Picture of the Day!

Topic: A Malachite Kingfisher in the reeds on a waterhole bank

Technical data: Canon R6 MII with RF lens f11/800mm | ISO 500 | 1/500sec | ev-0.5 | WB 6500K | AV Mode

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Picture of the Day!

Topic: Giraffe and Oxpeckers 

Technical data: Canon R6 MII with RF lens f11/800mm | ISO 10000 | 1/500sec | ev+0 | WB 6500K | AV Mode

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Picture of the Day!

Topic: Lilac-breasted Roller, one of my favorite bird species.

Technical data: Canon R6 MII with RF lens f11/800mm

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Picture of the Day!

Topic: Elephant bull feeding

Technical data: Canon EOS 1D Mark IV with EF lens f2.8/70-200mm L | ISO 400 | 90mm/ 1/125sec | ev+0 | WB 6500K | AV Mode

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Picture of the Day!

Topic: Male Lion

Technical data: Canon R6 MII with RF lens f11/800mm | ISO 4000 | 1/750sec | ev+0 | WB 6500K | AV Mode

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Birding

This is a slide show with a few of the pictures from our recent Birding Weekend at Pakamisa Private Game Reserve. We spotted more than 100 species of birds. Chamu, Pakamisa’s excellent birding guide, and myself enjoyed hosting the event.

Here are the dates for the next two three-nights-stay-birding-weekends at Pakamisa:

  • 13 to 16 February 2026
  • 27 to 30 November 2026

If you are interested you can contact Pakamisa directly at res@pakamisa.co.za / +27832291811.

Looking forward to seeing some of you at one of the next birding weekends 🐦 

Birding Weekend

We had a great birding weekend at Pakamisa (www.pakamisa.com) with six birding game drives and two photography lessons. I enjoyed co-hosting this special event and am already looking forward to the next one!

Picture of the Day!

Topic: Hook-lipped Rhinoceros (Black Rhino) feeding after sunset

Technical data: Canon R6 MII with RF lens f11/800mm | ISO 25600 | 1/45sec | ev+0 | WB AWB | AV Mode

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Pictures of the Day!

Topic: Three young Lion cubs at Thanda

Technical data: Canon R6 MII with EF lens f4.0/500mm | ISO 800 | 1/500sec | f5.6 | AV Mode | Bean bag support

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Video of the Day!

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Topic: A male Cheetah on one of Thanda’s savanna areas at dusk

Technical data: Canon R6 MII with EF lens f4/500mm | bean bag supported

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