These two lions were on the lookout for eventual preys , they had been walking for quite some time, when they stopped suddenly and the lion rested his head on his brother’s back.
Young Omani cameleer II. /
This cute young Omani cameleer was most obliging letting me photograph him in the desert.
Young Omani cameleer. /
This lovely little Omani cameleer had the most incredible connection with the camels. His favourite one was this female.
Camera driver or Cameleer /
Camels are wrapped up in the identity and culture of Omani bedouins and actively contribute to the creation of that culture by co-shaping the emotional and cognitive landscape of their shared reality with humans.
Desert in Oman in the setting sun. /
At sunset the different colours of the dunes are really beautiful. The shadows and light accentuate the different contours of the dunes and brings out the patterns on the dunes created by the wind.
Lioness on the lookout. /
In the soft setting sun this lioness was standing on a dried out tree looking around for an eventual prey.
Elephant mud bath /
Elephants prefer fresh water in the water hole, so this particular elephant broke the water pump and was having fun with the water gushing out of the pipe, drinking and having a great mud bath.
Hornbill /
Hornbills are tropical birds named for their unusually large, curved bills, some of which are adorned with a large casque, a hollow structure made from keratin.
Bushman in the Kalahari Desert /
On a cold morning in the Kalahari I visited a Bushmen camp. The Kalahari Bushmen have survived for 40,000 years. Their home is the vast Kalahari Desert which covers a part of Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.
Zebras drinking /
Zebras drinking in a soft golden backlight on the first day in the Kalahari in Botswana, August 2022.
Happily co-habitating /
While the giraffe was drinking at the waterhole, with the elephants grazing peacefully in the background, the zebras came to the edge of the waterhole to drink which explains the cheeky expression on the giraffe’s face.
Oxpecker and Giraffe /
This pretty oxpecker had landed on the giraffe’s head, which obviously irritated the giraffe, so the oxpecker decided to take off. Oxpeckers feed exclusively on what they can collect from the skin of large African animals. Their diet includes dead skin, ixodid ticks, mucus, saliva, blood, sweat and tears.
Big roar after mating /
This beautiful lion let out a huge roar after mating. When lions reproduce, males in the pride simply copulate with any female lions in heat. Males often guard their mating partners until her estrus cycle is finished and fight with other males that try to approach her.
Elephant emotion /
Two young elephants playing with lots of emotion and so cute to witness in the Massai Mara in Kenya 2022.
Hang on there /
Oxpeckers as well as eating ticks an other external parasites also acts as a watchman for the mammals on which it happens to be situated. When danger approaches, a hissing call warns its host to a potential and nearby predatory threat, thus allowing the host, ample opportunity to either flee or fight. This particular situation was quite comical, seeing the bird hanging on the buffalo’s eye lid with his little claws.
Lions and cubs. /
On the top of a hill called Black Rock in the Massai Mara, these lionesses were enjoying the warmth of the early rays of the morning sunshine. There were nine cubs, some of them suckling their mother, the others just walking around the lionesses.
Lisbon doors and balconies. /
This sweet lady was curious about me photographing her doors, opened it up slightly and let me photograph her.
Lisbon by night. /
Beautiful, amazing Lisbon at night. The different colours of the buildings with views of the Rio Tejo are a must to be seen.
Art Exhibition at Art Catto in Loulé, Portugal. /
A few more photos of my exhibition at Art Catto in Loulé, Algarve, Portugal, with African sunsets, the Namibian desert photographed from an air balloon, and wildlife animals in their natural habitat. Opening hours Monday to Friday 10h to 18H. Saturday 10h to 13h.
Buffalos rushing to the waterhole. /
At the end of the day after waiting patiently at a waterhole a herd of buffalos stirring up a lot of dust came rushing to the water. On the other side of the water were nine lions, but keeping their distance as they had already taken down a buffalo.
