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Kenya trip – chilled-out vervet monkey

By Kaleel|2018-10-24T19:54:36+01:0011 Oct 2012|Categories: Africa, Kenya, Mammals, Monkeys, Wildlife, Workshops & safaris|

Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus), Naboisho Conservancy, Masai Mara, Kenya We've just come back from a fantastic trip to Kenya to sort out next year's Hawk's Head Photography / Enlightened Media photo / video safari! Here's the first of many images. This chap was sitting contemplating life as we [...]

Short-sighted badger cull goes ahead – what on earth is the point?

By Kaleel|2018-10-24T19:54:36+01:0017 Sep 2012|Categories: Badgers, Conservation, Mammals, North East England, Northumberland, Wildlife|

Inquisitive badger Meles meles, Northumberland © KaleelZibe.com - Nikon D3, 600mm, 25/sec, f4, ISO 6,400, -1 ev. Do not use this image without permission. 'We could be wiping out half the population of badgers in the UK for absolutely no reason at all' - Mark Carwardine. The government has seen fit [...]

Red squirrels

By Kaleel|2018-10-24T19:54:36+01:0011 Sep 2012|Categories: Birds, Conservation, Mammals, North East England, Northumberland, Nuthatches, Red squirrels, Wildlife|

Alan and I have been out squirrelling! With a bag of hazelnuts, lots of coffee, a bit of ingenuity and a lot of patience...here are my efforts: Red squirrel with hazel nut, Sciurus vulgaris, Northumberland © Kaleel ZibeNikon D3, Nikon 16mm fish-eye, 1/640 sec, f16, ISO 3200, +0.7, [...]

Bike for Bobby pics in FourFourTwo Magazine and Viz

By Kaleel|2018-10-24T19:54:37+01:0021 Aug 2012|Categories: Charity, Cycling, Magazine articles, Magazines, North East England, Northumberland, Portraiture, Sport|

Just done a studio session with ex Newcastle footballer, Robbie Elliot and Phil Gray, Ironman triathlete. They're doing a mammoth 3,500 mile bike ride in October to raise money for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. Here are two of the pics, one or both of which will be in FourFourTwo [...]

BBC Radio Newcastle Interview

By Kaleel|2018-10-24T19:41:58+01:0017 Jul 2012|Categories: Birds, Books, Farne Islands, Media, North East England, Northumberland, Photography writing, Radio, Seabirds, Wildlife, Workshops & safaris|

Yay, they played my interview on the Jonathan Miles show on BBC Radio Newcastle at the Farne Islands today: 1hr 40min and 56sec in, to be precise! http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00vdw5t/Jonathan_Miles_17_07_2012/

Farne Islands image gallery added
Farne Islands image gallery added
Birds, Books, Farne Islands, North East England, Northumberland, Photography writing, Seabirds, Wildlife

Farne Islands image gallery added

By Kaleel|2018-10-24T19:54:37+01:0011 May 2012|Categories: Birds, Books, Farne Islands, North East England, Northumberland, Photography writing, Seabirds, Wildlife|

Hi all, I've added a new gallery: 'Farne Islands'. This is a selection of images I took while writing the book 'Wildlife of the Farne Islands'. The Farnes are a particular passion of mine. I have young kids, so can't spend too much time away in exotic foreign locations. However, [...]