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Atara is a hissy queen!! A very very beautiful but hissy North Chinese Leopard. Always a joy at the Big Cat Sanctuary.
Nias photographed on his lookout at Big Cat Sanctuary, Kent, a few weeks before being put to sleep. Nias was 18 and had advanced kidney failure. He had spent most of his life at the Big Cat Sanctuary and was a firm favourite with the keepers and photographers.
Nias is a Sumatran Tiger, photographed against a backdrop of a large Rowan tree at Big Cat Sanctuary
When Azizi was a baby, I had to hand feed him for several months as he only weighed 49g and the first winter was touch and go whether he would survive or not. He was seen by the vet frequently and also went under general anaesthetic for a blood test! A scary moment for me! As a result I handled him several times a day, daily, to feed him with a tiny syringe, so he would gain weight. So whilst he is supremely comfortable in my hand, what tends to happen is he dribbles when I photograph him.... a lot, in anticipation of being fed!
It's cute as hell but also explains the dribble in the image!
Spotted Pardalote about to take off. This is one oif my favourite little birds and is only about as big as my thumb!
Eddie is owned by my friend, Laura Ridings. A very sweet disposition indeed! He very happily posed for this portrait!
Actually, the little sweetie isnt waving, though that's the general belief. Apparently it's their way of saying 'You're too close!' (Though if you look at my lens, you will see I was a fair way away from the pup. Though it was nice to have the eye contact.
Last Donna Nook image for this year.
Qara is a Pallas's cat at Big Cat Sanctuary. Sometimes called the 'Flat headed cat,' they are solitary, wary and usually have a look of disdain on their faces when you do see them, which has earned them the name 'the original grumpy cat!'
One more fact for you! Their eyes are the only eyes that shrink their pupils into small circles as humans do. Their pupils do not widen into vertical slits as other small cats do.
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Green cay wetlands
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perhaps also curious...a Pale Chanting Goshawk juvenile (my first sighting of one) in Etosha. I was almost at the same level as it, in a big overland truck and it was on the top of a small tree, as I started to photograph, it became more curious about the sound of my camera and instead of flying away stayed to entertain our group who were fascinated by the way it was interacting with us...
Simply incredible Jaguar rosettes on this magnificent male who fathered a cub at Big Cat Sanctuary last year.
A rare variant within the jaguar species, a small percentage of Jaguars have a black colouration to their coat. But while the black jaguar may appear to be all black, in certain light, it has spots exactly like other jaguars called “rosettes.” Neron has very marked rosettes as you can see, which are always very clear whether he is in sunshine or not.
One very delighted European Brown bear!! The very pretty Emilia having a soak in her pond!!
Photographed at Wolds Wildlife Park
The enigmatic and very present Puma, Viktoria... loving that position she held.. Photographed with awe at the Big Cat Sanctuary, Kent
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Bar-tailed Godwit, male in breeeding plumage - the tan feathers on his breast.
Bar-tailed Godwit flies from Alaska to Australia for the summer months here - a non-stop flight of over 10,000kms (6200miles) across the Pacific, the longest known non-stop flight of any bird!
Here is an article showing where a Bar-tailed Godwit sets non-stop of 13,560kms or 8,400mils from Alaska to Tasmania!!! An amazing feat of endurance.
www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/27/bar-tailed-go...
Nice eye contact with this hare I saw in the city park, kindly it stopped and posed for me for a while so that I could take a series of photos. Again and again, I see wild animals in the middle of my town, even in my own garden, including hedgehogs, pheasants, rabbits, squirrels and some birds like cormorants, herons, and kites.
This little one had paused for a quick look to be sure that I wasn't moving too close. A few moments after this shot was snapped, she was back to her grazing.
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This was my first trip out to look for these beautiful owls in a long time. No matter how many times I see them, they always take my breath away. I was rewarded to see three that day.
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A 2.5 hour trip to Canberra to get photos of Robins and was rewarded with a sighting of a few Scarlet Robins like this little guy.