Just a quick post today as I am running a little short on time at the moment!
I loved watching these elephants greet each other as they all congregated around a dam. Different family groups joined up, took their time with greetings, getting refreshing drinks, and eventually, heading off in their separate ways.
It’s always a joy for me to spend time amongst elephants.
Here we are at Monday again. I felt like editing some elephant images recently, so that is what I have decided to share today. Elephants, with their amazingly textured skin, look fantastic in monochrome images (at least I think so!)
I hope you enjoy my selections. Have a great week!
A lone bull elephant crossing the Boteti River in Botswana.An elephant enjoying some tasty greens.Giving the grasses a good shake, to remove excess dirt, before eating.An elephant enjoying a drink at one of the dams on Phinda Game Reserve.There is actually a pair of elephants here, climbing out of the dry riverbed in front of Ngala Tented Camp, but one is mostly obscured by the bushes. This image looked pretty flat and lifeless from the harsh midday sun, until I did the black and white conversion. I couldn’t quite go ask them to repeat the trek at a later time when the lighting was more favourable!
While this leopard sighting was almost two years ago, it feels both like a lifetime ago, and also like it was yesterday. I find it interesting how the same experience can occupy those different spaces, seemingly at the same time.
This was the second to last day of my last safari, and the photos don’t need too much commentary. Our ranger took us to a leopard and her two cubs that were deep in a ravine, and while we perched, parked on the side of a rather steep slope, the cubs went about their day, playing, chasing, exploring and occasionally, snuggling up with their Mom.
I hope you enjoy my selections for today. Wishing everyone a fantastic week ahead.
An excellent climber already.A fallen tree makes an excellent perch to look out over the ravine.A very intriguing tail. A moment after this, it got a little chomp!Look at those messy green paws!Snuggles with Mom.A perfect cat pounce.Practicing stalking.It was wonderful to watch Mom get in on the game, and start to chase the cubs around.
It’s quite nice not having a theme this month, as I can select whatever images catch my attention. Today, it is a selection of images shot at or near sunset.
Wishing everyone a wonderful week ahead.
A sunset taken in Ongava Game Reserve in Namibia.A pair of bull elephants play fighting on the banks of the Boteti River as the afternoon light faded.A leopard in a tree at sunset. The stuff of magic.A lone zebra gives us a weary look as the sunset sets behind.A leopard in the fading evening light.
I’m keeping fingers crossed that I’ll have the opportunity to see lots of big cats while of safari next month. Here are a few images from my previous travels to start the week.
Wishing everyone a fantastic week ahead!
A family of cheetah huddled together during a wind storm.A sleepy looking lion, obscured by the tall grasses.A leopard obscured by the vegetation.
Oftentimes, spotting a congregation of vultures like this, and heading to where they are circling yields an interesting discovery… but in this case, they were all just hovering over a bare patch of desert beyond this bush.A group of wattled cranes seen in Botswana.A little bee-eater ruffling its feathers.Try as I might, I am unable to identify these raptors. They were spotted on a game drive in Botswana from the Leroo La Tau camp.A red-billed quelea flock at sunset.Red-billed quelea leaving a roosting spot. That small tree was absolutely vibrating with energy while they were there.An African harrier hawk taking some grief from a pigeon.My personal favourite, the lilac breasted roller.A Meyer’s parrot spotted in Botswana. This was the first wild parrot I’d ever seen.A Meyer’s parrot.