Pictures from another two weeks of game drives with Swedish and Australian guests. Two great weeks!
Two more …
Canon on Eye-Level – A Lioness
This lioness was in the right place at the time for her portrait shoot this morning. She is part of the Intibane pride. Together with her three sisters, she was keen to hunt, as their bellies were empty. But it got quite hot already and the four of them withdrew in the cooling shade of thicker bush a few minutes after this picture was taken.
The soft early morning light and a position slightly below the large cat made this picture possible.
Technical data: Canon R6 Mark II with RF lens f11/800mm | ISO 1600 | 1/500sec | ev+0 | WB 6500K | AV Mode
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A few days …
Pictures from the last few days’ game drives and excursions with my American guests!
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20
My last twenty days in pictures 😊
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iPhone at eye-level | Rain, beautiful rain…
We humans like to complain. When there is no rain, we complain about the lack of rain, and when there is a lot of rain, we complain that there is too much!
But I have learned in my (now almost 13) years in South Africa and through many drought periods never to complain about rain.
February is usually the rainiest month, and this February, with over 228mm of rain so far (and it’s still raining), is one of the wettest months I have recorded.
The roads are now so muddy that a “game drive” is currently more like a “game of slip-and-slide”.
And if the weather forecast is to be believed, the remainder of February promises even more rain (at least >80mm).
The animals, such as these White Rhinos, enjoy the availability of water for drinking, wallowing, and swimming. I took this picture with my smartphone driving on a main road during a rainy day!
Technical data: Apple 14 Pro Max | Main Camera 24mm | ISO 64 | 1/90sec | f1.8 | ev+0 | 48mm
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My week …
My first week back at Thanda in wildlife pictures. What a wonderful world!
Quiet Moment
At the end of the game drive, I like to stop for a few moments just to listen to the sounds of the bush and to watch the moon rise.
Yesterday evening, a full moon rose over the horizon and then disappeared behind a band of clouds. It created this magnificent effect, which I was able to capture with my smartphone.
Whenever I watch one of these scenes, I fully understand the value of visiting (or living in) a beautiful place like Thanda Safari.
Technical data: Apple 14 Pro Max | Main Camera 24mm | ISO 2500 | 3.4sec night mode | f1.8 | ev-1.0 | 24mm
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Vultures at work!
On my first full day back at Thanda I was able to capture this short video and some images of a large group of White-backed Vultures (estimated total 50) feeding of a Zebra carcass.
An amazing display of thesemost important members of the bush-clean-up-crew at work.
Unlike most mammals the vultures ignored the noisy drone very close to them.
Technical data: DJI Macic Mini 3 Pro
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OUT TIME
I will be visiting my parents and family in Germany. During that time I will take a social media ‘timeout’.
My next wildlife post will be on 10 February, after my return to South Africa.
I am saying goodbye with a Cheetah portrait which I took this morning. I cropped it to be my iPhone wallpaper until I get back.
All the best to you all.
Talk to you in February!
6 Drives!
Six game drives in pictures. Our guests, Bheki, and I enjoyed all the sightings of the weekend very much!
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