Just now …

Just now – for the first time in the last two weeks – I had a chance to think about a blog message. I thought you might enjoy a summary of all my Instagram images posted since my last blog post on 29 August, And I have included four new bonus images for all my blog followers 🙂

Let’s start with the ‘bonus material’ …

… our oldest Cheetah boy enjoying a drink at Thanda Safari’s Villa iZulu waterhole (Canon 1D Mark IV – EF 4/500mm L) …

… a Thanda Lioness flehmen (Canon 1D Mark IV – EF 4/500mm L) …

… a Burchell’s Zebra hosting 15! Red-billed Oxpeckers at the same time (Canon 1D Mark IV – EF 3.5-5.6/28-300mm L at 235mm) …

… Thanda’s dominant male Lion at the end of the terrestrial twilight (Canon 1D Mark IV – EF 3.5-5.6/28-300mm L at 210mm / f5.6 / 1/30s / ISO 6400) …

… and now the images published on Instagram …

… a young female Rhino denying the advances of a male (Canon 1D Mark IV – EF 3.5-5.6/28-300mm L at 300mm) …

… Egyptian Geese mating (Canon 1D Mark IV – EF 3.5-5.6/28-300mm L at 300mm) …

… the bliss of mud-bath (Canon 5D Mark IV / EF 4.5-5.6/100-400mm LII at 220mm) …

… one of Thanda’s largest Elephant bulls feeding (iPhone 7 Plus) …

… two baby Scrub Hares (Canon 1D Mark IV – EF 4/500mm L / ISO 3200 / -1EV / 1/500s / f/4) …

… the view from the Thanda Safari Lodge as the mist rises in the early morning
(iPhone 7 Plus) …

… an awesome White Rhino sighting (iPhone 7 Plus – using the 2x optical zoom – still pretty close 🙂 ) …

… Buffalo yoga at the bush spa (Canon 5D Mark IV / EF 4.5-5.6/100-400mm LII at 180mm)

… Moon and Sun in the same picture – and Bheki 🙂 (iPhone 7 Plus) …

… a little Ellie protected by the herd (Canon 1D Mark IV – EF 3.5-5.6/28-300mm L at 90mm)

… Thanda’s young male Lion – ready to mate (Canon 1D Mark IV – EF 4/500mm L) …

… Cheetah at sunset (Canon 1D Mark IV – EF 2.8/300mm L) …

I hope you enjoyed the selection. Have a good week.

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8 Replies to “Just now …”

We certainly appreciate your allowing us to go on this journey with you! Thank you sooo much.

Fantastic set of photos, nice set of lenses too! Keep ‘em coming!

Beautiful!

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Not clear why…but I think of Hemingway when I see these. As always a big thank you for sharing…

Awesome Christian! Great pics! Lots of good photos here! It was a good memory to see the wooden path at the lodges. I miss Thanda Private Game Reserve so much! I love everything about it!