That must have been a sight to see. I wonder how the elephant died. Too old to defend itself? Can crocs take a healthy elephant?
Your comments about the turtles remind me of my South African hosts when I was there. Getting all excited about seeing giraffes, and elephants and buffalo and lions, they just went "meh!", but got themselves all excited about dung beetles. B > On 27 Dec 2013, at 19:33, "Alan C" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Had a relaxing day in the Park today but unfortunately it was a rainy, grey > day - not the best for photography - only 2 shots worth sharing. > > Firstly, an elephant carcass on a Letaba River bank with 7 gorged 2-3m crocs > in attendance. The vultures have already been judging from the excrement on > the hide. A pair of Plovers picking up scraps too. Rather far away. > > Secondly, a tortoise drinking from a small puddle on the road. Have never > seen that before. This one is about 9" long. We saw at least 10, the largest > about a foot long. > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/87994495@N06/sets/72157639082628226 > > Alan C > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
