endangered with just over 900 left in the wild.

Technical specification

Nikon D4S; AF-S NIKKOR 70–200mm f/2.8G ED VRII lens at 200mm; 1/640 sec at f4; ISO 1000.

A solo Wildebeest marches on through the salt pans of Etosha, Namibia in search of water. The Etosha pan is a large endorheic salt pan,  forming part of the Kalahari Basin in the north of Namibia. The 120-kilometre-long (75-mile-long) dry lakebed and its surroundings are protected as Etoshia National Park, one of Namibia’s largest wildlife park.

Technical specification

Nikon D500; AF-S NIKKOR 200-500 mm f/5.6E ED VR  lens at 260mm; 1/1200 sec at f4; ISO 640..

The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest deer species. The red deer inhabits most of Europe. This shot was taken in Richmond Park in London during the English autumn showing off its fall colours with the deer.

Richmond Park is a National Nature Reserve and deer park with 630 Red and Fallow deer that have roamed freely since 1637. The deer have played a major role in the park’s history and have shaped the landscape too. The park was once the hunting grounds for past kings and, was created by King Charles I

Technical specification

Nikon D4S; AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8G ED VRII lens at 300mm; 1/250 sec at f5.6; ISO 1600

A Humpback whale – cruising off the coast of Maui, Hawaii.

Technical specification

Nikon D500; AF-S NIKKOR 70-200 mm f/2.8E FL ED VR lens at 170mm; 1/1000 sec at f9; ISO 1250.

A female African elephant drinks whilst cuddling into her young infant.

Technical specification

Nikon D4S; AF-S NIKKOR 200-400mm f/4G ED VRII lens at 280mm; 1/250 sec at f11; ISO 500.

The South Luangwa valley.  A hyena cools off after a mud bath in the hot afternoon sun.

Technical specification

Nikon D850; AF-S NIKKOR 180-400mm f/4E TC1.4 FL ED VR  lens at 550mm; 1/1250 sec at f5.6; ISO 400.

Technical specification

Nikon D4S; AF-S NIKKOR 300 mm f/2.8G ED VRII lens at 300mm; 1/250 sec at f7.1; ISO 5000.

Britain’s native dormouse has declined by more than a third since the year 2000 according to a new report by wildlife charity, the People’s Trust for Endangered Species.The creatures live mainly in hedgerows and woods, weaving ball-like nests in the undergrowth from bark in the summer and hibernating on or near the ground in winter between October and May.

They are extremely tricky to locate – a populated area the size of two football fields will only contain four dormice. A giveaway sign is a nibbled hazelnut.

Technical specification

Nikon D4S; AF-S NIKKOR 300 mm f/2.8G ED VRII lens at 300mm; 1/100 sec at f8; ISO 2500

Portrait of a chacma baboon in Namibia.

The Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus), also known as the Cape baboon, is, like all other baboons from the Old World monkey family. It is one of the largest of all monkeys.

Located primarily in southern Africa, the chacma baboon has a wide variety of social behaviors, including a dominance hierarchy, collective foraging, adoption of young by females, and friendship pairings. These behaviors form parts of a complex evolutionary ecology.

Technical specification

Nikon D5; AF-S NIKKOR 70-200 mm f/2.8E FL ED lens at 100mm; 1/400 sec at f8; ISO 800.

With limited water until the rainy season gets fully under way, these hippo’s gather in large communities in the local mud pool to cool down from the sun.

Technical specification

Nikon D810; AF-S NIKKOR 70–200mm f/2.8 lens at 86mm; 1/500 sec at f8; ISO 640.

Protection of African elephants is a high-profile conservation cause in many countries. In 1989 and 2016, the Kenyan Wildlife Service burned a stockpile of tusks in protest against the ivory trade. However, African elephant populations are still being devastated by poaching despite nominal governmental protection, and some nations permit the hunting of elephants for sport. In 2012, The New York Times reported a large upsurge in ivory poaching, with about 70% of the product flowing to China. This still continues despite new laws in China to restrict trade. The white elephant was taken in Etoshia, Namibia. The white dust from the salt pan gave the elephant its majestic “white” presence in the late afternoon whist the light was at its best.

Technical specification

Nikon D5; AF-S NIKKOR 70-200 mm f/2.8E FL ED lens at 70mm; 1/250 sec at f8; ISO 500.

Zebra stallions will fight with each other for females.

The mountain zebra (Equus zebra) of southwest Africa tends to have a sleek coat with a white belly and narrower stripes than the plains zebra. It has two subspecies and is classified as vulnerable.

Technical specification

Nikon D5; AF-S NIKKOR 70-200 mm f/2.8E FL ED lens at 116mm; 1/1250 sec at f11; ISO 800.

Each year Humpback Whales migrate back to the Hawaiian Islands. Females give birth there and at that time males fight for the rights of females. These two Humpback Whales fight off the coast of Maui by breaching the surface battling each other for mating rights.

Technical specification

Nikon D810; AF-S NIKKOR 300 mm f/4E PF ED VR lens at 300mm; 1/2000 sec at f13; ISO 2000

Although strong and powerful, the mountain gorillas are generally gentle and very shy. Severe aggression is rare in stable groups, but when two mountain gorilla groups meet, the two silverbacks can sometimes engage in a fight to the death, using their canines to cause deep, gaping injuries. This young male silverback charges a group near near me.

Technical specification

Nikon D810; AF-S NIKKOR 24-70 mm f/2.8E ED VR lens at 70mm; 1/320 sec at f4.5; ISO 640

Slender mongoose – is primarily carnivorous, though it is an opportunistic omnivore. Insects make up the bulk of its diet, but lizards, rodents, snakes, birds, amphibians, and the occasional fruit are eaten when available.shot in Tarangire National Park Tanzania.

Technical specification

Nikon D4S; AF-S NIKKOR 800 mm f/5.6E FL ED VR  lens at 800mm; 1/1250 sec at f9; ISO 2500

Portrait of a painted wolf taken in Namibia.

Technical specificationNikon D850;

Nikon D850; AF-S NIKKOR 180-400mm f/4E TC1.4 FL ED VR lens at 195 mm; 1/2000 sec at f5.6; ISO 1600

A lone leopard relaxes in a tree. The shade keeps her cool in the hot afternoon sun in Katavi, Tanzania.

Technical specification

Nikon D810; AF-S NIKKOR 800 mm f5.6E FL ED VR  lens at 800mm; 1/1250 sec at f10; ISO 3200.

Zebras are African equids (horse family) best known for their distinctive white and black stripes. Their stripes come in different patterns unique to each individual. Like horses, zebras walk, trot, canter and gallop. When chased, a zebra will zig-zag from side to side, making it more difficult for the predator.

Technical specification

Nikon D500; AF-S NIKKOR 200-500 mm f/5.6E ED VR  lens at 210mm; 1/3200 sec at f8; ISO 500.

The olive baboon (Papio anubis), also called the Anubis baboon, is a member of the family Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys). The species is the most wide-ranging of all baboons being found in 25 countries throughout Africa, extending from Mali eastward to Ethiopia and Tanzania. This troop silhouetted  was taken in the Tarangire National Park Tanzania.

Technical specification

Nikon D4S; AF-S NIKKOR 800 mm f/5.6E FL ED VR  lens at 800mm; 1/1250 sec at f9; ISO 2500

The brown bear has long been extinct in Ireland and Britain, but still exists in Northern Europe and in Russia. There is a small but growing population in the Pyrenees, on the border between Spain and France, which was once on the edge of extinction. 

Technical specification

Nikon D810; 800 mm f5.6E FL ED VR  lens at 800mm; 1/1250 sec at f10; ISO 3200.

Watering hole – Etoshia National Park, Namibia. Its the dry season.  After the rains have passed, the call of the waterhole and its promise of refreshment lured out this herd of Zebra as well as many other animals.

Technical specification

Nikon D500; AF-S NIKKOR 200-500 mm f/5.6E ED VR lens at 200mm; 1/1000 sec at f11; ISO 800.

Tuskless females are becoming increasingly common, as poachers slaughter those with the precious white ivory.  This means their population “ends up with a higher proportion of tuskless animals who then reproduce and tend to produce tuskless offspring. While almost all male African elephants have tusks, around 2 to 6 percent of females live life with none whatsoever. However, up to 33 percent of younger females are now born without tusks.

Technical specification

Nikon D810; 70-200 mm f/2.8E FL ED lens at 200mm; 1/1000 sec at f8; ISO 500.

Closing hours of the day and this Lynx is seaching the valley for its next meal. Lynx prey largely on small to fairly large sized mammals and birds.

Technical specification

Nikon D810; AF-S NIKKOR 800 mm f/5.6E FL ED VR  lens at 800mm; 1/1250 sec at f8; ISO 1600.

The Etosha pan is a large endorheic salt pan,  forming part of the Kalahari Basin in the north of Namibia. The 120-kilometre-long (75-mile-long) dry lakebed and its surroundings are protected as Etoshia National Park, one of Namibia’s largest wildlife parks

Technical specification

Nikon D500; 200-500 mm f/5.6E ED VR  lens at 240mm; 1/1250 sec at f4; ISO 640.

Technical specification

Nikon D4S; 600 mm f4E FL ED VR lens at 600mm; 1/1000 sec at f5.6; ISO 3200.

Zambia and the South Laungwa National Park. A family of elephants come to drink at a local watering hole.

Technical specification

Nikon D850; AF-S NIKKOR 180-400mm f/4E TC1.4 FL ED VR  lens at 290mm; 1/1600 sec at f5.6; ISO 640.

The Guinea baboon is a baboon from the Old World monkey family.The Guinea baboon inhabits a small area in western Africa. Its range includes Guinea, Senegal, Gambia, southern Mauritania and western Mali. Its habitat includes dry forests, gallery forests and adjoining bush savannas. Socially, baboons live in harems, with one dominant male and one subordinate male with several females and juveniles.

Technical specification

Nikon D810; AF-S NIKKOR 600 mm f/4E FL ED VR  lens at 600mm; 1/400 sec at f8; ISO 800

Technical specification

Nikon D4S; 800 mm f5.6E FL ED VR lens at 800mm; 1/2000 sec at f10; ISO 3200.

Technical specification

Nikon D4S; AF-S NIKKOR 300 mm f2.8G ED VRII lens at 300mm; 1/250 sec at f7.1; ISO 5000

Found in oceans and seas around the world, humpback whales typically migrate up to 25,000 km (16,000 mi) each year. Humpbacks feed in polar  waters, and migrate to tropical or subtropical waters to breed and give birth when they fast and live off their fat reserves. Their diet consists mostly of krill and small fish.  Most of the North Pacific stock of humpback whales winter in three nearshore lower latitude mating and calving areas: Hawai‘i, western Mexico and the islands of southern Japan.

Technical specification

Nikon D4S; AF-S NIKKOR 80-400 mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR lens at 290mm; 1/640 sec at f8; ISO 5000.

Young troop of elephants in Tarangire National Park Tanzania

Technical specification

Nikon D4S; AF-S NIKKOR 800 mm f/5.6E FL ED VR  lens at 800mm; 1/1600 sec at f9; ISO 2500.