I shot many hundreds Lion portraits over the last 19 years. This is one of my favorites. Being fully alert with open round eyes this young male posed properly for his headshot 😊
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Another rainy day! Which is very good for the environment, but not too pleasant for a game drive.
Nevertheless Mariana Venter – Thanda Safari Wildlife coordinator – and I went to the savanna in the North to check up on one of our Cheetah females and her three cubs.
After we located them using telemetry we took a short walk onto the savanna to get a better view. We spotted mum and her little ones but I was only able to get a picture of the female. The cubs were lying down and only the tips of their ears were visible.
Better luck next time!
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A Thanda Lion mum and one of her cubs ‘posing’ for a picture!
For the first weeks of their life their mother will look after the little ones all by herself. She will only introduce them to her pride and their dad if she is confident that they will not be hurt in the introduction process, which can be very ‘Lion’ rough.
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Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill – also know as Mr. Banana Beak 😊
Yellow-Billed Hornbills sometimes forage co-operatively with Dwarf Mongooses, catching food that the mongooses scratch up from the ground. In return, the hornbills alert the mongooses to danger from overhead raptors.
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Today was a very windy, so I was quite surprised that we had some great sightings during this evening’s drive: White Rhinos, an African Harrier Hawk and a lot of general game (Impala, Ngala, Wildebeest).
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This evening I have recorded a short YouTube video and slide show.
Instead of driving around I spent a quiet evening next to a waterhole.
I hope you enjoy the 2 minute Safari 😊
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Southern Giraffe Calf
Hello world, I have just arrived.
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This evenings Safari was a bit quiet. After the recent rain many roads were not drivable and most animals were still in the thick bush.
So I took the opportunity to take a short drone video of the Green Mamba 1 (my Safari vehicle).
Enjoy the ride. Good night, stay home and stay safe 😊
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Those eyes!
One of my favorite Lion portraits ever.
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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.
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