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Select a keyword abstract action adelie penguin aerial affection africa african african darter african elephant african leopard african lion african white-backed vulture aggression alaska albatross albino amazon kingfisher american mink animal and buildings animal expressions animal in habitat animal in landscape animal markings animal signs animals in religion antarctic base antarctic skua antarctica anteaters antelopes & gazelles antelopes and gazelles arctic arctic fox arctic tern arctic wolf armadillo artistic ascension island asia asian elephant asian leopard asiatic black bear atlantic salmon atmospheric australia autumn baboon badger bald eagle bamboo lemur bandhavgarh baobarb tree barn owl barnacle goose barrow's goldeneye bat eared fox beach beaches bean goose bears beaver bee eater beetle bengal tiger bewick swans big cat big cats birds birds in colonies birds in landscape birds of prey bison bittern black & white black & white ruffed lemur black and white black bear black browed albatross black faced ibis black grouse black headed gull black panther black rhino black swan black-backed jackal Black-browed albatross black-faced skimmer black-winged stilt blackbird blue tit bluebells bobcat bosque del apache botswana bottlenose dolphin bovids brazil brown bear brown bears brown hare brown hyena brown lemur brown skua buffalo bullfinch bunting burchells zebra bushbuck caiman calling camoflague camouflague canada canada goose canid canids cape buffalo cape fur seal cape teal capercaillie capybara cara cara caracal caracara caribbean carolina wood duck carrying cattle egret cerro dragon chameleon changeable hawk eagle chasing cheetah children chill-out chillout chimpanzee china chinese water deer chinstrap penguin chital close-up clouded leopard clouds co-operation coal tit coast coastline coat coati mundi cokes hartebeest colonies common eider common jay common kingfisher common langur common pochard common shelduck common shrew common wildebeest communication coot cormorant cougar country sports courtship cover shots cows coyote crab crabeater seal cranes crested tit crocodile crustacean cub curlew cute damaraland dambulla deception island deer desert desert black rhino dik-dik displaying divers dog dolphins domestic domestic dog donkey drinking ducks dung beetle eagles eastern diamondback rattlesnake eastern white pelican eco-tourism ecotourism ecuador egrets eider eider duck elephant elephant seal elk endangered espaniola espinoza euro europe european bison european brown bear european hare european kingfisher european lynx european otter european rabbit european red fox european robin european wolf exploring falconry falkland flightless steamer duck falkland Islands fallow deer family farm animals feeding fernandina island festivals field sports fieldfare fighting finland fish fishing flamingo flehmen flightless birds florida panther flower flowers flying flying steamer duck forts and temples fox francolin frogs fur seals gadwall galapagos galapagos giant tortoise galapagos green turtle galapagos sea lion gamebirds gannets garden garden birds gazelle geese gentoo penguin gerenuk giant anteater giant otter giant panda giant petrel giant tortoise giraffe glaciers glossy ibis goats golden eagle golden jackal golden plover goldeneye goldfinch gorilla goshawk great ape great black-backed gull great blue heron great cormorant great crested grebe great egret great grey owl great tit greater flamingo greater rhea greater spotted woodpecker grebe grebes green sandpiper green turtle green woodpecker green-winged macaw greenfinch greenland white-fronted goose greeting grevys zebra grey heron grey partridge grey seal grey squirrel grey-headed albatross greylag geese griraffe grizzly bear grooming & preening grooming and preening group grouse guira cuckoo gull gulls hammerkop hare harp seal harrier hartebeest hawfinch hawk owl hedgehog hedgerow hen harrier herd herds heron herons herring gull hiding highland cow hippo hirwa hooded merganser hoopoe horned-nose chameleon horses humpback whale hunting hyacinth macaw hyena ibis iceberg iguana impala imperial cormorant imperial shag india indian cobra indian roller indo-chinese tiger indri inquisitive isabela island islay jacana jackal jackass penguin jaguar japan japanese crane japanese macaque jay jumping katavi kenya king cormorant king penguin king shag kingfisher kingfishers kite klipspringer knot kodiak brown bear kudu kwitonda lake nakuru land crab land iguana land monitor landscape landscapes langur lappet-faced vulture lapwing lark lava lizard leadership leaf-tailed gecko leaping learning lemur lenticular clouds leopard leopard cat leopard seal lesser flamingo light-mantled sooty albatross lion little blue heron little egret little green bee-eater little owl lizard local people loch suinart long eared owl long tailed tit long-eared owl looking looking back lowland gorilla lynx macaroni penguins macaws madagascar magellan snipe magellanic oystercatcher magellanic penguin malaysian sun bear mallard mallard duck mammal mammals man & wildlife man and wildlife mandarin duck mangrove forest marine iguana marine mammals marsh crocodile masai giraffe masai mara masai mara africa mating meerkat merganser merlin michael migration mink money monkey monochrome moorhen moose mother mother & young mother and young mother with young mountain gorilla mountain lion mountain zebra mugger crocodile muntjac deer mustelids mute swan namaqua chameleon namibia native people new mexico nile crocodile ningaloo reef north america north seymour northern elephant seal northern harrier northern lynx norway nursing ocelot orangutan osprey otter owls oystercatcher pacific rim pack ice panda pangolin pantanal parc des volcans parrots parson's chameleon partridge patagonian crested duck patterns in nature peacock pelican pelicans penguin people people & places peregrine falcon perehera petrel pheasant pigs pine grosbeak pine marten pinkbacked pelican pinnawala orphanage playing plaza sur pochard polar bear polar bears pollanoruwa poppy port lockroy portrait predator predator & prey predator and prey predator with prey predators primates puffin puffins puma punta espinosa punta suarez quebec quebec city queensland rabbit rainforest ranthambore raptors rattlesnakes rear view red deer red fox red grouse red kite red lechwe red panda red ruffed lemur red squirrel red-billed francolin red-legged partridge red-throated diver redcrested korhaan redshank redwing reflection relaxing religion reproduction reptile reptiles resting rhino ring tailed lemur ring-tailed lemur roadrunner roan antelope robin rockhopper penguin rodent roe deer rollers roost roosting roseate spoonbill rothschild giraffe ruddy headed geese ruddy shelduck running russia rwanda sabinyo saddle-billed stork sally lightfoot crab salmon saltwater crocodile samburu sandhill crane santa cruz savannah baboon scarlet macaws scavenger scent marking scotland scottish wildcat sea lion sea mammals sea otter seabird seabirds seal sealion seals sepia tone serval shackleton shag sharp-winged teal sheep shelduck shooting short eared owl short-eared owl siberian tiger sifaka sigiriya sika sika deer silhouette silvery grebe simbiosis singing skua skylark slavonian grebes sleeping sloth small cat small cats smew snakes snipe snow snow & ice snow and ice snow bunting snow geese snow leopard snowy owl somerset song thrush sossusvlei south africa south america south georgia south georgia fur seal south luangwa south shetland islands southern giant petrel southern giraffe sparrow sparrowhawk speed spotted deer spotted hyena spring squirrel squirrels sri lanka stalking starling steamer duck stellar sea eagle stoat stone curlew storks storm stretching striated caracara summer sunrise and sunset sunset surfing svalbard swallow swallow-tailed bee eater swans swimming taking off and landing tanzania tapir tawny owl territorial territorial behaviour thailand thomsons gazelle thrush tiger tiger heron timber wolf toco toucan tomato frog topi tortoise toucan tourism tracks transporting tree anteater tree sparrow tricolour heron tsessebe tufted duck turtle two-toed sloth uk underwater union urban wildlife urbina bay vancouver island verreaux sifaka virunga mountains virungas vultures wader waders wales walking walking away walrus wandering albatross warrior warthog washing watching water buck water rail water vole waterberg biosphere waterbird waterbuck waterfowl waxwing weasel lepilemur weather weddell seal western australia whale shark whales whaling whaling station white faced scops owl white rhino white-fronted goose white-tailed sea eagle whooper swan wild boar wild dog wild goats wildebeest wildlife rescue willow tit winter wolf wolverine wood duck woodland woodpecker woodpeckers yawning yellow land crab yellow-billed stork yellowhammer young zambia zebra
Select a keyword abstract action adelie penguin aerial affection africa african african darter african elephant african leopard african lion african white-backed vulture aggression alaska albatross albino amazon kingfisher american mink animal and buildings animal expressions animal in habitat animal in landscape animal markings animal signs animals in religion antarctic base antarctic skua antarctica anteaters antelopes & gazelles antelopes and gazelles arctic arctic fox arctic tern arctic wolf armadillo artistic ascension island asia asian elephant asian leopard asiatic black bear atlantic salmon atmospheric australia autumn baboon badger bald eagle bamboo lemur bandhavgarh baobarb tree barn owl barnacle goose barrow's goldeneye bat eared fox beach beaches bean goose bears beaver bee eater beetle bengal tiger bewick swans big cat big cats birds birds in colonies birds in landscape birds of prey bison bittern black & white black & white ruffed lemur black and white black bear black browed albatross black faced ibis black grouse black headed gull black panther black rhino black swan black-backed jackal Black-browed albatross black-faced skimmer black-winged stilt blackbird blue tit bluebells bobcat bosque del apache botswana bottlenose dolphin bovids brazil brown bear brown bears brown hare brown hyena brown lemur brown skua buffalo bullfinch bunting burchells zebra bushbuck caiman calling camoflague camouflague canada canada goose canid canids cape buffalo cape fur seal cape teal capercaillie capybara cara cara caracal caracara caribbean carolina wood duck carrying cattle egret cerro dragon chameleon changeable hawk eagle chasing cheetah children chill-out chillout chimpanzee china chinese water deer chinstrap penguin chital close-up clouded leopard clouds co-operation coal tit coast coastline coat coati mundi cokes hartebeest colonies common eider common jay common kingfisher common langur common pochard common shelduck common shrew common wildebeest communication coot cormorant cougar country sports courtship cover shots cows coyote crab crabeater seal cranes crested tit crocodile crustacean cub curlew cute damaraland dambulla deception island deer desert desert black rhino dik-dik displaying divers dog dolphins domestic domestic dog donkey drinking ducks dung beetle eagles eastern diamondback rattlesnake eastern white pelican eco-tourism ecotourism ecuador egrets eider eider duck elephant elephant seal elk endangered espaniola espinoza euro europe european bison european brown bear european hare european kingfisher european lynx european otter european rabbit european red fox european robin european wolf exploring falconry falkland flightless steamer duck falkland Islands fallow deer family farm animals feeding fernandina island festivals field sports fieldfare fighting finland fish fishing flamingo flehmen flightless birds florida panther flower flowers flying flying steamer duck forts and temples fox francolin frogs fur seals gadwall galapagos galapagos giant tortoise galapagos green turtle galapagos sea lion gamebirds gannets garden garden birds gazelle geese gentoo penguin gerenuk giant anteater giant otter giant panda giant petrel giant tortoise giraffe glaciers glossy ibis goats golden eagle golden jackal golden plover goldeneye goldfinch gorilla goshawk great ape great black-backed gull great blue heron great cormorant great crested grebe great egret great grey owl great tit greater flamingo greater rhea greater spotted woodpecker grebe grebes green sandpiper green turtle green woodpecker green-winged macaw greenfinch greenland white-fronted goose greeting grevys zebra grey heron grey partridge grey seal grey squirrel grey-headed albatross greylag geese griraffe grizzly bear grooming & preening grooming and preening group grouse guira cuckoo gull gulls hammerkop hare harp seal harrier hartebeest hawfinch hawk owl hedgehog hedgerow hen harrier herd herds heron herons herring gull hiding highland cow hippo hirwa hooded merganser hoopoe horned-nose chameleon horses humpback whale hunting hyacinth macaw hyena ibis iceberg iguana impala imperial cormorant imperial shag india indian cobra indian roller indo-chinese tiger indri inquisitive isabela island islay jacana jackal jackass penguin jaguar japan japanese crane japanese macaque jay jumping katavi kenya king cormorant king penguin king shag kingfisher kingfishers kite klipspringer knot kodiak brown bear kudu kwitonda lake nakuru land crab land iguana land monitor landscape landscapes langur lappet-faced vulture lapwing lark lava lizard leadership leaf-tailed gecko leaping learning lemur lenticular clouds leopard leopard cat leopard seal lesser flamingo light-mantled sooty albatross lion little blue heron little egret little green bee-eater little owl lizard local people loch suinart long eared owl long tailed tit long-eared owl looking looking back lowland gorilla lynx macaroni penguins macaws madagascar magellan snipe magellanic oystercatcher magellanic penguin malaysian sun bear mallard mallard duck mammal mammals man & wildlife man and wildlife mandarin duck mangrove forest marine iguana marine mammals marsh crocodile masai giraffe masai mara masai mara africa mating meerkat merganser merlin michael migration mink money monkey monochrome moorhen moose mother mother & young mother and young mother with young mountain gorilla mountain lion mountain zebra mugger crocodile muntjac deer mustelids mute swan namaqua chameleon namibia native people new mexico nile crocodile ningaloo reef north america north seymour northern elephant seal northern harrier northern lynx norway nursing ocelot orangutan osprey otter owls oystercatcher pacific rim pack ice panda pangolin pantanal parc des volcans parrots parson's chameleon partridge patagonian crested duck patterns in nature peacock pelican pelicans penguin people people & places peregrine falcon perehera petrel pheasant pigs pine grosbeak pine marten pinkbacked pelican pinnawala orphanage playing plaza sur pochard polar bear polar bears pollanoruwa poppy port lockroy portrait predator predator & prey predator and prey predator with prey predators primates puffin puffins puma punta espinosa punta suarez quebec quebec city queensland rabbit rainforest ranthambore raptors rattlesnakes rear view red deer red fox red grouse red kite red lechwe red panda red ruffed lemur red squirrel red-billed francolin red-legged partridge red-throated diver redcrested korhaan redshank redwing reflection relaxing religion reproduction reptile reptiles resting rhino ring tailed lemur ring-tailed lemur roadrunner roan antelope robin rockhopper penguin rodent roe deer rollers roost roosting roseate spoonbill rothschild giraffe ruddy headed geese ruddy shelduck running russia rwanda sabinyo saddle-billed stork sally lightfoot crab salmon saltwater crocodile samburu sandhill crane santa cruz savannah baboon scarlet macaws scavenger scent marking scotland scottish wildcat sea lion sea mammals sea otter seabird seabirds seal sealion seals sepia tone serval shackleton shag sharp-winged teal sheep shelduck shooting short eared owl short-eared owl siberian tiger sifaka sigiriya sika sika deer silhouette silvery grebe simbiosis singing skua skylark slavonian grebes sleeping sloth small cat small cats smew snakes snipe snow snow & ice snow and ice snow bunting snow geese snow leopard snowy owl somerset song thrush sossusvlei south africa south america south georgia south georgia fur seal south luangwa south shetland islands southern giant petrel southern giraffe sparrow sparrowhawk speed spotted deer spotted hyena spring squirrel squirrels sri lanka stalking starling steamer duck stellar sea eagle stoat stone curlew storks storm stretching striated caracara summer sunrise and sunset sunset surfing svalbard swallow swallow-tailed bee eater swans swimming taking off and landing tanzania tapir tawny owl territorial territorial behaviour thailand thomsons gazelle thrush tiger tiger heron timber wolf toco toucan tomato frog topi tortoise toucan tourism tracks transporting tree anteater tree sparrow tricolour heron tsessebe tufted duck turtle two-toed sloth uk underwater union urban wildlife urbina bay vancouver island verreaux sifaka virunga mountains virungas vultures wader waders wales walking walking away walrus wandering albatross warrior warthog washing watching water buck water rail water vole waterberg biosphere waterbird waterbuck waterfowl waxwing weasel lepilemur weather weddell seal western australia whale shark whales whaling whaling station white faced scops owl white rhino white-fronted goose white-tailed sea eagle whooper swan wild boar wild dog wild goats wildebeest wildlife rescue willow tit winter wolf wolverine wood duck woodland woodpecker woodpeckers yawning yellow land crab yellow-billed stork yellowhammer young zambia zebra
Select a keyword abstract action adelie penguin aerial affection africa african african darter african elephant african leopard african lion african white-backed vulture aggression alaska albatross albino amazon kingfisher american mink animal and buildings animal expressions animal in habitat animal in landscape animal markings animal signs animals in religion antarctic base antarctic skua antarctica anteaters antelopes & gazelles antelopes and gazelles arctic arctic fox arctic tern arctic wolf armadillo artistic ascension island asia asian elephant asian leopard asiatic black bear atlantic salmon atmospheric australia autumn baboon badger bald eagle bamboo lemur bandhavgarh baobarb tree barn owl barnacle goose barrow's goldeneye bat eared fox beach beaches bean goose bears beaver bee eater beetle bengal tiger bewick swans big cat big cats birds birds in colonies birds in landscape birds of prey bison bittern black & white black & white ruffed lemur black and white black bear black browed albatross black faced ibis black grouse black headed gull black panther black rhino black swan black-backed jackal Black-browed albatross black-faced skimmer black-winged stilt blackbird blue tit bluebells bobcat bosque del apache botswana bottlenose dolphin bovids brazil brown bear brown bears brown hare brown hyena brown lemur brown skua buffalo bullfinch bunting burchells zebra bushbuck caiman calling camoflague camouflague canada canada goose canid canids cape buffalo cape fur seal cape teal capercaillie capybara cara cara caracal caracara caribbean carolina wood duck carrying cattle egret cerro dragon chameleon changeable hawk eagle chasing cheetah children chill-out chillout chimpanzee china chinese water deer chinstrap penguin chital close-up clouded leopard clouds co-operation coal tit coast coastline coat coati mundi cokes hartebeest colonies common eider common jay common kingfisher common langur common pochard common shelduck common shrew common wildebeest communication coot cormorant cougar country sports courtship cover shots cows coyote crab crabeater seal cranes crested tit crocodile crustacean cub curlew cute damaraland dambulla deception island deer desert desert black rhino dik-dik displaying divers dog dolphins domestic domestic dog donkey drinking ducks dung beetle eagles eastern diamondback rattlesnake eastern white pelican eco-tourism ecotourism ecuador egrets eider eider duck elephant elephant seal elk endangered espaniola espinoza euro europe european bison european brown bear european hare european kingfisher european lynx european otter european rabbit european red fox european robin european wolf exploring falconry falkland flightless steamer duck falkland Islands fallow deer family farm animals feeding fernandina island festivals field sports fieldfare fighting finland fish fishing flamingo flehmen flightless birds florida panther flower flowers flying flying steamer duck forts and temples fox francolin frogs fur seals gadwall galapagos galapagos giant tortoise galapagos green turtle galapagos sea lion gamebirds gannets garden garden birds gazelle geese gentoo penguin gerenuk giant anteater giant otter giant panda giant petrel giant tortoise giraffe glaciers glossy ibis goats golden eagle golden jackal golden plover goldeneye goldfinch gorilla goshawk great ape great black-backed gull great blue heron great cormorant great crested grebe great egret great grey owl great tit greater flamingo greater rhea greater spotted woodpecker grebe grebes green sandpiper green turtle green woodpecker green-winged macaw greenfinch greenland white-fronted goose greeting grevys zebra grey heron grey partridge grey seal grey squirrel grey-headed albatross greylag geese griraffe grizzly bear grooming & preening grooming and preening group grouse guira cuckoo gull gulls hammerkop hare harp seal harrier hartebeest hawfinch hawk owl hedgehog hedgerow hen harrier herd herds heron herons herring gull hiding highland cow hippo hirwa hooded merganser hoopoe horned-nose chameleon horses humpback whale hunting hyacinth macaw hyena ibis iceberg iguana impala imperial cormorant imperial shag india indian cobra indian roller indo-chinese tiger indri inquisitive isabela island islay jacana jackal jackass penguin jaguar japan japanese crane japanese macaque jay jumping katavi kenya king cormorant king penguin king shag kingfisher kingfishers kite klipspringer knot kodiak brown bear kudu kwitonda lake nakuru land crab land iguana land monitor landscape landscapes langur lappet-faced vulture lapwing lark lava lizard leadership leaf-tailed gecko leaping learning lemur lenticular clouds leopard leopard cat leopard seal lesser flamingo light-mantled sooty albatross lion little blue heron little egret little green bee-eater little owl lizard local people loch suinart long eared owl long tailed tit long-eared owl looking looking back lowland gorilla lynx macaroni penguins macaws madagascar magellan snipe magellanic oystercatcher magellanic penguin malaysian sun bear mallard mallard duck mammal mammals man & wildlife man and wildlife mandarin duck mangrove forest marine iguana marine mammals marsh crocodile masai giraffe masai mara masai mara africa mating meerkat merganser merlin michael migration mink money monkey monochrome moorhen moose mother mother & young mother and young mother with young mountain gorilla mountain lion mountain zebra mugger crocodile muntjac deer mustelids mute swan namaqua chameleon namibia native people new mexico nile crocodile ningaloo reef north america north seymour northern elephant seal northern harrier northern lynx norway nursing ocelot orangutan osprey otter owls oystercatcher pacific rim pack ice panda pangolin pantanal parc des volcans parrots parson's chameleon partridge patagonian crested duck patterns in nature peacock pelican pelicans penguin people people & places peregrine falcon perehera petrel pheasant pigs pine grosbeak pine marten pinkbacked pelican pinnawala orphanage playing plaza sur pochard polar bear polar bears pollanoruwa poppy port lockroy portrait predator predator & prey predator and prey predator with prey predators primates puffin puffins puma punta espinosa punta suarez quebec quebec city queensland rabbit rainforest ranthambore raptors rattlesnakes rear view red deer red fox red grouse red kite red lechwe red panda red ruffed lemur red squirrel red-billed francolin red-legged partridge red-throated diver redcrested korhaan redshank redwing reflection relaxing religion reproduction reptile reptiles resting rhino ring tailed lemur ring-tailed lemur roadrunner roan antelope robin rockhopper penguin rodent roe deer rollers roost roosting roseate spoonbill rothschild giraffe ruddy headed geese ruddy shelduck running russia rwanda sabinyo saddle-billed stork sally lightfoot crab salmon saltwater crocodile samburu sandhill crane santa cruz savannah baboon scarlet macaws scavenger scent marking scotland scottish wildcat sea lion sea mammals sea otter seabird seabirds seal sealion seals sepia tone serval shackleton shag sharp-winged teal sheep shelduck shooting short eared owl short-eared owl siberian tiger sifaka sigiriya sika sika deer silhouette silvery grebe simbiosis singing skua skylark slavonian grebes sleeping sloth small cat small cats smew snakes snipe snow snow & ice snow and ice snow bunting snow geese snow leopard snowy owl somerset song thrush sossusvlei south africa south america south georgia south georgia fur seal south luangwa south shetland islands southern giant petrel southern giraffe sparrow sparrowhawk speed spotted deer spotted hyena spring squirrel squirrels sri lanka stalking starling steamer duck stellar sea eagle stoat stone curlew storks storm stretching striated caracara summer sunrise and sunset sunset surfing svalbard swallow swallow-tailed bee eater swans swimming taking off and landing tanzania tapir tawny owl territorial territorial behaviour thailand thomsons gazelle thrush tiger tiger heron timber wolf toco toucan tomato frog topi tortoise toucan tourism tracks transporting tree anteater tree sparrow tricolour heron tsessebe tufted duck turtle two-toed sloth uk underwater union urban wildlife urbina bay vancouver island verreaux sifaka virunga mountains virungas vultures wader waders wales walking walking away walrus wandering albatross warrior warthog washing watching water buck water rail water vole waterberg biosphere waterbird waterbuck waterfowl waxwing weasel lepilemur weather weddell seal western australia whale shark whales whaling whaling station white faced scops owl white rhino white-fronted goose white-tailed sea eagle whooper swan wild boar wild dog wild goats wildebeest wildlife rescue willow tit winter wolf wolverine wood duck woodland woodpecker woodpeckers yawning yellow land crab yellow-billed stork yellowhammer young zambia zebra

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Friday, April 09, 2010

BBC Radio Wales interview

I had a fun interview with Roy Noble today on BBC Radio Wales about my recent gorilla trip to Rwanda. Roy is a really good interviewer and I have been with him several times, he always gives me interesting questions. Anyway here is the link to the BBC iPlayer, it will only be available for the next 7 days so click here to listen.

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Wednesday, April 07, 2010

Amazing Rwanda

Well my Rwanda adventure is over and it has been a wonderful few weeks with Gorillas. Great clients too. There is just something about gorillas that takes them beyond just another species and into our very soul. It is certainly an emotional time when you stand face to face with them and I still feel it every time I see them. I have taken many pictures and my facebook fan site has received regular updates every day. I have a terrible connection here so the best way of viewing pix to is to check out my Mobile Me gallery from the trip which has about 40 of my favourites, just click here to access it.

And so it is time to leave Rwanda and head for home. It is a sad day in Rwanda today as the 7th April is the memorial day for the appalling Genocide that happened here. Many friends lost their families and for many millions of people across Rwanda today is one of reflection and hope for the future. This trip has been a...n amazing one on many levels. The gorillas of course have been amazing, but then again they always are. So many times I see photographers treat them as just another photo opportunity and I am so glad that my groups stood back and watched (with smiles on their faces) a lot of the time. But Rwanda is more than gorillas, it is the friendly smiles and waves, the "good morning" from children on the way to school and the determination and committment to saving the last of the mountain gorillas. In short Rwanda is a very special place indeed and I am always sad in my heart to say goodbye. Please spare a few seconds thought today for the people of Rwanda and let''s all work to ensure that nothing like this can ever happen again, all children deserve a future. Bye for now.

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Saturday, March 27, 2010

Ospreys

Well the secret is out. For the past few weeks I have been working on a very sensitive project in North Wales and this week saw the culmination of all the efforts with a mammoth session in the hide for the first time. The subject, the only pair of known nesting ospreys in wales. Working with RSPB Cymru, CCW and the great team at the Glaslyn site, I was given the first schedule 1 license for photography of ospreys in wales, which is a great honour but also a huge responsibility. One mistake and I could put them off nesting, which would be disasterous for them. Still despite the presure I had faith in my experience so a few weeks ago, long before the ospreys returned, we put up a couple of hides and buult them into the landscape. Then began the long wait. Well they finally returned this week so I waited a couple of days then got into the hide at 4am under the cover of darkness and stayed until almost dark the following night. I hardly dared move at first and didn''t take any shots when they came close. Then, when I was satisfied they has accepted me, I took a few and then a few more. It was a learning day for me so please excuse the pix, I will get better next time and will be returning many times in the coming months. Still not a bad start and at last we have pictures of ospreys in wales.

Oh a word of warning for those people thinking of trying to get close to the nest for a shot. The ospreys are on private land and monitored 24 hours a day by CCTV and a dedicated team. There is no close shot but an excellent view through telescopes and am amazing CCTV link above the nest too from the visitor centre. Anyway without further ado here are some pix.....







Not bad for a beginning eh! Now I am off to Rwanda for 10 days gorilla trekking. If you want to follow my adventures I will be updating my Facebook Fan Page (andyrousephoto) every day so drop in and take a look!

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Saturday, March 27, 2010

Tiger donations

Many thanks for the support with the tiger book so far and because it is the end of the month I am making the first donations from the profits. £1650 will go to 21st Century Tiger from the sales of the Collectors Edition and £1855 will go to several charities from the sales of the standard book. Thanks to all of you who have supported this book but we still have a long way to go. Remember the only place that you can get this book is from the online store so click here to get your copy and to make a difference. Hopefully next months donations will include yours too!!!

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Friday, March 12, 2010

Tiger book is here!!

The tiger book is finally here!!!! I have published it officially this morning and both the Collectors and Standard editions are available from the online store, and this is the only place they are available at present. The book aims to raise funds for tiger conservation and is my first self published book. Anyway it is best to take a look at the online store where full information is given, including a look inside and customer testimonials. Priced at £25 for the standard edition and £89 for the collectors edition, a must for any animal lover worldwide.



To access the online store simply click here.

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