Let's leave birds for the mo...

BigAl

The impala rutting season has begun, so duels take place (both handheld)

The challenge:


The duel



Zebra (handheld)



Kudu bull



Giraffe portrait (sorry about the birds )



Rhino



Elephant



Steenbok (female)



Traffic jam (Cape Buffalo)



The hunter (handheld)



All pics taken with a Bigma

dbaker1221

great set Al never seen a Steenbok before.

Ric Grupe

The duel has great depth...a very appealing shot.

The hunter is amazing!

Sneaky way of bring birds into a mammal thread.:D

kdog

Wow, really great series, Al.

Are these animals all out your backdoor? That don't look like no zoo.

Cheers,
-joel

raptorcaptor

Cool series Big Al! Makes me homesick though. The giraffe full of birds is my favorite!

Shasoc

Great variety of excellent shots, Big Al. I particularly like the duel but I enjoyed them all. The giraffe shot is too cool.

BigAl

dbaker1221 wrote:

great set Al never seen a Steenbok before.

Thanks Dave. I was quite lucky to get the Steenbok this close - they are normally quite shy.

BigAl

Ric Grupe wrote:

The duel has great depth...a very appealing shot.

The hunter is amazing!

Sneaky way of bring birds into a mammal thread.:D

Thanks Ric!

denisegoldberg

I love the giraffe with the birds as head attire. And the steenbok is beautiful.
Fabulous!

--- Denise

BigAl

kdog wrote:

Wow, really great series, Al.

Are these animals all out your backdoor? That don't look like no zoo.

Cheers,
-joel

Thanks Joel. They certainly were not taken in a zoo . These were taken in a game reserve (Kruger Park) about 500km from where I live. I do have a small reserve less than 10km from me where most of these pics were taken (almost out my backdoor ).

kgarrett11

Great shots. I envy you. I was in Kenya and Tanzania for two weeks and loved it. I got a few shots that I am happy with. Love the giraffe. It's amazing how the animals ignore the vehicles that are around them. Keep the shots coming.

BigAl

raptorcaptor wrote:

Cool series Big Al! Makes me homesick though. The giraffe full of birds is my favorite!

Thanks Glenn! I have more of the giraffe and the oxpeckers, but with the low shutter speed I had to use the birds are a bit blurry.

You should try doing a trip out here - very favourable $ exchange rate at the mo.

BigAl

Shasoc wrote:

Great variety of excellent shots, Big Al. I particularly like the duel but I enjoyed them all. The giraffe shot is too cool.

Thanks for the kind words!

BigAl

denisegoldberg wrote:

I love the giraffe with the birds as head attire. And the steenbok is beautiful.
Fabulous!

--- Denise

Thanks Denise. The steenbok is a pretty little beast - little as it's only about half a metre tall at the shoulder!

Harryb

Excellent shots Al Ilove the variet you have over there.

BigAl

Harryb wrote:

Excellent shots Al Ilove the variet you have over there.

Thanks Harry - I'm sooo looking forward to joining you as a retiree. I just *want* to spend more time out there while the animals are still there.

ShepsMom

I love Giraffe and birds nesting on its head, what a capture!!! Outstanding shots and thanks for sharing your wildlife with us, always fun to check them out clap

BigAl

ShepsMom wrote:

I love Giraffe and birds nesting on its head, what a capture!!! Outstanding shots and thanks for sharing your wildlife with us, always fun to check them out clap

Thanks Marina, glad you liked them!

WildWally

I'm in Awe .. Some awesome shots ...
Love the duel shots . Won't see anything like this near Chicago !!!!!!!

BigAl

WildWally wrote:

I'm in Awe .. Some awesome shots ...
Love the duel shots . Won't see anything like this near Chicago !!!!!!!

Thanks Walt! Bet you'll see some other duels in downtown Chicago though