very nice set of images there Dave
On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 5:38 AM, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: > Sable Dam is the only permanent water in the local part of the Kruger Park > at this time of the year. Being only 12km from the Phalaborwa gate, it very > popular with day tripping locals. Late Sat. morning, there was a Leopard > sighting at the dam. Social media enticed hordes of visitors (including me - > returning, having seen the Leopard in the morning & hoping for another > sighting) but we got far more than we bargained for. Early arrivals who went > to the E corner of the dam where the Leopard had been spotted earlier were > cut off by a large herd of Elephants which approached behind them from the > N. Later arrivals, including me, were forced to stop at the NW corner of the > Dam. We were entertained by a relay of elephants having mud-baths, mock > fighting, trumpeting & rumbling all amongst the cars. They > then slowly moved off along the dry river bed to the W. Most of the cars > then moved to the E corner only to encounter a second herd arriving from the > NE. A third herd also arrived from the SW & entered the mud from the other > side. The cars were all trapped between the two herds. Fortunately the > Elephants weren't particularly aggressive & the drivers well behaved so we > were able to enjoy spectacular sightings of Elephant behaviour without > incident. However, I must say it was very scary to be trapped in the middle > of over 100 Elephants. This GESO cannot really reproduce the drama but it > does give some idea. There is also a shot of a Spoonbill calmly dabbling for > food, completely unfazed by the Elephants & one of the Leopard taken in the > morning. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/albums/72157683376221952 > > K7 with the HD 55-300. Leopard with the Sigma 170-500. > > > Alan C > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
