Spare Ribs …

A young Lion enjoying some spare ribs!

Last night we watched one of Thanda Safari’s pride of Lions resting next to this Nyala carcass. All nine cats had very full bellies, so we assumed there was at least one more kill near by. A single Nyala would not have provided enough meat to fill them all up.

Technical data: Canon R6 with EF lens f2.8/300mm | ISO 100 | 1/750sec | f4 | ev0 | 300mm | WB 6500K | Crop to 40% of original image

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PICTURE POSTS …

Nowadays most people expect and prefer social media reels with videos, image slide shows, and matching music. But quite a few of my followers have asked me to post pictures beside the reels. And as much as I enjoy creating reels I am still a picture photographer at heart. So, from today I will again also post pictures, even if they do not get as many hits and likes as the reels. I will enjoy doing so and I hope you will enjoy looking at them.

Today’s first picture is of a White Rhino enjoying the fresh grass emerging from a recently burned area.

Technical data: Canon R6 with EF lens f2.8/70-200mm | ISO1250 1/500sec | f2.8 | ev0 | 140mm | WB 6500K | Crop to 80% of original image

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Two weeks …

… in May of social media post images. I thought I summarize them in a blog post for those who missed the daily posts 😊 I hope you enjoy the images.

Red Duiker eating a Monkey Orange
Elephant bull feeding of a Fever Tree
Naughty Vervet Monkey
Cheetah and Scrub Hare race
Giraffe at sunrise
Sunset at Thanda Safari
Cheetah on a cool winter morning
Slender Mongoose, a very shy and fast creature
Lion roaring in the early morning hours
Kudu and the Sun
Serval
Cheetah
I see you! A Black Rhino ‘hiding’ behind a thicket
Sunrise at Thanda House
Giraffe lying on the savanna at sunset

Pyjamas, Sunrise, and Three Roars

At 4:30 this morning I woke up to an incredible loud Lion‘s roar, obviously just front of my home.

Not to miss the opportunity to record this incredible noise I grabbed my iPhone and rushed to my car as I was (in Pyjamas☺️).

And our dominant male delivered! I captured what I think is my best Lion roar sound recording since I came to Africa. The first 30 seconds of this video were recorded long before sunrise with the Lion hiding in high grass (I used a still picture of the morning sky with the video).

Once he got moving I followed him for the next two hours, recording two more roars. But none was as good as the first one in the dark.

‚Hearing cat‘s night noises in the front yard’ has a totally different meaning when you live in the bush. I love it!

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SAME PROCEDURE AS EVERY YEAR …

As every year around this time I will be spending at few weeks in Europe with my family and friends.

So for the next three weeks there will be no posts of South African wildlife on my social media channels. I will be back ‘online’ with new material from 15 May.

I hope you will continue to enjoy my pictures after this short break!

PS: After my return I will post a picture diary of my trip to Europe on my blog 😊

… on Instagram …

These are some of my favorite pictures taken since the beginning of this month.

Please note: I am now posting reels very regularly in Instagram @ChristianSperkaPhotograph. You might also want to follow me there not to miss out on anything 🙂

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Birding and more …

Back at one of my favorite places for a birding weekend: @pakamisagamereserve

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Of Cats and Dogs and Elephants!

It is ‘raining 🌧️ cats 🐈‍⬛ and dogs 🐕’ right now but the Elephants 🐘 are enjoying themselves at the Thanda House dam! Filmed from my office door 😊

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Week’s favorite

A few im of my favorites from this week!

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Lion Tree or Tree Lions?

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