Puffin photography in The Shetland Islands booked 26th june to 4th july. Puffins are cuter than cutest. Have a look at the photo courtesy of Viktor Sundberg.
A few days booked on mainland Shetland and a few more at Fair Isle which is a tiny Island south of the mainland. Me, my fellow photographers, 70 local inhabitants and loads of puffins… Only….
Mini adventure planned… Early April I will be visiting Lake Hornborga (Hornborgasjön) in Sweden which is most famous for the large amounts of common cranes resting there on their way further north. The record amount of cranes at one time is 26500 and was in 2012 but 6-10 000 at one time is more realistic to expect. Wish me happy shooting! Since this is my first time I had to ask a friend for a photo. Thank you Viktor Sundberg!
Arghhh!!! Soo many amazing places to visit! I am trying to plan my next African photographic adventure. I’m planning for next autumn but it seems I am already late since a lot is fully booked. There are soo many incredible places to see: Masai Mara, Okavango Delta, Mashatu game reserve, Serengeti, Amboseli, Kruger national park etc etc. All of them with pros and cons. Trying to find something to a decent price and which is not already booked turns out to be a nightmare. I have been looking for days now and cannot seem to find the right thing. 🙁 But I am sure I find something in the end.
This year I and the family went to Sweden for Christmas to meet up with family for the first time in many years. For all of you who has not been to Sweden it is normally harsh weather and kind of greyish in December. If it is overcast and the sun is hiding (very normal conditions) you need to wrap up the iso and your images gets somewhat noisy. One day I met up with an old army friend, who I havent seen in about 15 years or so, and his photography buddies. We met up in a nature reserve in Särö on the west coast of Sweden. It was a grey, rainy, windy and cold day so the conditions where not the best. Fortunately the rain stopped just before we set out. I choose some of the best images of the day for a mini-gallery below. Some decent images and very nice to meet up with an old friend so overall a good day 🙂
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You can’t help feeling an urge to pick up and cuddle with these adorable little kittens although it is probably not advisable… 🙂
This specific one is one of the four that I mentioned in a previous post below (“Motherhood”)
After some 2 hours driving around on the Savannah we noticed this little cutie hitchhiking on our side mirror. He sat there the whole day. I guess he enjoyed the ride 🙂 When we got back to camp he disembarked the vehicle just like the rest of us 🙂
Found this little gold nugget in my rejects today. Have no idea why it was there. I think she’s a stunner!
One morning at around 0700 we got a call on the radio that a topi is giving birth. We rush there with the 4×4 but we are just about 5-10 minutes too late to see the actual birth but it was still an amazing sight. This new little life in the middle of the savannah, with lions and cheetahs around, wobbling around and finally manage to get on its feet and start to suckle. A new life was born.
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This beautiful lady, on a fresh kill with her four cubs, is one hardy mum. Although only 3 cubs were kind enough to parade for this photo she actually has 4 cubs to provide for on the plains of the Masai Mara. A tough job with lions, leopard and hyenas around. Other cats gladly kill both adult and young cheetahs if they get a chance. This particular cheetah actually gave birth to 5 cubs. One was tragically killed by accident by a safari vehicle. Tragic, but fortunately an extremely rare incident. We arrived to this scene just moments after she managed to provide this meal for her and her cubs. Unfortunately it would be extremely rare if she manages to bring up all the remaining cubs alive. Only 1 of 4 cheetah cubs makes it to adulthood.
One day in the Mara the wildebeest were grouping up near the Mara river and we thought for a while that we’ll see a mighty crossing. The wildebeest had other plans and whilst waiting and hoping for them to cross we took a de-tour. Looking for leopard in the thicket we came across this little cutie. It is the worlds smallest antelope and it is called a dik-dik. Very skittish and hard to get a decent shot. This came out great though.
Look at those eyes. Size of saucers.
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