A picture a day.

[Wild Dogger]

Elephants at late afternoon:

 

[Rainbirder]

Nice image ...!!

Unfortunately it's a young Martial Eagle.

[Jochen]

Catching up...

 

Colin 's my kind o' guy.

[Wild Dogger]

 

Greater White Egret (I guess) at Tsum Tsum, Kwara Concession

[Wild Dogger]

Roan at Kwara

 

[Rainbirder]

Comfort and joy!

 

 

Ol Tukai, Amboseli, Kenya; July 2012.

Edited December 28, 2012 by Rainbirder

[Wild Dogger]

[mmackwan]

Not from Africa but this will have to do for now

I took this while on hoidays at Hay ( a small country town in NSW) its a Black Kite near her nest.

camera 7d + 500mm f4 + 1.4TC full frame ( its has not been cropped )

 

Edited December 22, 2012 by mmackwan

[mmackwan]

This one is from Broken Hill ( Australian Outback)

Another Mighty Hunter of Australian Skies

canon 7d + 500mm f4 + 1.4 TC full frame ( image has not been cropped )

 

[Rainbirder]

Strewth M8!!!

A bold move giving the Gentle Folk of ST a Wedgie on a Sunday morning!!!

[mmackwan]

Strewth M8!!!

A bold move giving the Gentle Folk of ST a Wedgie on a Sunday morning!!!

 

There you go mate one more wedgie for you

7d + 500mm f4 full frame ( image has not been cropped)

 

Edited December 23, 2012 by mmackwan

[Rainbirder]

 

There you go mate one more wedgie for you

 

 

I'll never walk straight again!

[mmackwan]

lets change from wedgie to falcon

canon 7d + 500mm f4 + 1.4 TC ( has a little crop )

 

[mmackwan]

I hope i dont get in trouble for posting too many photos

Fresh Brown Falcon

not in the best light a small crop has been applied

canon 7d + 500mm f4 + 1.4 TC

Edited December 27, 2012 by mmackwan

[Game Warden]

I hope i dont get in trouble for posting too many photos

 

On the contrary, you might get in trouble for posting too few

[mmackwan]

I hope i dont get in trouble for posting too many photos

 

On the contrary, you might get in trouble for posting too few

 

 

Thanks Game Warden i will post a pic every few days depending on how often i go out

[mmackwan]

Kite, Wedgie, Falcon now comes Baza

Canon 7d + 500mm f4 image has been cropped

 

[Wild Dogger]

[A&M]

Moremi sky in late afternoon.

Sorry came out too small. Edited December 31, 2012 by A&M

[Rainbirder]

Little Richard

 

 

...........and the girl who only has eyes for him!

Kirk's Dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii): both images taken in Tsavo West, Kenya; July 2012.
This tiny wee antelope is monogamous and has acquired a reputation for partner fidelity which is almost unique amongst antelope. I must admit that I was skeptical of this claim but surprisingly it stands up to scientific scrutiny: http://www.ncbi.nlm....les/PMC1688408/
-I suspect that these stats for Dik-dik are higher than in most human societies!

Edited March 1, 2013 by Rainbirder

[Game Warden]

A&M, have you just linked to the thumbnail? Expand that pic in the gallery and copy and paste the image URL. Matt.

[Wild Dogger]

Show me your tail

 

[Wild Dogger]

Bye bye 2012

 

[Rainbirder]

Here be Monsters!

I thought I had seen it all in the excellent footage of such classic documentaries as Planet Earth but in truth nothing can prepare you for the sight of one of the Mara crocs in action up close.

Lets face it, as tourists we are perched on the bank of the Mara river hoping for a river crossing and secretly wishing to see a croc attack. This is nature pornography which caters for our darker side!

 

The reality is a totally different experience. Numerous animals crossing and re-crossing the river creates a complacency in the wildebeest and voyeur alike and so when the attack occurs it is never anticipated but is brutally swift and expertly executed.

On this day the Wildebeest were crossing on a broad front and this yearling calf was simply one of many that attracted no real interest amongst the khaki-clad audience. The explosive eruption of water and foam signalled the sudden violent end to this poor calf's life as massive jaws engulfed and crushed what was a sizeable animal. This huge croc had appeared from nowhere and with a lightening strike crushed the poor yearling into a stunned paralysis before sinking under the surface to drown its catch. The whole episode lasted a mere two seconds and I was only able to snatch a few images even though this action took place immediately in front of us.

This was not a feel good experience!

Edited January 12, 2013 by Rainbirder

[Wild Dogger]