2016-12-24: Photo Slideshow

Hi everyone!  I recently put together this photo slideshow for my photo club Christmas party, and thought I would share it here as well.

The photos are taken over the past three years, and there are several from each of my trips to Africa.

I hope you enjoy, Merry Christmas, and all the best for the coming year.

2016-09-25: What I've seen this week

I returned home Monday night from a fabulous trip to Uganda and Kenya.  While I’ve been spending the week trying to get back into my normal routine, I have had some time to edit a few photo from the trip.  There will be lots more of photos (and stories) over the coming weeks and months.  Here’s a sneak peak of what’s to come.

Enjoy your Sunday 🙂

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I saw an abundance of birds during a boat cruise along the Kazinga channel in Uganda.
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A red-tailed monkey near my cabin in the Kibale Forest, Uganda.
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Young giraffes playing. Ol Kinyei Conservancy, Kenya.
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Young elephants playing in Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
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A gerenuk reaching for the choicest leaves. Selenkay Conservancy, Kenya.
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Wildebeest crossing the Mara River. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
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Male cheetah, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
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Wildebeest and gazelle silhouetted in the sunrise. Ol Kinyei Conservancy, Kenya.
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A young lion in the Selenkay Conservancy, Kenya.
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Toti the chimpanzee giving us the finger! Kibale Forest, Uganda.
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Ugandan Kob in the Ishasha region of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.
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It looks like this L’hoest’s monkey wants to go on a game drive with us. Bwindi, Uganda.
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A pair of juvenile gorillas playing in the trees. Buhoma region of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda.
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Gorillas grooming each other. Buhoma region of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda.

2016-04-11: Monochrome Monday

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When you’re as tall as a giraffe, there just isn’t an easy way to get a drink. It’s quite a sight to see though, and we timed passing by this giraffe just perfectly. I love the detail visible in the throat area, you just don’t see that when they are the right way up. Okavango Delta, April 2015

Giraffes Necking

We came across a journey of giraffe during a mid-afternoon photo drive on Zimanga Game Reserve.  Several of the males had gathered together away from the rest and were busily beating on each other using head, neck and horns. It only seemed to be play fighting, rather than any real push to establish dominance as they seemed to far too young for that.

From Wikipedia:

“Adult giraffes do not have strong social bonds, though they do gather in loose aggregations if they happen to be moving in the same general direction. Males establish social hierarchies through “necking”, which are combat bouts where the neck is used as a weapon. Dominant males gain mating access to females, which bear the sole responsibility for raising the young.”

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Reclining Giraffes

Heading back to the volunteer house one morning, we came across a group of giraffes reclining in the grass - within about 100m of the house.  Even sitting down, the giraffes tower of the nearby impala.
Heading back to the volunteer house one morning, we came across a pair of giraffes reclining in the grass – within about 100m of the house. Even sitting down, the giraffes tower over the nearby impala.
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