Category: Animals

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2016-04-15: Feel Good Friday

I thought I’d mix it up just a bit, and post a non-elephant photo for my feel good Friday post.  This leopard definitely looks like she has had enough of the week and is ready for the weekend!

Happy Friday everyone!

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A big yawn before this leopard set off down the tree… only to thrill us with climbing another, after a brief pause in front of our vehicle. It is unbelievably amazing to be so close to such an amazing animal.

Baines Camp, Botswana, April 2015 1/500sec, f9.0, ISO 640

 

This photo, along with lots of others, is available over at my Smugmug site.

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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
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2016-04-09: WPC Future

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The heavily pregnant alpha female of a wild dog pack pauses while the rest of the pack played and lounged just out of the photo. The pack denned at Ngala and I believe she had a litter of 18 puppies. For the future of wild dogs, successes like those are definitely needed. May, 2015

 

WPC: Future

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2016-04-08: Feel Good Friday

Well, it’s starting to seem that my Feel Good Friday posts have a bit of a theme…elephants!!!

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A pair of elephants with the beautiful Damaraland desert as a backdrop.
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2016-04-04: Monochrome Monday

I was inspired to work on a few photos of impalas; I hope you enjoy the results.

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The one in the front is doing a great impression of “duck-face”. 1/1600 sec, f6.3, ISO 400
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The oxpecker on each shoulder seems to have caught the attention of this male. 1/1000 sec, f6.3, ISO 2800
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A trio of oxpeckers rest atop a grazing impala. 1/1000sec, f5.6, ISO 250
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A rather stately looking impala gazing off into the distance. 1/800 sec, f11, ISO 640
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A lovely group of ladies; such soft and gentle faces the impala have. 1/640 sec, f7.1, ISO 500
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2016-03-22: WPC Dance

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“Okay, for the last time, you put your LEFT paw in, and your left paw out, you put your left paw in and shake it all about.” 

A little cheetah hokey pokey for this week’s WPC theme – Dance 🙂

WPC Dance

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2016-03-18: Feel Good Friday

TGIF!

For today’s feel good Friday post, I thought I’d share a trio of big cats.

I hope you enjoy, and have a wonderful day 🙂

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A lioness and her cubs in the surprisingly lush Kalahari desert, most likely heading off to find a place to sleep off the heat of the day.
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3 more steps, and you’d say “Leopard, what leopard?” A master of camouflage heading into the tall grasses.
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It’s wonderful to have the opportunity to shoot from different vantage points. This cheetah climbed a hill as our vehicle was parked at the base, offering this unique view.

 

You can find these, and more, over at jennifersawicky.smugmug.com

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