Botswana – Page 14 – Jennifer Sawicky Photography

May 9, 2016

When going through some photos today, I took notice of the variety of landscapes that I saw zebras in during my last trip. From scrubby desert to the vast wetlands of the Okavango Delta, everywhere they seemed to be thriving. They really are such beautiful animals; I hope you enjoy.

20160421_Zebra 3 — Mom and youngster on watch as the heat of the day builds. Sabi Sands, May 2015.

20160421_Zebra 4 — A dazzle of zebra gather on the airstrip in the late afternoon. The youngsters of this group were particularly tiny. Sabi Sands, May 2015

20160421_Zebra 1 — One zebra pauses to take notice of us overhead, while the rest of the group continues their journey through the Okavango Delta. April, 2015

20160421_Zebra 2 — The late afternoon sun provides lovely backlighting on a pair of zebra. Okavango Delta, April 2015.

20160421_Zebra 5 — A dazzle of zebra in Sossusvlei, Nambia, April 2015. The youngsters in this group were particularly boisterous, running circles around the adults a few minutes before I snapped this photo.

20160421_Zebra 6.jpg — A group of zebra grazing as the light of the afternoon fades away. We watched this group for some time as we stopped nearby for a sundowner 🙂 Sossusvlei, April 2015

April 15, 2016

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!

20160415_Feel Good Friday — 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.

April 11, 2016

2016-04-11: Monochrome Monday

20160411_Monocrhome Monday — 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

April 4, 2016

2016-04-04: Monochrome Monday

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

20160404_Monochrome Monday-4 — The oxpecker on each shoulder seems to have caught the attention of this male. 1/1000 sec, f6.3, ISO 2800

20160404_Monochrome Monday-2 — A trio of oxpeckers rest atop a grazing impala. 1/1000sec, f5.6, ISO 250

20160404_Monochrome Monday-3 — A rather stately looking impala gazing off into the distance. 1/800 sec, f11, ISO 640

20160404_Monochrome Monday — A lovely group of ladies; such soft and gentle faces the impala have. 1/640 sec, f7.1, ISO 500

March 29, 2016

2016-03-29: WPC Half-light

With the sun just about halfway below the tree line, I thought this fit the bill for this week’s WPC topic, Half-light.

WPC: Half-light

March 23, 2016

2016-03-23: Wordless Wednesday

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March 18, 2016

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 🙂

20160318_FeelGoodFriday-2 — 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.

20160318_FeelGoodFriday-3 — 3 more steps, and you’d say “Leopard, what leopard?” A master of camouflage heading into the tall grasses.

20160318_FeelGoodFriday — 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

March 11, 2016

2016-03-11: Impala Rut

If you’re in Southern Africa in the autumn (April/May) you’ll be there during the impala rut. And believe me, you’ll find yourself uttering the same phrase I did repeatedly “What on earth was that noise?”

I still don’t understand how a creature like this, can make a sound like that. To hear it for yourself, check out sound number two on this website.

Both in Botswana and South Africa, we heard a lot of noise and commotion, and saw a few different groups of bachelors going crazy, running and jumping and locking horns.