The answer to the question about the “hill climbing” Praying Mantis is African Elephant.
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Have a good week!
Valley and Hill
This Praying Mantis moved from a valley to a mountain. Can anyone guess where on Thanda this “landscape” is located 🙂 ?
Summer!
Today’s images shows the impact of the very heavy summer rains this season. The grass on the Thanda savanna is so high that even Buffalo are difficult to spot.
At the end of an eventful game drive the herd of Cape Buffalo moved towards a waterhole.
I am big and you better leave!
On today’s game drive I had positioned my vehicle parallel to the path which the Thanda breeding herd of Elephant took across an open Fever Tree area.
This young bull did not like my parking spot and displayed his displeasure with various “Big Elephant Warning Signs”. When he realized that I did not move and that non of the adult Elephants came to his aid he shock his head one last time and moved on with the herd.
The Thanda guests enjoyed the “I am a big Elephant” show 🙂
Moonlight, again!
It seems to be a moonlight week. While I was waiting for my guests to be finished with bush dinner I watched the moon and the stars. I took these two – very different – images of the moon 🙂
Magic Moment!
After a game drive with excellent Giraffe, Lion, Rhino and Hyena sightings we made our way back to the Lodge when the sun had set and the moon was providing the illumination.
This picture is by no means perfect. It is a freehand shot with very little light. But it represents the magic moment experienced by the Thanda guests – seeing a Giraffe moving soundless under the moon.
The Magic of Africa!
PS: For the photographers among you: f/5.6 – 1.6sec – ISO 1600 – 35mm – no support
The THANDA WILDLIFE 2012 Collage
I have create this collage of Thanda images I shot in 2012. The print is available online at http://www.sperka.biz/thanda12/h55933700#h55933700
It is available in the following sizes 8″x12″, 10″x15″, 12″x18″, 16″x24″, 20″x30″, 24″x36″, 30″x45″, 40″x60″ at special collage prices.
I hope you enjoy this collection of some of my favorite images.
Summer Crossing
This picture shows the Thanda Elephant herd crossing a road in front of two game drive vehicles.
In the summer time when the vegetation is very dense it takes excellent tracking skills and also a bit of luck to view these magnificent creatures in the open.
A good scratch!
If you think that only members of the human race make funny faces when attending to a little itch then have a look at our dominant male Lion.
He was scratching his left front leg with his left back paw. Judging by his funny face the procedure was quite successful.
The Thanda guests on my vehicle enjoyed the moment 🙂
PS: We had to wait for a long time for him to get up. He was sleeping for a long time in the grass. He even collected some spider webs in the process!
Shade with a View!
This male Giraffe was looking for a shady spot in the middle of the day. A Marula Tree on top of one of Thanda’s hill was just the right place. And with a view, too 🙂
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