

- Jan 25, 2019
A Giant Announcement!
My new book, The Giant Otter: Giants of the Amazon, is available for preorder! I have been involved with giant otters, in one way or...


- Sep 25, 2017
On Being a Rabbit
As a nature writer, I’m ambitious and I have hopes. As a nature photographer, I recognise I’m very much an amateur and always will be....


- Sep 4, 2017
Dying to See
There were two animals my family was dying to see during our recent road trip through northern California and Oregon. The first was a...


- Mar 23, 2017
A Giant Work in Progress
I am writing a book. Or rather, I’m about to start writing a book. I actually have a deadline for it, because it’s under contract. My...


- Jun 12, 2016
Nature and Photography: Uneasy Partners
Recently, a good friend of mine posted a link on Facebook to an article entitled A Sad Tale of Photographing in Yellowstone, by...


- May 22, 2016
Giants of the Madre de Dios
I thought I’d share with you (a slightly adapted) part of the introduction to a book I co-wrote with my husband, Frank Hajek, in 2006....


- Dec 20, 2015
Sacred Handprint
Tucked away in the Kalahari Desert of north-west Botswana, near the border with Namibia, is an enigmatic group of rocky outcrops known as...


- Dec 13, 2015
Enchanted by Cocha Cashu
When people think of the tropical rainforest, I believe the picture most have in their minds is of trees. Lots and lots of tall trees. An...