Category: Wildlife photo
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An elephant in white flowers
Botswana, October 2011.
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Heron and storks
At the end of the day, most birds try to perch (they are thus better protected against predators). In an area with a high animal density like Botswana, it allows some interesting encounters like this juvenile grey heron and these three openbill storks. As can be well seen in this picture, the name of the…
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Water panorama
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Baby cheetah
Botswana, October 2011. Nota bene: If you want to see (and hear) a babay cheetah mewing, I suggest that you go and visit YLoveBigCats.
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In flight
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Black-backed jackal
Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas, Chacal à chabraque) Botswana, October 2011.
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White-faced Whistling Duck
White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata, Dendrocygne veuf) Botswana, October 2011.
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Grey Heron – Your choice
Honestly, for this back-lit photograph of a grey heron, I am not sure which is the best result. I first tried with a color picture which is best to show the white aura of the hard sun. then I tried the same in black and white with a significant effort to select the right hues…
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Dragonflies – in Botswana
It has now become clear that anywhere I go on a photo trip (since Nepal a few years ago), I find the time to shoot the portrait of a few local dragonflies. This is an insect relatively easy to photograph because it is not very easily frightened and it will come back immediately to the…