Animal life

As our visit to South Africa draws to a close, here are some pics of the various animals we saw whilst on our journeys.

Our next South African posts

In our next posts we’ll showcase the vivid colours of the flowering plants we’ve found and finally, a summary of our whole magnificent tour.

Photography

Click on a photograph to enlarge it, and then use the right arrow keys to move on to the next.

Three lenses were used with our Canon 7D: EF 17-40 F4L, 24-70 F2.8L II, and an EF 70-300 F4-5.6L IS.

Background and sky colours vary according to the day and time of day the pic was taken.

Zebras outside our accommodation lodge
The sign says it all
Ah, I needed a good scratch
A mud bath makes you sleepy
Papa Goose follows behind
Papa Goose becomes ‘Mr Angry’ to protect his chicks
Mother and son
The baby waggles his ears to clear them of water
A wide open mouth is a warning sign
This is just a yawn
The Lion King’s ‘Pumbah’ – a Warthog
‘Pumbah’ takes off
I’m a Gnu…
…a gnother Gnu – Wildebeast
A camera-shy Kudu, four years old
taken from 400m away
A Vervet monkey jumps around the balcony…
…whilst another lies in ambush
The female is grey
The male is black and sleek
A male baboon, taken as we passed by in the car
A baby which had a damaged left arm
Dassies roam the top of Table Mountain
And who are you?
The penguin colony in Boulder Bay

Piers and Lin
Tala Private Game Reserve
…on temporary leave of absence from
Play d’eau
Fleming 55

2 thoughts on “Animal life”

    1. Hi M (and D). Yes, the adventure is almost at an end. We flew into Amsterdam today and leave on Thursday for Guernsey. It’s been such a great time and the memories we have are so special.

      So pleased you liked the photos. We loved taking them.

      So much love to you and D. Piers and Lin.

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