Animals – Page 32 – Jennifer Sawicky Photography

Starting a Monday off right with an elephant image 🙂 This group of bulls was part of a larger bachelor herd that had moved down to the Boteti River from the Nxai Pan area. They were enjoying being in an area with a lot of water; spending lots of time washing off the white mud from the pans and splashing in the river. Here, a pair of bulls face off while a third heads in to join the fun.

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June 11, 2018

2018-06-11: Monochrome Monday

A young rhino grazing peacefully in the early evening on Ongava Game Reserve in Namibia. May it have the opportunity to live in peace, free from the harm of poaching.

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June 6, 2018June 5, 2018

2018-06-04: Wordless Wednesday

June 4, 2018June 3, 2018

2018-06-04: Monochrome Monday

A beautiful zebra for this week’s Monochrome Monday image.

Have a great week!

Look at the beautiful long eyelashes on this zebra! Great for keeping the flies away from her eyes.

May 30, 2018May 29, 2018

2018-05-30: Wordless Wednesday

May 28, 2018May 27, 2018

2018-05-28: Monochrome Monday

I thought it would be nice to start the week with some big cat cuteness. I spent a morning watching this gorgeous leopard family in a swampy ravine; Mom mostly resting and watching as the youngsters climbed trees, played in the swamp, ran around in random circles and terrorized each other. We were all laughing and smiling at the antics of the cubs, and I am glad I came away with some photos to share of the moment.

I hope you enjoy!

20170516-DSC_7437 — A recognizably dirty look as one cub gets all of Mom’s attention, and the other seems none too pleased about it.

20170516-DSC_7483 — Watching the world from a perch on a high fallen tree.

20170516-DSC_7615 — Diving for her sibling’s tail.

20170516-DSC_7643 — One tries for a peaceful drink, while the other takes a bite of tail.

20170516-DSC_7814 — Mom joined in on the fun as well, chasing the cubs up the hill. I’m not sure if the cub was attempting escape or a kick to her head…

May 27, 2018

2018-05-27: Painterly Effects Project – Elephants

Anyone that has read this blog more than once or twice is familiar with my love of elephants. So it should come as no surprise that I have created a painterly effects project using elephant images.

I’ve really enjoyed working with elephant images this week, as the large, recognizable shape has allowed me to work with some very abstract settings, without compromising the ability to know what it is you are looking at.

I hope you enjoy my images for the week, and wishing you the best for a positive and happy week ahead.

20170425-DSC_0682 copy — A pair of young elephants greet each other with affection.

20170501-P1020985 copy — A pair of bull elephants test each others strength in the shallows of the river.

20170511-DSC_4473 Pano copy copy — A herd of elephants gathered at a dam. This is an 8 shot stitched panorama.

20170516-DSC_7014 copy — Mother and daughter stealing a drink from a broken pipe.

May 23, 2018

2018-05-23: Wordless Wednesday

May 21, 2018

2018-05-21: Monochrome Monday

Today I felt inspired to share a few images from my last morning game drive before heading home from safari last May. It was a rather epic morning, featuring elephants, leopards and this pair of lions (basically an entire safari’s worth of sightings in one morning). After listening to lion calls whilst having our morning coffee and rusk stop, we found this pair a short distance away. They would walk together for a short distance along the road, stop and survey the area or lay down for a few minutes, and then carry on.

I hope you enjoy my selections; wishing you a wonderful week ahead.