Good Nature Travel Blog

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Fox Family

    Jun 29, 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 tender moment with a fox family. Photographer Rob Julien came upon a mother feeding her cubs along a rural road on an early morning in Ottawa.

  • Europe

    Scotland’s Wild Islands: A Right-to-Roam Photo Essay

    Jun 26, 2018 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    There is nothing so beautiful as the wild Highlands of Scotland—with the exception of, perhaps, its feral islands. Scotland has nearly 800 of them, most of which are found in four main groups: Orkney, Shetland, and the Outer and Inner Hebrides. And one of the wildest in the Inner Hebrides is Handa Island.

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Tiger Eyes

    Jun 22, 2018 · 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 tiger in India. Photographer Michael Cadem’s guide positioned him in the right place to capture the moment this tiger made eye contact while drinking at a water hole.

  • Videos

    Video: Identifying Birds—and Avoiding Awkward Captions

    Jun 21, 2018 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    When I first picked up a camera several years ago, birds were some of my first wildlife subjects. They were readily available in my backyard and local gardens and parks, and their accessibility and numbers made them appealing—even if any particular bird didn’t stay in one place for very long.

  • Europe

    Scotland’s Wild Highlands: A Numbered Photo Journal

    Jun 19, 2018 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Surrounded by the bracing waters of the North Sea to the east, and the North Atlantic Ocean to the west and north, Scotland is a place of rugged coastlines, of mountains and valleys, and of rolling hills and green fields.

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Family Affair

    Jun 15, 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 family of cheetahs. Photographer Kerri Parkes was on safari in Kenya when her vehicle came across a mother cheetah and her young relaxing in the sun.

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Patagonian Puma

    Jun 8, 2018 · 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 puma in Patagonia. Photographer Marcelo Melo took this shot of the big cat after it feasted on a guanaco. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Misty Morning Harbor Seal

    Jun 1, 2018 · 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 misty Vancouver Island morning. Photographer Troy Wood captured the moment a harbor seal made eye contact as it swam by the camera. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • Latin America

    Monarchs: Poetry in Motion

    May 30, 2018 · WWF

    Nothing could have prepared me for today. ‘I was blind, and now I can see,’ I think I’ve heard that before, seems appropriate now.

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Barred Owl

    May 25, 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 regular dinner-time visitor. Photographer John Ferris says Sidney, as this barred owl has been nicknamed, arrives most evenings and poses for photo shoots.

  • U.S. National Parks

    Video: A Newly Discovered Yellowstone Migration

    May 24, 2018 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    After a long winter—which still seems to be hanging on in some places—people are understandably anxious to get outside and get on the move again. Perhaps we take our cue from the nonhuman animals, which have for millennia followed spring migration routes.

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Crested Hawk Eagle

    May 18, 2018 · 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 fortunate sighting in Sri Lanka. Photographer Antonia Oriel spotted this crested hawk-eagle while on a morning drive through Udawalawe National Park. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?