2017-10-02: Monochrome Monday

Seeing a leopard in a tree was a dream safari experience for me; I hoped that one day it would happen, but knowing the bush, I knew there was never a guarantee.  I saw my first leopard in a tree in the Okavango Delta in 2015.  And that trip, I actually had 3 different leopard in a tree sightings.  This past trip, I had just as many.  It doesn’t get old though!  Every leopard sighting is special, and seeing them up in a tree, in command of their environment, is always a magical experience.

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On watch.  A leopard surveys his domain in the Okavango Delta.  April 2017.

 

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2017-09-25: Monochrome Monday

We were lucky enough to spend about an hour with this breeding herd in the Namibian Desert.  They spent time grazing on devil’s thorn and then went down into the riverbed for a drink and a mud bath.  After that, they were off, and we headed back to camp for breakfast.

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Elephants in the Hoanib river bed.  Namibia, April 2017.

 

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2017-09-18: Monochrome Monday

I don’t want to call this a “best sighting” because it feels like I am discounting so many other amazing moments in the bush.  So I will say instead that this was a truly special sighting, made all the more memorable by how genuinely excited my ranger was to get to experience this moment.

On our last morning game drive, we decided to head out to the area where this leopard was last seen, in the hopes of seeing her, or even better, her with her 2-1/2 week old cubs.  I never imagined we’d find her transporting one of the cubs to a new den site, and that we would have close to an hour to watch her and the little ones.

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The Tamboti leopard moving her cub to a new den site.  May 2017.  Londolozi Game Reserve, South Africa.  1/640 sec, f6.3, ISO 3200.

 

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2017-08-28: Monochrome Monday

A gorgeous leopard to start the week.  Enjoy!

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The Flat Rock male leopard yawning in the grass.  We spent time with him and the Piva male, who were in the midst of a territory battle.  The Piva male was recently killed by lions; I can only imagine how interesting the leopard dynamics will now be on the reserve.

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2017-08-14: Monochrome Monday

This leopard was called Piva on Londolozi, and he was an incredibly impressive animal.  At 7, he held a great territory and was one of the largest leopards in the area.  When I was there in May, on our first game drive we found him having a territory stand-off with another male; and it was so interesting to watch the dynamics of the two animals.

Sadly, I read that this leopard was killed by a pride of lions over the weekend.  The circle of life and the battle for space and resources can oftentimes be a cruel one to watch.

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The Piva leopard of Londolozi, May 2017.  1/640 sec, f6.3, ISO 500.

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2017-07-17: Monochrome Monday

A bit of elephant love to start the week!

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Mama and baby on the Amboseli Plains.  Kenya, September 2016.
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A group of elephants moving through the Ol Kinyei Conservancy adjacent to the Mara Reserve.  Kenya, 2016.
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Desert-adapted elephants grazing on devil’s thorn, which bloomed in abundance after a wetter than average rainy season in Namibia.  April, 2017.

 

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2017-07-10: Monochrome Monday

On one of the morning drives while staying at Phinda Vlei Lodge, we came across a male cheetah lounging on top of a small termite mound.  I loved this view of him gazing off into the distance; I can only imagine what he was able to see through the mist.

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Cheetah on a misty morning.  Phinda Vlei, May 2017.  1/500sec, f 6.3, ISO 560

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