Despite their name, Waterbucks are actually not aquatic. Rather, they are frequently found in the vicinity of water sources. They will often venture into the water to escape predators 😊
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An impressive Lion in beautiful light 😊
PS: Yesterday’s bird: I took this picture of a Dark Chanting Goshawk on Tuesday at 12:36 on Thanda (Sgweva Main). He went a bit too far South according to Roberts 😊
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What bird is this? – I will post the result tomorrow morning 😊🐦
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Just after the sun had set Bheki had a bit of a laugh when a herd of Cape Buffalo walked into two Cheetah males resting next to the water. As soon as one of the Buffalos got a whiff of the cats he went into attack mode. Buffalos hate cats!
The Cheetah ran off but the commotion scared the other Buffalos and they quickly retreated in the opposite direction until the dust had settled. Eventually they came back and had their drinks.
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Serious birders see the world slightly different from regular safari guests. This picture taken during today’s Cheetah sighting demonstrates this special mindset.
Most people will hardly recognize the Yellow-throated Longclaw passing in front of the Cheetah cub. A true birder will thoroughly enjoy the Longclaw while ignoring the Cheetah in the background 😊
Have a good night!
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I took this interesting picture this morning. A combination of textures and colors.
A Weeping Boerbean Tree, a Giraffe and a Vervet Monkey 😊
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One of Thanda Safari’s male Lions having a good stretch with a very full belly!
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This morning I saw from my office window that a group of Elephants made their way to the Thanda House waterhole. I joined them at the water just in time to record this – rather noisy – video.
Two young bulls played a bit rough in the water with a young calf. It called out loudly and various females reacted immediately trumpeting and running to its aid. Elephant females are not for nothing considered some of the best mums on earth.
Have a good week 😊
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This is the sixth video with music from the album ‘Under the Marula Tree’ by ROOT, a local band. It features some of my pictures and videos.
The music is composed to symbolize African nature icons (eg sunrises, Lions, Elephants, Rhinos …). This very special album is available on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Deezer for streaming and download! https://root.hearnow.com/
All ROOT videos are available on their YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMXQv3FdJsIERJHHKt0rX2w
Enjoy ‘The Last Rhino’ 😊
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I was shopping in town today and on my way home I made short detour onto the Thanda Safari Savanna before returning to Thanda House.
I encountered this Elephant bull who patiently posed for a ‘below eye level ‘ sunset shot. I just had to open the door of my SUV and to lean down a bit to get the correct angle. Taken with my iPhone 😊
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