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 …
Giraffe in the morning light – during a photo shoot with a photographer for a German magazineMorning after heavy rains – everything is wet – including the Lions … (taken with an iPhone 6 Plus)The smallest calf I have seen in a long time. Sightings like this give hope …Chasing Giraffe after heavy rain in the hope that they would stumble and fall – no luck this time – but a good show …Let’s push that one over and then feed on it for about two minutes … typical young Elephant bull.Smacking their lips after a drink of milk …Six beautiful Kudu bulls – all at once and quite relaxed – a very rare sighting …
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)!
Many of my blog readers identified this correctly. Yesterday’s blog picture (https://sperka.info/2016/08/04/mysterious-housing) shows a Red-billed Oxpecker looking for ticks inside a White Rhinos ear 🙂
