This Zebra spotted two of our male Lions just in time before it was getting to close to these formidable carnivores.
The cats were not in hunting mode – as they still had a fairly full stomach from their last meal – but their killing instinct would have taken over if the Zebra would have gotten to close.
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This is a video clip of a European Roller taken with my iPhone 12 Pro Max this evening. The bird was very relaxed and I was able to drive up to approx 2.5 meters (8 feet). I love its colors!
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I was very lucky to get this shot of Thanda Safari’s largest and smallest Elephant crossing the road together.
We tracked Ellies from the early morning throughout the day and we finally got them in the open around three in the afternoon.
A very enjoyable Long-Nose-Day!
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This evening I took this picture of two young Thanda Lionesses chasing a Warthog. The pig got away and the two ladies had to continue their hunt for dinner.
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… no more words are needed!
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A Kudu cow in high summer grass. I took this picture last night on Pakamisa.
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Red-spectrum sunsets are very beautiful, but sometime other interesting colors appear once the sun disappear behind the horizon. Enjoy your weekend!
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Yesterday I was able to participate and photo-document a very special operation. A specialist surgeon operated on one of our male Cheetah to ‘re-build’ a torn ligament in the cat’s left leg.
During the procedure I was sitting in a good photo position behind the large carnivore and I was assigned an additional job. Every few minutes I had to tickle inside the Cheetah’s ear to see if there was any reaction like twitching or growling. That way the vet could judge if more drugs were needed to keep the cat asleep. A very special task not part of my usual job description!
Pictures:
1 – The Cheetah and I
2 – Waiting for the surgeon
3 – Pre-Op, asleep and ready for surgery
4 – X-Ray in the bush
5 – The surgery begins
6 – Post-Op, just before wake-up
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Yesterday was a very lucky day. I had two beautiful snake sightings and was able to take two good pictures.
The first sighting was a Spotted Bush Snake moving (hunting) up a staircase with an Nyala bull having a drink in the background.
The second sighting was a Puff Adder resting in the middle of the road gathering the warms from the road. I guided this one to safely of the road, so it would not get run over.
What a lucky, snakey day!
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