Your best animal shots!

[Jack Douglas]

Thanks guys. Yes they are only foxes, obviously quite young based on their playfulness - any guesses?

I was not exactly thrilled with 4 FPS. Also, a shady location, so ISO's pushed upward to 4000. My observatory would have been a wonderful shooting location but they never returned after I headed up there.

Jack

 

[eml58]

So, the stories are true, Piglet is no more, at least this one.

Had followed this Older Female & her young Sub Adult Female Cub for an hour when we came upon a Family group of Wild Pigs, the Sub Adult had seen them way before us and had run out ahead and got behind them, the Mother placed herself between the Family (feeding) and the Den, when the Sub Adult tore into them and they scattered, this young Pig headed straight for home, wrong decision, we were placed about 10 metres from the finale when the Mother took the Young Pig at the Den opening in a cloud of dust.

Pigs always turn around at the Den Opening and go in backwards, it's hard wired into them, those 2 seconds were the difference in this case.

1Dx II & 200-400f/4

 

[Click]

Another great shot, Edward. 8)

 

[2n10]

So, the stories are true, Piglet is no more, at least this one.

Had followed this Older Female & her young Sub Adult Female Cub for an hour when we came upon a Family group of Wild Pigs, the Sub Adult had seen them way before us and had run out ahead and got behind them, the Mother placed herself between the Family (feeding) and the Den, when the Sub Adult tore into them and they scattered, this young Pig headed straight for home, wrong decision, we were placed about 10 metres from the finale when the Mother took the Young Pig at the Den opening in a cloud of dust.

Pigs always turn around at the Den Opening and go in backwards, it's hard wired into them, those 2 seconds were the difference in this case.

1Dx II & 200-400f/4

Well done. I thought it was Pumba.

 

[eml58]

Well done. I thought it was Pumba.

Cousins I think

 

[eml58]

Change of Scene, it's clear we are not the only ones that enjoy a Beautiful Sunset.

1Dx & 200-400f/4

Vumbura Plains Okavango Delta July 2016

 

[eml58]

I was stunned to find out these Sable are extremely rare, the large Male in the background is apparently worth around USD$500k, they breed these Guys as a result in Sth Africa.

1Dx II & 200-400f/4

Vumbura Plains Okavango Delta.

 

[eml58]

The day before we found this Young Lady chowing down on a Baboon she had pulled from a troop, quite brave as some of the Baboons in the Troop would have been similar in weight as her.

1Dx II & 200-400f/4

Vumbura Plains Okavango Delta

July 2016

 

[gary samples]

The day before we found this Young Lady chowing down on a Baboon she had pulled from a troop, quite brave as some of the Baboons in the Troop would have been similar in weight as her.

1Dx II & 200-400f/4

Vumbura Plains Okavango Delta

July 2016

beautiful shot

 

[eml58]

Thanks Gary

1Dx II & 100-400 II

 

[Click]

Awesome. Beautiful shots. Keep posting. Well done, Edward.

 

[eml58]

Thanks Click, I purchased the 100-400 II so my Son would have something useful on the end of his 1Dx II, have to admit I liked this Lens, not as much as the 200-400 f/4, but having not taken the 70-200f/2.8 I found quite often I had to borrow the 100-400 from my Lad as the 200-400f/4 was too long at 200.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Thanks Click, I purchased the 100-400 II so my Son would have something useful on the end of his 1Dx II, have to admit I liked this Lens, not as much as the 200-400 f/4, but having not taken the 70-200f/2.8 I found quite often I had to borrow the 100-400 from my Lad as the 200-400f/4 was too long at 200.

Isn't it nice to have the "problem"?

Jack

 

[eml58]

Thanks Click, I purchased the 100-400 II so my Son would have something useful on the end of his 1Dx II, have to admit I liked this Lens, not as much as the 200-400 f/4, but having not taken the 70-200f/2.8 I found quite often I had to borrow the 100-400 from my Lad as the 200-400f/4 was too long at 200.

Isn't it nice to have the "problem"?

Jack

If only this was the largest to confront us.

 

[Alangeli]

Green Leguan with 5Dsr ...

 

[eml58]

Beautiful, Ugly as Hell, but Beautiful.

 

[Jack Douglas]

What a handsome intelligent looking creature!

Jack

 

[eml58]

1Dx II & 200-400f/4

Mala Mala Sth Africa June 2016

 

[Click]

Very nice shot. Well done, Edward.

 

[Northstar]

1Dx II & 200-400f/4

Mala Mala Sth Africa June 2016

As usual, great photos Edward! Thanks so much for sharing!
North