a wildebeest calf, having successfully crossed the Mara River, climbing to the top of the steep river bank where he will now need to locate his mother amid the confusion. The mother and calf locating each other is critical as the calf cannot survive on its own and no other wildebeest is likely to “adopt” a stray.
The critical point of the annual wildebeest migration is crossing the Mara River. Predators, notably crocodiles, gather at crossing points and await their prey.
This animal was one of a huge herd, numbering probably in excess of 300 individuals, was covered in yellow-billed oxpecker birds.
It was worth having the camera constantly ready to capture any interesting behaviour as it occurs. In this instance two zebras stopped grazing momentarily to engage in this “biting” behaviour.
A series of images captured in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater where lions were seen in good numbers and at fairly close range too.
In Ngorongoro Crater, the grass on the floor of the crater is quite short and so sighting lions and other animals is reasonably easy
