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Into The Wild

With Bill Oddie on a rocky mountain in Armenia
Me and Bill Oddie birding at a standing stones site while in Armenia with the World Land Trust.
Tawny Eagle
A falconry day with the Hawk Conservancy Trust. With a tawny eagle.
With an orphan zebra foal
With an orphan zebra foal in the Luangua Valley, Zambia

Contemplating the Luangua
Contemplating the Luangua – the finest river in the world. Picture by Dave Bebber.
Dolphin Watching
Looking for dolphins in Scotland.
Luangua Valley
A flooded ebony glade in the Luangua Valley, Zambia. Photo by Chris Breen of Wildlife Worldwide.

Looking for Canadian Bears
Looking for bears in Canada, 2007. Picture by Chris Breen by Wildlife Worldwide
Dolphin watching in Cardigan Bay
I don’t actually like boats and being on the sea but I seem to spend a lot of my time on them. I can never resist the chance to look for whales and dolphins. Cardigan Bay. Photo by David Bebber.
Black Canadian Bear
Found one! The white morph of the black bear which is sometimes called the Spirit Bear.

Horses

With Rusty
With Rusty, the sweetest mare ever foaled.
Working with Shire horses
Learning to work with Shire horses. I actually got some furrows ploughed once I got the hang of it – even if they weren’t plumb straight.
With Loki
Here’s Loki. A new horse is one of life’s great adventures. May 2014.
A conversation with Fred the Shire horse.
A conversation with Fred the Shire horse.

Events

In the Centre Court press box.
In the Centre Court press box when covering Wimbledon for The Times.
A World Land Trust Do
A World Land Trust do with David Attenborough, one of the the great inspirations of my life. Can you believe they made me speak after David? Jan 2012
A World Land Trust do with David Attenborough.
The Same do. It was suggested that we pose like a Victorian cricket team.

Family

With Cindy
With Cindy, my wife of 31 years.
Pizza with Eddie
Pizza with Eddie

Blakney seal trip with with my two boys, Joseph and Eddie.

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