Eagle Eye Safaris

25/12/2024

28/06/2024

This is exactly what we do—shoot ‘em with our cameras and hang our trophy on the wall printed on acid-free paper.

We are all part of the ecosystem.

Secret to Finding Meaning as a Wildlife Photographer

13/06/2024

This is pretty darn exciting!

Eagle Eye Safaris’ photography guide Kayce Blackwood just shared that her photo of a diving Chinstrap Penguin not only won Audubon last year, it’s going to be published in Bird Photographer of the Year: Collection 9, coming out this fall after the winners are announced.

Will she be a winner in the contest, too? We have to wait a while to find out.

Published by Princeton University Press, the 2024 Bird Photographer of the Year competition features a wealth of incredible images, attracting the world’s best bird photography, now celebrated in this stunning 256 page book. Featuring over 250 of the best images, the coffee-table sized book is a lavish production that pays homage to the exceptionally high standard of entries. The book is an important element to the competition as it helps celebrate and promote the works of the contributing photographers.

You can pre-order a copy if you want one at:

https://www.birdpoty.com/bird-photographer-of-the-year-shop/collection-9

Congratulations, Kayce!

04/06/2024

Hi everyone, it's Kayce, Eagle Eye Safaris' photography guide. What a way to start the week! I'm honored that Africa Geographic is using one of my photos in their fascinating story about Africa's Parrots!

Read it here:

Africa's parrots are colourful characters that live in complex social groups. But they are among the most threatened of all bird families

14/05/2024

Eagle Eye Safaris’ Kayce Blackwood is an award-winning photographer, and you can see why! Check out this photo!

Everyone needs a little and .

I was so privileged to watch this Red-Knobbed Coot in South Africa tend to a newly hatched chick whilst its sibling pecked away from inside the shell next to it.

These amazing little leave the nest within a few hours of being hatched to join their parents on the water, where they are fed and guarded until they fledge.

is , isn't it? This tender moment was a Judge's Choice award in the PACE contest and was displayed in a gallery showing.

Thanks for Following me!

12/05/2024

Happy Mother’s Day to everyone who has nurtured another being.

11/05/2024

Eagle Eye Safaris photography guide, Kayce, was out chasing the Aurora Borealis last night. This is just her iPhone photo. We can’t wait to see the R5 shots!

It’s almost 4am and I’m home from shooting the Borealis out in the middle of farm fields in Colorado. Here’s a taste—this was taken with my iPhone. I’ll start editing photos from my after I get some sleep. I hope you got to see the incredible art show tonight, too!

03/05/2024

Enjoy an early morning with some of our guests on one of our very last safaris as this version of Eagle Eye Safaris. We will have some exciting announcements and collaborations coming within the next 90 days!

05/01/2024

Be sure to follow/like Kayce’s new Photography Page, her Instagram at www.instagram.com/kayce_b_photography, and her new website, www.KayceBPhotography.com. She’s sharing her photos of wildlife and beyond for fun! Want to learn what animal has the strongest bite force? Find out by clicking below. 😊

Watching predation is hard and fascinating at the same time. Who would have thought that a terrapin would make a good meal for a crocodile? Crocs have the strongest bite force of any animal. This one punched through the terrapin's shell, then tossed it in the air to reposition it. Eventually the croc took the terrapin underwater, where it likely didn't survive the encounter.

Do you know the difference between a terrapin, tortoise, and turtle? It's an interesting tidbit of knowledge that might make you the life of the party, or help you win on Jeopardy someday. 😊

31/12/2023

Would you be willing to follow Karen and help her hit her last 2023 goal? She needs 4 more followers to hit 100! 😊

96 Followers, 244 Following, 65 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Karen Blackwood ()

30/12/2023

We are coming up on the end of the year. It's time for reflection, and to set intentions for the fresh start on Monday. I hope someone is guiding you, or being guided by you, or simply by your side to share the journey.

We are coming up on the end of the year. It's time for reflection, and to set intentions for the fresh start on Monday. I hope someone is guiding you, or being guided by you, or simply by your side to share the journey.

Wildography And Safaris

28/12/2023

Kayce’s done it again! Another award for this incredible image, plus two photos that made the Final Cut! Be sure to follow her new Photography Page by clicking below. You can find her on instagram at www.instagram.com/kayce_b_photography

Congratulations, Kayce, well done!

20/10/2023

I am not a fan of selfies but sometimes the opportunity is too great to pass. This is for Karen because she loves elephants.

17/10/2023

What an incredible sighting and a first for me. Our clients and I were super lucky to see a leopard hunt and kill a Large Spotted Genet on our current big 5 safari.

15/10/2023

What a fantastic start to another big 5 Safari. We saw 4 of the big 5 on the first game drive. Join us on a big 5 safari for an amazing time and amazing sightings.

09/10/2023

We were lucky to get front row seats to an amazing show where 3 bull elephants took a mud bath on our recent Big 5 safari.

05/10/2023

What a wonderful end to a Big 5 safari! Be sure to watch all the way through!

05/10/2023

Adventures start with hellos. Journeys begin with goodbyes.

My (Karen’s) last two safaris were spent with 5 incredible women—my cousin Jennifer, and our guests Suzee, Lori, Jean, and Kathy, and one exceptional man, Lynn, beginning at Pungwe Bush Lodge in Manyaleti. This was a first safari for all.

Suzee, Lori, Jean, and Kathy continued with me to our second safari at Nkorho Bush Lodge.

I feel privileged to have spent time with honest, strong, intelligent, inspiring, kind people for the past 10 days. It was a pleasure to share my passion for wildlife and conservation with them, and hopefully this experience was life changing for them, too. I’m glad we shared so many wonderful sightings and so many wonderful conversations.

Sadly, all things have beginnings and endings. This was my last safari with Eagle Eye Safaris.

Goodbye, friends. I hope your journey is kind to you.