jacobin hummingbird in flight by NJ Wight.

Ode to Hummingbird by Pablo Neruda

January 30, 2018birdsPanama,bird photography,birds,hummingbirds,poetry

The hummingbird in flight is a water-spark... There is something very special about the…

by NJ Wight

chimps of fauna by njwight

The Chimpanzees of Fauna: Seeing Past the Bars

December 20, 2017chimpanzee,Fauna Foundation,sanctuary,animal rights,animal testing,apes,cages,chimpprimates

This post has been updated since it previously appeared in 2014. For the past four and a half years…

by NJ Wight

Binky and the Mirror: Reflections on a Courageous Chimpanzee

September 28, 2017chimpanzee,Fauna Foundation,primate,sanctuary,animal rights,chimpsgreat apes

If Binky had been born in the wild he would have stayed with his Mother, nursing, for up to five…

by NJ Wight

Masai Mara Musings

November 16, 2016wildlifeelephant,lion cubs,Kenya

“If I have ever seen magic, it has been in Africa.” –John Hemingway

by NJ Wight