Out Now: Episode 10 of the Mammalwatching Podcast – Martin Royle
In the latest podcast episode, Charles Foley and I interview Martin Royle about the vision behind his ecotour company Royle Safaris. We talk about how much work has gone into de
Eyeshine and Autofocus Advice (Canon Mirrorless?)
Hello, Does anyone have experience using one of the new Canon mirrorless cameras (R5/R6) to focus on eyeshine at night? I’ve found the autofocus on the Canon 5DIII/IV to be f
Advertising: Wolverines Photography Tour to Finland, May 2022
Royle Safaris are organising a 4 night tour to Finland from 11-15 May 2022 focusing on Wolverines. Finland is now open to anyone fully vaccinated. This fantastic photography advent
Mammal watching stopover in Austria
I was travelling East this summer (2021) and came through Austria, where I spent some hours at three different locations: two at Lake Neusiedl and one in Vienna. Here is my report:
Kenya, 2021
COVID and Wuhan. Ebola and the DRC. Kenya and mammals. Kenya is the epicenter of my mammalwatching virus. I grew up in the UK in the 1970s watching nature documentaries filmed in K
Pika ID Sichuan
Hi all, photographed this pika in Yading National Park, Sichuan. It was foraging along a grassy slope near some forests, at above 3000m elevation. Was searching online and several
Guad Fur Seal and Baird’s Beaked Whale Update
Just a quick note on marine mammals off of California. Baird’s Beaked Whales were reported from a recent all-day pelagic trip out of Monterey. Good sources for these trips ar
Wolverine-Watching in Finland
Hi everyone, Here’s a very short report of my itch to see wolverines in Finland, end of Jul. 2021. Finland Tomer Cheers! Tomer
First post: a few mammals from Kyrgyzstan
Hello folks, I’m going to make this short for now, but I will write a more comprehensive trip report at some point in the future. I’ve just returned from a few months i
Kenya Trip Report
Hi all, I’ve uploaded a report from my very successful 3-week visit to Kenya in July: VS-Kenya-0721 This was an amazing trip, both in terms of the number and quality of spec