Scenes From Safari:  Part VI – RHINO VIDEO!

Scenes From Safari: Part VI – RHINO VIDEO!

This installment picks up where parts I, II, III, IV, and V left off (please click on a ‘number’ to be taken to that part).

Here you’ll find an assortment of critters including Elephants, Lions, Dung Beetles, Birds, etc. etc.  At the bottom of this post, be sure to watch the Rhino video.   We were as close as we could get without jumping on him for a ride 😉 !

 

an elephant with tusks in the woods

Did You Know? Elephants can communicate with each other through infrasound from 10-15 miles away!

 

a furry animal standing on a rock

A Mongoose provides a rare pose.

 

a lioness and lioness lying in the grass

I was about 30 yards away from these Lionesses with nothing between us. Fortunately they were too lazy to do anything about it.

 

 

 

 

a couple of leopards in the grass

A male and female Leopard (Ravenscourt and Tassleberry) are about to enjoy each other’s company.

 

a pair of black beetles on a rock

Dung Beetles battle over a pile of……territory.

 

two blue birds on a tree branch

Common but beautiful, the Blue-Ear Starlings shimmers in the sunlight.

 

a bird sitting on a branch

A Red-Billed Hornbill

 

a lion and a lioness lying in the grass

Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, are you up? Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom


a close-up of a plane

 

In this video, we experience a Rhino come as close to us as possible without sitting in the truck with us…..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV6H85UU6aI

Scenes From Safari: Part IV

Scenes From Safari: Part IV

I’ve managed to pull out a few more photos from the thousands that I’m sorting through.  I’ve also attached a great video my wife captured as a Hyena was entertaining her cubs at sunset.

To see previous installments, please click here for Part I, click here for Part 2, and click here for Part 3.

Enjoy! 🙂

 

a monkey carrying a baby monkey

‘Baby on Board’

 

a bird on a branch

An ‘angelic’ Vulture awaits opportunity…..

a warthog walking in the wild

A nervous Warthog literally ‘hightails’ it away from me….

 


a close-up of a plane

 

a lion with a wound on its leg

A Warthog got the better end of deal after confronting this Lioness…..

a group of wild dogs running in a field

A pack ‘elder’ leads these young Wild Dogs on a hunt…..

a giraffes walking in the wild

An adolescent and baby Giraffe look on….

a lion with a bushy mane

Affectionately known to his fans as ‘Scar Nose’

a bird on a tree

A female Bearded Woodpecker doing what a woodpecker does….

a lion and lioness sleeping together

A Majingilane male naps next to his Othawa pride Lioness

 

The following video captures some great scenes as 2 Hyena Cubs play with their ‘Babysitter’….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF6FgSMgPI8

Scenes From Safari:  Part III

Scenes From Safari: Part III

I continue to work out sorting out the 18k photos.   Here is the latest batch of shots that I thought were worth sharing.  If you missed the previous installments you can find Part I here, and Part II here.

In Part III, I’ve included a video capturing a fairly rare moment where a male lion from the Majingilane coalition was spending time with a Lioness from the Othawa pride in the hopes of furthering the population.   He would not have any luck this time.

Enjoy!

 

a zebra standing in a field

Zebra….Up close and personal

 

a baboon carrying a baby

Baboon and baby cross a road as Buffalo moved into the area.

 

a warthog lying in the dirt

Warthog watches with a wary eye….

 

birds in a nest

‘Lesser Spotted’ Weaver males work on their nests. Look closely to the left and you’ll see a Striated Heron sitting on her nest.

 

birds sitting on a tree branch

A rare sighting of a female (l) and male (r) Bataleur Eagle.

 

a zebra eating grass on a dirt path

A very pregnant Zebra eats for 2, while an Oxpecker goes for a ride….

 

a bird sitting on a branch

A rare ‘blonde’ version of a Wahlberg’s Eagle. About 5-10% come from the factory ‘as blondes’. Most are dark brown.

 

The following sequence is of a rare Night Heron that seldon appears the in the daytime.   The exception is typically only made when it is looking for a viable nesting area for her eggs.    I spend a good deal of time watching and enjoying her.

a bird flying over tall grass a bird flying in the air a bird standing on a rock a bird flying over water a bird on a branch a bird flying over plants

 

In the following video, you’ll see that Majigilane Lion trying to court the Othawa Lioness:



a screenshot of a computer