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Alan Smith
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Amateur photographer – retired from everything else (supposedly)
I am happy to say that my photo “Path of the Brittle Star” has been selected as Highly Honored in the Art in Nature category of the Nature’s Best Photography International Awards.

My imagewill be published in the 2025 Winter Special 30th Anniversary Edition of Nature’s Best Photography magazine.
October 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Monkey cuddles

A baby grey langur monkey being cuddled by its mother in Pench National Park, India.

#monkey #baby #wildlife #naturephotography
October 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Contemplation!

A grey langur monkey looks up during golden hour in Pench National Park, India.

#monkey #wildlife #naturephotography
September 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A tiger uses her tail to splash water on her body to help cool down as the temperature rises above 40°C (100°F).

#tiger #cat #wildlife #nature #photography
September 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
A bronze sunbird taken in Uganda a few years ago

#bird #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography
September 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I spotted this strange behaviour while on safari in India earlier this year. The monkey on the right appears to be stealing the other’s baby . Of course it could be the other way round. The one on the left could have been the original kidnapper.

#wildlife #behaviour #naturephotography
September 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It is rare to be on your own at a tiger sighting and it is difficult to find the best spot for photography. For more than an hour this was a “meh” photo opportunity. Then something caused the tiger to glance up and transformed the scene for a second.

#tiger #cat #wildlife #nature #photography
September 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Sometimes when I am out with a camera an unexpected photo opportunity presents itself. In spite of not having the most appropriate lens on the camera and much too slow a shutter speed selected, I still give it a go. The results can be interesting.

#wildlife #naturephotography #otter
September 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
A monkey cigarette break (it’s actually chewing on a fruit/nut that it had gathered from the ground.

#monkey #photography #naturephotography
September 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The large male tiger known as Jamhol, photographed exactly 4 months ago today in Bandhavgarh National Park, India.

#tiger #photography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography
September 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Two cattle egrets in breeding plumage keep a very close eye out for any insects that might be disturbed by a grazing Indian rhinoceros.

#photography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #rhinos #birds
August 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The swallow chicks fledged today. This is one of them plucking up the courage to make its second flight (back to the nest).

#bird #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography
August 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The biggest chick is hogging the prime feeding spot but its parents are ensuring that all three are getting enough to eat

#bird #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography
August 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The chicks are growing and they’re hungry – very hungry

#bird #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography
July 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
A portrait of Dotty, the old lady of Bandhavgarh, for International Tiger Day. This sighting was the result of being with a naturalist, Raju Gurung of Pugdundee Safaris, who knew the animals and their habits. Having heard an alarm call he parked beside one of her known paths and waited.
July 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Swallow aerobatics – after feeding the chicks, the swallow backflipped off the nest

#bird #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography
July 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I’ve been away for a few days and returned to discover that the next brood of my resident swallows had hatched.

#bird #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography
July 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This deserves a caption – any suggestions?

#tiger #cat #wildlife #nature #photography
July 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Jackals in Bandhavgarh National Park, India

#photography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #jackal
July 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Are there any climbers out there who would try this move while having a baby attached to their chest?
July 9, 2025 at 8:42 AM
A nightjar snoozing in Bandhavgarh National Park, India. It wasn’t as easy to spot as it looks – see the second photo for context (it’s right in the middle of it).

#bird #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
July 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Cheeky monkey – a baby grey langur wonders what I am doing

#photography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #monkey
June 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The morning after the night before!

Actually this young grey langur monkey is licking salt from the rock.

#photography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #monkey
June 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A red squirrel possibly doing her stretching exercises on a bird feeder in my garden or, more likely, stealing sunflower seeds.

#photography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #squirrel
June 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A stag beetle that I spotted last night when I was out looking for cicadas. Taken with my phone.

#photography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #beetle
June 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM