Today was a very rainy day at Thanda Safari.
We are very happy about 40mm of rain, but the Green Mamba (my safari vehicle) did not play in the mud this evening 😊
So there are no game drive pictures just a beautiful bush shot.
Have a good evening, stay home and stay safe!
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Those eyes!
One of my favorite Lion portraits ever.
Have a good weekend, stay home and stay safe.
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It was a true Rhino evening. Just as the sun had set an encounter between Black Rhinos and White Rhinos proofed, that the White Rhinos are the cool dudes.
When the Black Rhino threw a bit of a tantrum and ran straight towards their larger cousins, they did not even move a muscle. A very special sighting of species interaction.
Enjoy your weekend. Stay home and stay safe!
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These South African Ground Squirrels had a bit of an argument. This is true motion photography 😊
Enjoy your day, stay home and stay safe!
Please visit my new blog site http://www.wildlife4kids.com for many cute wildlife images. Thanks
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My photographic Safari this evening was cut short by a bit of rain, which is very welcome.
But before I returned to Thanda House I took this short video with my iPhone. This is a Leopard Tortoise, one of the Small Five. Can you name the other four. I will post the answer tomorrow afternoon 😊
Stay safe!
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Today’s bird is the Crested Guinea Fowl. They live in family groups and often walk behind herds of large animals to collects food which they have left behind. These large ‘bush chickens’ play an important role in the control of ticks and other insects. This is a portrait which I took during one of my Lock Down Safaris.
… and now … introduction …
WILDLIFE 4 KIDS
Today I have launched a page to provide a bit of entertainment to children (and adults) during the Convid-19 crisis lock down in South Africa and all around the world.
I will regularly upload pictures with fun questions for the young ones. There is a special page on the site with all the answers http://www.wildlife4kids.com/answers/. Let’s hope you (and your children) will enjoy the pictures (and occasional short videos) which I will start publishing today.
Please note that this is a blog you need to follow in case you want to receive the updates (by email). They will not be posted on Social Media or WhatsApp.
Christian Sperka
PS: If you would like to follow my regular blog you can go to http://www.sperka.info/follow/
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On today’s game drive I not only used my cameras but I also got a great shots from my drone. Combined with the noise from my vehicle the herd of Cape Buffalo ignored the flying machine 😊 I got some great footage not only of the Buffalo but of a female Cheetah on a kill and of young Elephant bulls sparring.
Stay home and stay safe 😊
Christian Sperka
Resident Wildlife Photographer and Specialist Photography Guide at Thanda Safari
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Today’s feel good picture is of a little baby Baboon. He was just stopping for a second to get his picture taken before he continued playing with his brothers, sisters and cousins 😊
Have a good day. Stay home and stay safe!
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One of the major feature of today’s game drive was a flat tire and a wheel change 😊. But we also had some good sightings, Lions, White Rhinos, Warthogs and a Journey of Giraffes just after sunset.
Stay home and stay safe 😊
Christian Sperka
Resident Wildlife Photographer and Specialist Photography Guide at Thanda Safari
Christiansperkaphotography @christiansperkaphotography #thandasafari @thandasafari
Very colorful, very slow moving and very fast catching prey = Panther Chameleon, my favorite reptile 😊. This is especially for all my friends in Switzerland. The picture was taken at Masoala Hall at the Zurich Zoo.
Many of us have to stay home in this world wide crisis. So I thought you might enjoy to receive a wildlife image every day of the week until things are back to normal.
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