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Fumaroles, Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala

Several of these fumaroles exist at the top of the volcano, spitting out smoke, steam, and sulphur which can be seen as a yellowish crust in the picture.

Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala.

Pacaya, one of the most active volcanoes in the world

All alone on a volcano.

It was at this time that I heard a crackling hissing sound nearby, turned around, and saw that about 10 metres away the ground had opened up and there was now hot red lava following out of the newly formed crevice.

Chichen Itza, Mexico.

The name Chichen Itza is derived from the Mayan meaning “at the mouth of the well of the Itza”.

Mountains, clouds and rainbows, Nepal

The clouds part long enough to review the mountains and a rainbow

Himalayan Cloudscape, colour vs monochrome

Clouds envelop the Himalayan peaks of Nepal, a scene that is dramatic in colour or monochrome.

Bats leaving Deer Cave, Sarawak, Borneo.

Deer cave contains millions of bats, 12 different species have been observed there including an estimated 3 million wrinkle lipped bats making this one of the largest bat colonies anywhere in the world.

Sepilok, Orangutan eating banana.

the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre near Sandakan in Sabah, was established in the mid 1960’s with the aim of rehabilitating orphaned or rescued orangutans and returning them to the forest.