Elephant mum and her calf crossing the road on Thanda Safari.
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THE MORNING POST – JUST CUTE
THE EVENING POST
I like this sitting Giraffe shot 😊 A depth of field lesson!
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THE MORNING POST – PAKAMISA VIEWS
I stayed a few days with my friends at Pakamisa Private Game Reserve; for the 63th time since my arrival in South Africa in 2012 :-). Besides doing the usual wildlife and horse photography I produced material for some short ‘Pakamisa – Ready for Business’ videos.
This is a drone clip of an interesting 360 degree winter view over the reserve and its surroundings. It shows the tall Pakamisa mountain, the beautiful lodge with its stunning views, the long Pakamisa valley with the horse stables, and the Pongola valley with its vast sugar cane fields.
Isabella and her team are getting ready to re-open for South African guests in September. Just contact res@pakamisa.co.za for more information or to book your stay at this amazing place.
Soundtrack courtesy of ROOT.
Enjoy your weekend!
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THE DAILY POST – SHY
All the small antelopes are usually very shy. Yesterday morning this Common Duiker only stayed long enough for one single picture 😊
PS: This week’s Wednesday bird was a Giant Kingfisher.
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WHICH BIRD? WEDNESDAY – THE MORNING POST
What bird is this? – I will post the result this evening!
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THE DAILY POST – GRAZING ANTELOPE BY ROOT
This is the third video with music from the album ‘Under the Marula Tree’ by ROOT, a local band. It features some of my pictures and videos taken at Thanda Safari.
The music is composed to symbolize African nature icons (eg sunrises, Lions, Elephants, …). 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 Grazing Antelope 😊
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THE DAILY POST – TAKE OFF
This Red-billed Oxpecker was using the boss of a Cape Buffalo bull as a take-off platform 😊
Have a good week!
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THE DAILY POST – WILD PEAR
Very small creatures can be very beautiful – This morning I spent some time watching Bees 🐝 collecting pollen from the white flowers of the Wild Pear tree (Dambeya rotundifolia) which is called Mohlabaphala in isiZulu.
Enjoy your Sunday.
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THE EVENING POST – EXTRA SECURITY
As I drove past Thanda Safari’s Villa iZulu this afternoon I saw a Giraffe bull staring at the gate. He did this for a good reason as one of our Lionesses had taken position in front the entrance, for a bit of extra bush security! 😊
PS: I will be taking a bit of time off and therefore only post once per day. Normal service will be restored next Friday 😊
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THE MORNING POST – SUNSET
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The sun + a waterhole + some clouds + an iPhone = a record of last night’s beautiful sunset 😊
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