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