Animals

 

October 2004, Chobe NP, Botswana. A big bull giraffe near the Chobe river. Perfect light as the sun was setting - lots of birds perched on him. Taken during "Jeep Adventure Africa" international media launch for the Liberty/Cherokee diesel.December 2004, Essex, England. Penultimate meet of the (West?) Essex Hunt prior to the hunting ban. Foxhounds, obviously.July 2004, Victoria Falls, Zambia. Ververt monkey.Easter 2004, Willingale, Essex. Squib the family Jack Russell on the lawn at Little Firs.August 2005, Royal Oak, MI. Niobe, the oldest (and way less mischevious) of our two adopted cats. Although the shot is blurry due to a slow shutter, I lovethe mood of it.September 2004, Chobe NP, Botswana. Two elephants just hanging out... Chobe has the most dense elephant population on earth, there are estimated to be over 60,000 in the park!January 2005, Essex, England. The final meet of the West Essex Hunt before the foxhunting ban in February - they didn't get a fox that day.March(?) 2004, Del Mar, CA. Sandpiper or something on the beach.March 2005, Royal Oak, MI. It was a beautiful sunny day so I decided to take the camera down to the park. Surprise, surprise I found a squirrel there. Pretty slim chances of THAT happening in Royal Oak!October 2004, Elephant Valley, Botswana. Just some elephants at the watering hole...October 2004, Chobe NP, Botswana. These are the children of that bull giraffe in the first picture - the mother was there too.August 2005 Monterey Aquarium, CA. These jellyfish were in the coolest tank - no colours have been altered - it is like living art. There was little light, so I am glad they came out as well as they did.December 2004, Essex, England. More hounds at the Meet. They didn't hunt that day because the ground was too hard due to frost - not good for the horses' or the hounds' feet.Easter 2004, Willingale, Essex. Squib in action on the lawn. Rare sighting with both ears doing the same thing!October 2004, Victoria Falls, Zambia. Ververt monkey outside my room. The hotel has people specifically employed to shoo away the monkeys and baboons, especially around the dining areas. The littles buggers are accomplished and brazen thieves...October 2004, Chobe NP. Female impala; very graceful creatures.September 2004, Victoria Falls, Zambia. Ververt monkey chilling out on the hotel sunlounger.August 2005, Monterey Aquarium, CA. Fantastic trippy tank.September, 2004, Victoria, Zambia. Another vervet monkey on the sun loungers.Easter 2004, Willingale. Squib in her more usual pose with one ear up and one down.July 2004, Victoria, Zambia. A Vervet monkey just after dawn getting ready to raid the breakfast tables.October 2004, Chobe NP, Botswana. Two bulls grazing on the Chobe floodplain.October 2004, Chobe NP, Botswana. Beautiful male Impala.December 2004, Essex. Cooky's lab, whose name I've forgotten...September 2005, Royal Oak. Niobe, one of the two cats that we adopted doing what cats do best...March 2005, Royal Oak. That same squirrel posing for the camera.July 2004, Chobe NP, Botswana. Large bull heading to the river to drink.October 2004, Elephant Valley, Botswana. Drinking at the watering hole.September 2004, Victoria, Zambia. Apparently baboons have longer canines than lions!October 2004, Elephant Valley, Botswana. Two bulls at the watering hole.June(?) 2005, Moab, Utah. A lovely palamino at Sorrel River Ranch where we had the first drives of the Jeep Commander.August 2005, Monterey, CA. Another cool jellyfish.July 2004, Chobe NP, Botswana. Two lions about to mate - incredible to see. Evidently they go away by themselves for 48 hours and have sex every 15 minutes!December 2004, Willingale. A retrieve.September 2004, Victoria, Zambia. The Fonz of vervet monkeys.June 2005, Moab, Utah. The same palamino at Sorrel River Ranch.December 2004, Willingale. Dogs in the beaters' waggon.December 2004, Willingale. It's not doing aerobatics - it's been shot.July 2004, Chobe NP, Botswana. The two lions post-coitus.Easter 2004, Willingale. Ghillie, father's current Lab.December 2004, Essex. More hounds at the meet.July 2004, Chobe NP, Botswana. I am damned if I can remember the name of this bird. I know it's not a lilac-breasted rolla. Perhaps an emerald starling, or something like that. I will look into it - probably.December 1994, Mashbury, Essex. Labs keenly interested in the shooting.December 1993, Mashbury, Essex. Sara Gadd picking up.June, 2005, Moab, Utah. The same horse again!December, 2000, Rochester, Michigan. A mallard on the snow.Easter 2004, Willingale, Essex. Squib again.December 2002, Detroit Zoo. Ermm... a tiger.December, 2000, Rochester, Michigan. A rare sighting of a squirrel in the park.September, 2004, Victoria Falls, Zambia. Another vervet monkey relaxing by the Zambezi.

October, 2004, Elephant Valley, Botswana. Just a perfect view with the acacia tree in the background.Summer, 1992, Willingale, Essex. Compass catching a clod - the dog would catch anything you threw for her!December, 2004, Willingale Essex. Willingale Shoot, one of Mike Hodge's beautiful dogs - German something-or-other, I think!July, 2004, Chobe NP, Botswana. A herd of elephants was heading towards the river, so we stopped on the trail in their path. This matriarch came within 15 feet of the car and stayed there for a good 5 minutes - just beautiful. I had to quickly change from the long lens that I had been using!August, 2005, Monterey, California. These fish in the aquarium would just hang motionless in this upright position, almost like they were being crucified...December, 1993, Mashbury, Essex. Mashbury Shoot, and Compass is keen to get on with the next drive...June, 2005, Moab, Utah. Apparently, I couldn't get enough pictures of this palamino! I do love the butte in the background; it is definitely a very Utah picture.July, 2004, Chobe NP, Botswana. The same matriarch from the previous photo before she got quite so close.2005, Catsby my old cat doing what cats do best.December, 2004, Essex. All of the hunt horses and riders are impeccably turned-out, this one is obviously no exception. This was the last hunt before the ban.October, 2004, Elephant Valley, Botswana. More action at the watering hole.December, 2004, Willingale, Essex. A close-up of Ghillie.Summer, 2000, Scotland. AYE! A Highland Coo, as the locals would say...October, 2004, Elephant Valley, Botswana. You would never believe it, but this is another picture of yet more elephants at the watering hole...

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