No big story – just one of my favorite pictures – Thanda’s dominant male Lion watching a helicopter!
A Dazzle of Zebras …
I have just uploaded 103 Plains Zebra images taken between 2002 and 2016. Have a look at http://www.sperka.biz/sg14
This is another new species gallery available online at http://www.sperka.biz/sg
Please contact me at info@sperka.com in case you are interested in publishing any of these images or if you would like to license any image for printing (for personal or commercial use).
Barbets
If you like Barbets then this is the post message for you 🙂
I have just uploaded my Barbet images taken between 2002 and 2016.
Acaia Pied Barbet – http://www.sperka.biz/sgb13
Black-collared Barbet – http://www.sperka.biz/sgb14
Crested Barbet – http://www.sperka.biz/sgb15
These are three more new species galleries available online at http://www.sperka.biz/sg
Please contact me at info@sperka.com in case you are interested in publishing any of these images or if you would like to license any image for printing (for personal or commercial use).
Boy or Girl?
How does one identify if an Elephant is male or female by just looking at its head?
Just over the fence …
What do you see when you look out your window past your garden fence?
Well, for me most of the time it is the beautiful scenery, a nearby waterhole and often general game, like Giraffes, Zebras, Wildebeest …
But sometimes I see a cat strolling by …
This week it was a Lioness on her way to get a drink at the waterhole. I jumped into my car, drove around to the waterhole and got a few shots of her having a drink 🙂
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends in the USA – sorry that I am a day late 🙂
EYES!
It has been years since I have created my EYES series of carnivore portraits. I love the strong expressions, especially in the feline eyes, when the color is removed from the rest of the images.
I am currently working on a new selection and this is one of my favorites so far.
Enjoy this Lion King, King of Lions!
It has been a while …
You have not heard from me for a while. But tonight is the first time in the last two weeks that I have had a bit of time to myself to write a blog message. And that will probably be the last one until early November as we are hosting a big art project at Thanda Safari and I will be in the thick of it!
So here are a few of my favorite wildlife images from the last two weeks. I hope you will enjoy them!
PS: I am happy to report that we had over 30mm rain in the last few days. Let’s hope more is on the way …
Not the five!
An green-nosed Nyala :-)
A Wildebeest scratching …
A Kudu on the lookout …
A Zebra staring …
An alert Impala …
Grazing Warthogs …
A resting Giraffe …
What a week!
Last weekend I was very busy in the office and teaching photography at Thanda. On Monday I went to Pongola to get my car serviced and for a short visit to Pakamisa. On Tuesday and Wednesday I ran errands in Durban where a met a very cute puppy dog. Yesterday and today I played again catch-up in the office.
But, I still got a bit of photography done. At Pakamisa I took some pictures of Isabella working with one of her horses and at the Thanda House Waterhole (next to my home) I got some good pictures of Elephants, of Giraffes and of a young Lioness. I also shot some good-bye pictures of our young male Lion, who will leave the reserve soon for a new home. And in between I posted one of my favorite Leopard shots (taken in 2006) on Facebook.
So, here is my week in pictures. Enjoy them and the weekend 🙂
PS: As a bonus I added a short Thanda Elephants video – four times the regular speed!
Watching Giraffes …
Watching out for Lions … (for the biders: there is a Wahlberg’s Eagle in the tree!)
Well hidden …
Leaving Thanda for a new home soon …
Having a bath …
… and a good scratch …
Isabella working with Joaquino …
An excited Pakamisa mare …
… and one of my favorite Leopard pictures taken in 2006 …
… and a cute little puppy I met in Umhlanga (Durban)!
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