HOT DAY AT THE WATERHOLE

Yesterday midday I stopped by one of our largest waterholes and stayed for an hour.

It was an impressive scene with a large bull Elephant bathing, over two hundred Cape Buffalo relaxing around the water, many dazzles of Burchell’s Zebra and many herds of Blue Wildebeest coming and going, sounders of Warthogs playing in the mud, and many different bird species having a drink.

I only had my iPhone with me so I took a few video clips instead of my usual photography. What a Sunday treat!

I wish all of you a good week ahead!

Music by Root

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Those eyes!

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Those eyes!

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COVID-19 Vaccinated & Ready For Travel 😊

I got my second COVID-19 vaccine injection today! Thanda Safari had organized for a medical team to offer vaccination on site. Many of our staff members participated in the information meeting (given in the isiZulu language) and then got their first injection of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or the Johnson&Johnson vaccines.

The picture shows a few of the medical team members at Thanda. Thanks for this great service!

PS: I have now booked my next trip to Germany. I will visit my family and friends in Germany and Switzerland from 16 October to 1 November.

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Morning …

This morning’s beautiful misty morning sunrise

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A Cheetah Study!

This evening we had a beautiful Cheetah sighting on Thanda Safari. These are a few of the images I took of these incredible creatures. Have a good weekend!

The pictures were taken with a Canon EOS R6 Camera and a Canon EF 1/500 f/4 L lens.

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Angry Bird!

This Yellow-billed Hornbill had a very serious expression when it took its afternoon sand bath!

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Looking for the ladies!

Yesterday morning our two dominant male Lions were scanning a valley and following a scent trail in search for two young females. We had tracked the them for a few kilometers when we found them on top of a hill displaying themselves in all their ‘majesty’. But they never caught up with the ladies on that morning.

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