Dear All Many greetings, just back in access to the internet after lots of travelling in the field. A couple of days ago as I was counting ants I noticed a blur zipping through the flowers around me. At first I thought that it was a bee. A closer look revealed that this was a … Read more
Saw these beautiful Dutch floral paintings while in transit to the US through Amsterdam – they are all painted before 1700! There are several insects hidden in them too… These paintings were seen as a metaphor for life, time and changing seasons/growing old etc…
Dear All Many greetings – have been in the Western Serengeti for 10 days training guides… Heavy rains and amazing insects everywhere. Watched these incredible Swallowtails soaring about a hilltop… This is the Citrus Swallowtail, one of the most common and beautiful of East African insects… The butterflies gathering at the tops of hills are … Read more
Dear All Many greetings and thanks for the kind comments. I just wanted to share this interesting encounter that I witnessed in Laikipia about a week ago when I was there collecting ants. I have also been chasing after dragonflies and took a break to visit a small dam at Suyian… As it was really … Read more
Dear All Attempted to start the New Year with a morning run and came across this remarkable little person crossing the road. He was so full of character that I just had to sketch him… He obliged by sitting still on a twig – one of the most cooperative subjects I have ever had! Let … Read more
Dear All – I was lucky to spend xmas with my parents in the forest. As I walked back from a small chapel at the edge of the rainforest in Western Kenya after a Christmas carol service, I noticed something large flapping about in the bushes by the path… At first it looked like a … Read more
Dear All, sorry have been travelling all over the place with little time or internet access. Finally spent a few days in Laikipia where this lovely fellow (a Dik-dik) joined us for breakfast every morning…
Dear All – Have been travelling a lot here – but heading back to the bush shortly and thought that I would share this aerial picture with you. A beautiful and stark picture of the Sahara desert taken from the plane!
Dear All – This morning as I stepped out of my house to find this lovely praying mantis meditating in the morning light…
One of the most interesting creatures that I’ve come across so far in Borneo is actually a little green person – an amazing carnivorous plant. This is a Pitcher Plant, of which there are many different species in Borneo. The name is very apt, as the tips of the leaves are extended into these incredible … Read more