Good Nature Travel Blog

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Amboseli Nightfall

    Apr 12, 2019 · Steve Selden

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a family of elephants. Photographer Gary Herman took this shot while on safari in Amboseli National Park. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • Videos

    Video: Owls Have Heads Designed for Hearing

    Apr 9, 2019 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    The silent flight of owls is pure beauty and grace in motion. In fact, in order to lessen the noise levels of airplanes, aeronautics designers are studying owl feathers for potential applications. But that’s not the only thing that is truly amazing about these birds. Their hearing is exceptional.

  • Europe

    Video: Scotland’s Stunning and Story-Filled Highlands

    Mar 19, 2019 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Sparsely populated, with several rugged mountain ranges that are speckled with forests of Scots pines, the Highlands of Scotland are the only areas in the British Isles that lie within the taiga biome. The Highlands are often portrayed as the romantic part of Scotland.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Cockatoos That Drum for the Love of Music

    Mar 12, 2019 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    For many of us, music is so much more than just mere entertainment. We use it to wake ourselves up, to make our morning commute go quicker, to motivate us, to alleviate our worries and to make spending time with our friends more joyful. Sometimes, it seems like music is our constant companion.

  • Antarctica & Arctic

    Videos: The Natural Worlds of Antarctica and the Falklands

    Mar 5, 2019 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Well into this very cold winter—though still far from its end—I like to dream about the summer that’s happening some other place now, down at the bottom of the world. And two of those places where summer still holds sway in March are the Falkland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula.

  • Videos

    Video: The “Scientific” Beauty of the Northern Lights

    Feb 19, 2019 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    There are many delightful and magical myths about the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights. The Inuit of North America interpreted the lights as a ball game—with a walrus head serving as the ball—played by their ancestors.

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Afternoon Yawn

    Feb 15, 2019 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a sleepy fox in Yellowstone National Park.

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Cross Connection

    Jan 25, 2019 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a bee-eater duo. Photographer Sourav Mookherjee captured these green bee-eaters sitting together in Telegana, India. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Love Is in the Air

    Jan 18, 2019 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a pair out of Kenya. Photographer Yochi Levanon was on safari in Kenya when this grey crowned crane duo posed for the camera. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Perfect Fishing

    Jan 11, 2019 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a bald eagle fishing in Washington, USA.

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Red Fox on the Prairie

    Jan 4, 2019 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a snowy scene in Canada. Photographer Wilma McKenzie spotted this red fox in an Alberta field. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Weddell Seal

    Dec 28, 2018 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a Weddell seal in Antarctica. Photographer Lisa Marun was photographing the wildlife of Antarctica when she spotted this Weddell seal in Neko Harbour. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?