Life in the Landscape Archive

marsh pride at Ndutu – lion family life

Life in the Serengeti

I planned and booked this safari direct with Roy Safaris based in Arusha Tanzania, we have used Roy Safaris to organize six safaris and totally recommend them. Roy Safaris are very experienced and give excellent advice when planning a safari. They deliver an outstanding service and experience not least because of their exceptional guides and well prepared vehicles.

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Lions living and hunting at Ndutu

Life in the Serengeti

I planned and booked this safari direct with Roy Safaris based in Arusha Tanzania, we have used Roy Safaris to organize six safaris and totally recommend them. Roy Safaris are very experienced and give excellent advice when planning a safari. They deliver an outstanding service and experience not least because of their exceptional guides and well prepared vehicles.

www.roysafaris.com

Cheetah in the Ndutu landscape

Life in the Serengeti

I planned and booked this safari direct with Roy Safaris based in Arusha Tanzania, we have used Roy Safaris to organize six safaris and totally recommend them. Roy Safaris are very experienced and give excellent advice when planning a safari. They deliver an outstanding service and experience not least because of their exceptional guides and well prepared vehicles.

www.roysafaris.com

Wildebeest calving at Ndutu

Life in the Serengeti

In the south of the Serengeti ecosystem the soil is regularly renewed by volcanic ash, this helps to produce some of the richest grassland in Africa. Ndutu is in the heart of this area and it is here that the Wildebeest give birth to their calves as the rich grass helps them to produce sufficient milk. But the Wildebeest herds do not pause and calves have to be walking within a few minutes of birth and running soon after. These images were taken round Ndutu in February and attempt to give a glimpse into the lives and deaths of these remarkable animals.

I planned and booked this safari direct with Roy Safaris based in Arusha Tanzania, we have used Roy Safaris to organize six safaris and totally recommend them. Roy Safaris are very experienced and give excellent advice when planning a safari. They deliver an outstanding service and experience not least because of their exceptional guides and well prepared vehicles.

www.roysafaris.com

Fishing Ospreys of Rothiemurchus

Ospreys in the Caingorm Landscape

The return of Ospreys to Scotland is one of the outstanding conservation good news stories in the UK. Since the first pair returned to breed at Loch Garten 50 years ago, ospreys have become an established part of the spring and summer scenery; especially in the Cairngorms National Park.

The Rothiemurchus estate has a proud history in the conservation of ospreys. Before the species succumbed to persecution at the beginning of the 20th Century the Rothiemurchus Estate was one of the last areas where the birds were appreciated and protected. The Estate is building on this fine history today by actively supporting and encouraging the iconic Scottish ospreys.

Young ospreys need to eat a lot of fish to build the strength to survive in the nest and migrate to Africa. It is the job of the male adults to feed both the chicks and their mothers during this critical summer period. The Rothiemurchus estate actively encourages the birds to fish at the lochs around the estate fish farm near Aviemore. This helps ensure the young birds always have enough to eat, even when fishing is difficult at other locations.

One benefit of this policy is that Rothiemurchus is one of the best locations anywhere to watch and photograph fishing ospreys. All the images here were taken on the Rothiemurchus Estate.

To get more info on Osprey watching at Rothiemurchus click on the link below and then click “On Land”

www.rothiemurchus-activities.co.uk/Activities.aspx

Osprey Cairngorm NP Scotland

Ospreys in the Caingorm Landscape

To get more info on Osprey watching at Rothiemurchus click on the link below and then click “On Land”

www.rothiemurchus-activities.co.uk/Activities.aspx

Life and Landscape in East Anglia

Life and Landscape in East Anglia, Life in the British landscape

Tanzania animals and birds 2006

Life in the Serengeti

In May wildebeest and zebra pass through the Seronera area of the Serengeti National Park on their great migration. In May 2006 the grassland at Seronera was very lush and the number of animals particularly high.

On this page I have tried to give feel of what it is like to be in the middle of the migration and the restless movement of vast herds of wildebeest and zebra. I have also included some of the other birds and animals that interact with and depend on the migration.

We used Roy Safaris for this trip, their excellent guide was largely responsible for our incredible experience and the images we were able to capture.