photo safari

As many of you know I dont post many bird images. However while going though my images I discovered I have quite a large collection so ill post in batches. The smaller ones I dont know the names, they just posed nicely so I got a few frames D810 200-500 f5.6 Mostly 500mm iso 200-800 1/500-1/1000

I took quite a few shots of this lioness coming through the grass. Initially, I just glanced and didnt even rate the imported files. I had others with clear lions, kills, action shots etc that caught my attention. It wasn't until at least 8 months later just revisiting lion images did I take a...

Warthog snack anyone? D850 200-400f4 400mm 1/2500 f4 400iso Some more in my gallery

These lions were with a buffalo kill when the hyenas started appearing. They soon got tired of them getting too close and this scene unfolded in a few seconds. I decided to exclude the most graphic pictures of the hyena ripping the lions jaw. Its on my site in the gallery if you want to see it...

Topi (Coke Hartebeest) are often thought of as the Guardians of the herd. They are normally the ones to warn the buffalo, zebra and wildebeest of predators. They also tend to be quite brave and take a stance on old ant hills to get a better view of the area. D850 200-400 f4 400mm f5 1/5000 iso 400

Interesting watching all the interaction, I liked the way the cubs wet fur rendered. The group went away and came back after a while, a third cub was dead, possibly it drowned or was weak. The mother stayed with it for a while then they all left D850 200-400 at 400mm f4 1/400 iso 400

This lioness was watching gazelle through the gap under my vehicle as they passed far behind D850 200-400 f4 400mm f4 1/800 iso 400

These bucks spend most of their time in wet swampland, their hooves are specially designed not to rot in the water and their fur has an oil that makes it water resistant. The oils also have a bad taste making it less appealing to predators. I've not seen many or any lion kills with them D850...

Not my usual angle but a shot I like for the curved line Z5 300mm 1/500 f5.6 iso 640

A dead hippo scavenged by the usual suspects, I think I have a shot a day or two later and its all gone but for the bones D850 200-400 f4 at 250mm iso 200 1/600 f4

D850 310mm (200-400) f4 1/2000 iso 400 Had a bit more reach and typically would zoom in but decided to keep the full body incl tail in the shot Mara photo safari Oct 2023