Helen's Eye
@helenseye.bsky.social
Day Job: Some defence
Photog: Aviation & Wildlife: (Wild never captive)
Worked on Red Kite reintroduction project
Travel: Mostly Kruger Eswatini & Benelux
#Canon #R5 #R6II
#AfricanWildlife
No politics on S.Media
UK: Oxon
𝐩𝐚𝐱 𝐯𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐦
Photog: Aviation & Wildlife: (Wild never captive)
Worked on Red Kite reintroduction project
Travel: Mostly Kruger Eswatini & Benelux
#Canon #R5 #R6II
#AfricanWildlife
No politics on S.Media
UK: Oxon
𝐩𝐚𝐱 𝐯𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐦
My little Millie has just been put to sleep. At home, laying on the chair. She was the runt of the litter, but as strong as an ox.
For nearly 19 years she was my companion, and I will miss very much indeed
Apr 07 - 27 Nov 25.
#cats
For nearly 19 years she was my companion, and I will miss very much indeed
Apr 07 - 27 Nov 25.
#cats
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My little Millie has just been put to sleep. At home, laying on the chair. She was the runt of the litter, but as strong as an ox.
For nearly 19 years she was my companion, and I will miss very much indeed
Apr 07 - 27 Nov 25.
#cats
For nearly 19 years she was my companion, and I will miss very much indeed
Apr 07 - 27 Nov 25.
#cats
What a beauty! The Burchell's Coucal seen in Kruger, SA.
They also have a wonderful call too.
#birds #birdsofAfrica #birdphotography #wildlife #africanwildlife #birdsofbsky
They also have a wonderful call too.
#birds #birdsofAfrica #birdphotography #wildlife #africanwildlife #birdsofbsky
November 27, 2025 at 7:21 AM
What a beauty! The Burchell's Coucal seen in Kruger, SA.
They also have a wonderful call too.
#birds #birdsofAfrica #birdphotography #wildlife #africanwildlife #birdsofbsky
They also have a wonderful call too.
#birds #birdsofAfrica #birdphotography #wildlife #africanwildlife #birdsofbsky
European Roller with lunch. Kruger
#birds #africanwildlife #birdphotography #birdsofbsky #birdwatching #Roller
#birds #africanwildlife #birdphotography #birdsofbsky #birdwatching #Roller
November 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
European Roller with lunch. Kruger
#birds #africanwildlife #birdphotography #birdsofbsky #birdwatching #Roller
#birds #africanwildlife #birdphotography #birdsofbsky #birdwatching #Roller
This #PrayingMantis joined me for lunch one day, on the banks of the Crocodile River, Kruger. A very cool lunch companion!
#insects #Africanwildlife #wildlifephotography #Mantid
#insects #Africanwildlife #wildlifephotography #Mantid
November 23, 2025 at 8:06 AM
This #PrayingMantis joined me for lunch one day, on the banks of the Crocodile River, Kruger. A very cool lunch companion!
#insects #Africanwildlife #wildlifephotography #Mantid
#insects #Africanwildlife #wildlifephotography #Mantid
Behave!
A full and happy pride early one morning, following a huge feast on a kill the previous evening. It is a large pride with many young in it, in central #Kruger.
#lion #africanwildlife #bigcats #wildlifephotography #sanparks #predator #wildlife
A full and happy pride early one morning, following a huge feast on a kill the previous evening. It is a large pride with many young in it, in central #Kruger.
#lion #africanwildlife #bigcats #wildlifephotography #sanparks #predator #wildlife
November 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Behave!
A full and happy pride early one morning, following a huge feast on a kill the previous evening. It is a large pride with many young in it, in central #Kruger.
#lion #africanwildlife #bigcats #wildlifephotography #sanparks #predator #wildlife
A full and happy pride early one morning, following a huge feast on a kill the previous evening. It is a large pride with many young in it, in central #Kruger.
#lion #africanwildlife #bigcats #wildlifephotography #sanparks #predator #wildlife
Watching....
Yellow-billed Stork and Nile Crocodile.
#birds #birdsofAfrica #wildlife #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
Yellow-billed Stork and Nile Crocodile.
#birds #birdsofAfrica #wildlife #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
November 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Watching....
Yellow-billed Stork and Nile Crocodile.
#birds #birdsofAfrica #wildlife #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
Yellow-billed Stork and Nile Crocodile.
#birds #birdsofAfrica #wildlife #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
How cool is this bird! Look at those 'lashes'!
The Southern Ground #Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) Seen in #Kruger SA.
#birds #birdsofAfrica #wildlife #avian #BirdsofBlueSky #birdphotography
The Southern Ground #Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) Seen in #Kruger SA.
#birds #birdsofAfrica #wildlife #avian #BirdsofBlueSky #birdphotography
October 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
How cool is this bird! Look at those 'lashes'!
The Southern Ground #Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) Seen in #Kruger SA.
#birds #birdsofAfrica #wildlife #avian #BirdsofBlueSky #birdphotography
The Southern Ground #Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) Seen in #Kruger SA.
#birds #birdsofAfrica #wildlife #avian #BirdsofBlueSky #birdphotography
#Heron hitching a ride on hippo at sunset!
Always wonderful to watch the relationship between these two, when the heron uses the hippo to move from one side of the dam to the other.
#kruger #birds #hippo #birdphotography #africawildlife #birdsofAfrica #nature
Always wonderful to watch the relationship between these two, when the heron uses the hippo to move from one side of the dam to the other.
#kruger #birds #hippo #birdphotography #africawildlife #birdsofAfrica #nature
October 8, 2025 at 7:49 AM
#Heron hitching a ride on hippo at sunset!
Always wonderful to watch the relationship between these two, when the heron uses the hippo to move from one side of the dam to the other.
#kruger #birds #hippo #birdphotography #africawildlife #birdsofAfrica #nature
Always wonderful to watch the relationship between these two, when the heron uses the hippo to move from one side of the dam to the other.
#kruger #birds #hippo #birdphotography #africawildlife #birdsofAfrica #nature
Another photo of the awesome sighting of the female Saddle-billed Stork
#birds #stork #birdsofAfrica #AfricanWildlife #birdphotography #nature #wildlife
#birds #stork #birdsofAfrica #AfricanWildlife #birdphotography #nature #wildlife
October 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Another photo of the awesome sighting of the female Saddle-billed Stork
#birds #stork #birdsofAfrica #AfricanWildlife #birdphotography #nature #wildlife
#birds #stork #birdsofAfrica #AfricanWildlife #birdphotography #nature #wildlife
A young Saddle-back Stork in #Kruger, SA. See them often, but this was the first time I saw one crossing the road!
#birds #birdsofAfrica #birdphotography #AfricanWildlife
#birds #birdsofAfrica #birdphotography #AfricanWildlife
September 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
A young Saddle-back Stork in #Kruger, SA. See them often, but this was the first time I saw one crossing the road!
#birds #birdsofAfrica #birdphotography #AfricanWildlife
#birds #birdsofAfrica #birdphotography #AfricanWildlife
What a beaut! A female Saddle-back Stork in #Kruger, SA.
#birds #birdsofAfrica #birdphotography #AfricanWildlife
#birds #birdsofAfrica #birdphotography #AfricanWildlife
September 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
What a beaut! A female Saddle-back Stork in #Kruger, SA.
#birds #birdsofAfrica #birdphotography #AfricanWildlife
#birds #birdsofAfrica #birdphotography #AfricanWildlife
That stare! The formidable Martial Eagle in #Kruger SA. It was eating on some type of reptile in the midday sun.
#raptors #birdsofprey #eagles #birds #birdphotography #birdsofafrica #wildlife
#raptors #birdsofprey #eagles #birds #birdphotography #birdsofafrica #wildlife
September 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
That stare! The formidable Martial Eagle in #Kruger SA. It was eating on some type of reptile in the midday sun.
#raptors #birdsofprey #eagles #birds #birdphotography #birdsofafrica #wildlife
#raptors #birdsofprey #eagles #birds #birdphotography #birdsofafrica #wildlife
The colourful Orange-breasted Bushshrike #bird in #kruger
#birdsofAfrica #Birdphotography #wildlife #nature #birdwatching #Africanwildlife
#birdsofAfrica #Birdphotography #wildlife #nature #birdwatching #Africanwildlife
September 14, 2025 at 7:43 AM
The colourful Orange-breasted Bushshrike #bird in #kruger
#birdsofAfrica #Birdphotography #wildlife #nature #birdwatching #Africanwildlife
#birdsofAfrica #Birdphotography #wildlife #nature #birdwatching #Africanwildlife
Getting lost in all these legs!
Red billed #oxpecker in #Kruger, with lots of #impala
#birdphotography #birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #birdsofAfrica
Red billed #oxpecker in #Kruger, with lots of #impala
#birdphotography #birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #birdsofAfrica
August 25, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Getting lost in all these legs!
Red billed #oxpecker in #Kruger, with lots of #impala
#birdphotography #birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #birdsofAfrica
Red billed #oxpecker in #Kruger, with lots of #impala
#birdphotography #birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #birdsofAfrica
Close up of the awesome Secretary #Bird
Fantastic to see these birds, especially when occasionally seeing a pair together.
#birdsofAfrica #AfricanWildlife #birdphotography #BirdsofBlueSky #wildlifephotography #nature
Fantastic to see these birds, especially when occasionally seeing a pair together.
#birdsofAfrica #AfricanWildlife #birdphotography #BirdsofBlueSky #wildlifephotography #nature
August 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Close up of the awesome Secretary #Bird
Fantastic to see these birds, especially when occasionally seeing a pair together.
#birdsofAfrica #AfricanWildlife #birdphotography #BirdsofBlueSky #wildlifephotography #nature
Fantastic to see these birds, especially when occasionally seeing a pair together.
#birdsofAfrica #AfricanWildlife #birdphotography #BirdsofBlueSky #wildlifephotography #nature
Another repost of a favourite sighting, just prior to heavy thunderstorms, there were birds of all species going crazy, feeding on the insects that had appeared all around. #Kruger, in SA.
#TawnyEagle #raptor #birdofprey #birdsofAfrica #birdphotography #wildlife #birds #wildlifephotography
#TawnyEagle #raptor #birdofprey #birdsofAfrica #birdphotography #wildlife #birds #wildlifephotography
August 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Another repost of a favourite sighting, just prior to heavy thunderstorms, there were birds of all species going crazy, feeding on the insects that had appeared all around. #Kruger, in SA.
#TawnyEagle #raptor #birdofprey #birdsofAfrica #birdphotography #wildlife #birds #wildlifephotography
#TawnyEagle #raptor #birdofprey #birdsofAfrica #birdphotography #wildlife #birds #wildlifephotography
ok, the light was rubbish for this pic, but I always wanted to capture a roller tossing its dinner in the air!
European #roller in the midday sun in #Kruger SA.
#birds #birdsofAfrica #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #birdphotography #nature
European #roller in the midday sun in #Kruger SA.
#birds #birdsofAfrica #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #birdphotography #nature
August 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
ok, the light was rubbish for this pic, but I always wanted to capture a roller tossing its dinner in the air!
European #roller in the midday sun in #Kruger SA.
#birds #birdsofAfrica #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #birdphotography #nature
European #roller in the midday sun in #Kruger SA.
#birds #birdsofAfrica #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #birdphotography #nature
One of my favourite sightings. Female Saddle-billed #Stork preening.
#birds #kruger #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #birdsofAfrica #wildlife #nature
#birds #kruger #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #birdsofAfrica #wildlife #nature
August 5, 2025 at 7:37 AM
One of my favourite sightings. Female Saddle-billed #Stork preening.
#birds #kruger #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #birdsofAfrica #wildlife #nature
#birds #kruger #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #birdsofAfrica #wildlife #nature
African Openbill stork, seen in #Kruger, SA.
#birds #AfricanWildlife #BirdsofAfrica #birdphotography #nature
#birds #AfricanWildlife #BirdsofAfrica #birdphotography #nature
August 1, 2025 at 7:20 AM
African Openbill stork, seen in #Kruger, SA.
#birds #AfricanWildlife #BirdsofAfrica #birdphotography #nature
#birds #AfricanWildlife #BirdsofAfrica #birdphotography #nature
An interesting looking #bird!
The wonderful African Harrier Hawk aka #Gymnogene
#birdsofAfrica #raptors #birdsofprey #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #AfricanWildlife
The wonderful African Harrier Hawk aka #Gymnogene
#birdsofAfrica #raptors #birdsofprey #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #AfricanWildlife
July 31, 2025 at 7:05 AM
An interesting looking #bird!
The wonderful African Harrier Hawk aka #Gymnogene
#birdsofAfrica #raptors #birdsofprey #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #AfricanWildlife
The wonderful African Harrier Hawk aka #Gymnogene
#birdsofAfrica #raptors #birdsofprey #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #AfricanWildlife
A wet Chacma #baboon after the rains, early one morning. I love the way he is sitting.
#africanwildlife #wildlife #primate #wildlifephotography #nature
#africanwildlife #wildlife #primate #wildlifephotography #nature
July 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
A wet Chacma #baboon after the rains, early one morning. I love the way he is sitting.
#africanwildlife #wildlife #primate #wildlifephotography #nature
#africanwildlife #wildlife #primate #wildlifephotography #nature
A repost of one of my favourite sightings of the Fish Eagle
#FishEagle #raptor #birds #birdsofAfrica #birdsofprey #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
#FishEagle #raptor #birds #birdsofAfrica #birdsofprey #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
July 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
A repost of one of my favourite sightings of the Fish Eagle
#FishEagle #raptor #birds #birdsofAfrica #birdsofprey #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
#FishEagle #raptor #birds #birdsofAfrica #birdsofprey #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
Perfection! A beautifully designed young #Impala
#kruger #wildlifeofAfrica #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #animals
#kruger #wildlifeofAfrica #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #animals
July 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Perfection! A beautifully designed young #Impala
#kruger #wildlifeofAfrica #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #animals
#kruger #wildlifeofAfrica #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #animals
July 22, 2025 at 5:44 AM