This evening this Thanda Safari Cheetah male gave a good yawn before he got up to move off. Interesting fact: Large cats in general announce their intention to walk away by yawing a few times.
Have a good week!
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A Cape Buffalo bull having an eye on me! Enjoy your Sunday 😊
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A herd of Cape Buffalo having an evening drink at Mgankla dam at Thanda Safari 😊
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Elephant mum and her calf crossing the road on Thanda Safari.
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I stayed a few days with my friends at Pakamisa Private Game Reserve; for the 63th time since my arrival in South Africa in 2012 :-). Besides doing the usual wildlife and horse photography I produced material for some short ‘Pakamisa – Ready for Business’ videos.
This is a drone clip of an interesting 360 degree winter view over the reserve and its surroundings. It shows the tall Pakamisa mountain, the beautiful lodge with its stunning views, the long Pakamisa valley with the horse stables, and the Pongola valley with its vast sugar cane fields.
Isabella and her team are getting ready to re-open for South African guests in September. Just contact res@pakamisa.co.za for more information or to book your stay at this amazing place.
Soundtrack courtesy of ROOT.
Enjoy your weekend!
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All the small antelopes are usually very shy. Yesterday morning this Common Duiker only stayed long enough for one single picture 😊
PS: This week’s Wednesday bird was a Giant Kingfisher.
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What bird is this? – I will post the result this evening!
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This is the third video with music from the album ‘Under the Marula Tree’ by ROOT, a local band. It features some of my pictures and videos taken at Thanda Safari.
The music is composed to symbolize African nature icons (eg sunrises, Lions, Elephants, …). This very special album is available on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Deezer for streaming and download! https://root.hearnow.com/
All ROOT videos are available on their YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMXQv3FdJsIERJHHKt0rX2w
Enjoy the Grazing Antelope 😊
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This Red-billed Oxpecker was using the boss of a Cape Buffalo bull as a take-off platform 😊
Have a good week!
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Very small creatures can be very beautiful – This morning I spent some time watching Bees 🐝 collecting pollen from the white flowers of the Wild Pear tree (Dambeya rotundifolia) which is called Mohlabaphala in isiZulu.
Enjoy your Sunday.
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