warthog – Jennifer Sawicky Photography

September 9, 2016

2016-09-09: Feel Good Friday

I hope everyone has had a great week, and a wonderful weekend ahead

I’m away for several weeks, so I have scheduled my regular Monday, Wednesday and Friday posts in advance. I will moderate and respond to any comments just as soon as I am able.

I am hoping to be taking loads of photos, so if you would like to follow along, please feel free to give my page a like on Facebook @jennifersawickyphotography and a follow over on Instagram at jensawicky.

May 20, 2016

2016-05-20: Feel Good Friday

February 13, 2015

Warthogs

Given the sheer quantity of warthogs I saw while at Zimanga Game Reserve, I’m surprised it has taken me this long to post any photos of them. They were everywhere I looked, from dawn till dusk. In our yard, wandering down the road (and seeming to take great joy in holding up the vehicle progress) and I am pretty certain there was at least one (probably more) hanging around every time we stopped the vehicle to do our tracking.

They could be described as having a face only a mother could love, but honestly I found something kind of endearing about them. And if nothing else, I really, really needed to work on a blog post of a land dweller, or I’d have to change the tagline of my site to “Images of birds and more birds”.

Have a great evening!

A young warthog I caught snooping around the garden while I was outside photographing the birds. 1/500 sec, f7.1, ISO 100 — A young warthog I caught snooping around the garden while I was outside photographing the birds.
1/500 sec, f7.1, ISO 100

The second before "Oh no, they see me!" 1/640 sec, f9.0, ISO 400 — The second before “Oh no, they see me!”
1/640 sec, f9.0, ISO 400

Catching a nap in the mid afternoon heat, in the garden of the Wildlife ACT volunteer house. 1/500 sec, f5.6, ISO 250 — Catching a nap in the mid afternoon heat, in the garden of the Wildlife ACT volunteer house.
1/500 sec, f5.6, ISO 250

Big tusks on this one! 1/500 sec, f5.6, ISO 1100 — Big tusks on this one!
1/500 sec, f5.6, ISO 1100

A large female warthog popped by the Mkombe bird hide for a drink. 1/1250 sec, f8.0, ISO 1600 — A large female warthog popped by the Mkombe bird hide for a drink.
1/1250 sec, f8.0, ISO 1600