And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive

User avatar
Lisbeth
Site Admin
Posts: 67867
Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 12:31 pm
Country: Switzerland
Location: Lugano
Contact:

Re: And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive

Post by Lisbeth »

I love your elephant pics ^Q^ ^Q^


"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela
The desire for equality must never exceed the demands of knowledge
User avatar
nan
Posts: 26370
Joined: Thu May 31, 2012 9:41 pm
Country: Switzerland
Location: Central Europe
Contact:

Re: And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive

Post by nan »

nice serie of birds O/\
and super Ellie's family O/\

^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


Kgalagadi lover… for ever
https://safrounet.piwigo.com/
User avatar
Pumbaa
Posts: 7895
Joined: Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:53 pm
Contact:

Re: And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive

Post by Pumbaa »

Flutterby wrote: Thu Mar 29, 2018 9:30 am Ellies are always entertaining! :yes:
And always as if one has never seen them before - For us the are fascinating animals X#X


PuMbAa

Please visit our website: www.photomaniacs.de
User avatar
Pumbaa
Posts: 7895
Joined: Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:53 pm
Contact:

Re: And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive

Post by Pumbaa »

Lisbeth wrote: Thu Mar 29, 2018 10:11 am I love your elephant pics ^Q^ ^Q^
More on the way X#X


PuMbAa

Please visit our website: www.photomaniacs.de
User avatar
Pumbaa
Posts: 7895
Joined: Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:53 pm
Contact:

Re: And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive

Post by Pumbaa »

nan wrote: Thu Mar 29, 2018 4:16 pm nice serie of birds O/\
and super Ellie's family O/\

^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^
And even more ellies as well as families to come 0()


PuMbAa

Please visit our website: www.photomaniacs.de
User avatar
Pumbaa
Posts: 7895
Joined: Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:53 pm
Contact:

Re: And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive

Post by Pumbaa »

Once again we lost time and space around us whilst watching all the elephants

Image

Image

and to our delight another small herd arrived at the edge of the riverbed on the other side of the river and soon one after the other

Image

slipped on their knees in the sand down to the river and obviously they had a lot of fun in doing so -

Image

and the next one.

Image

One mom with her still very small calf used another tactic and guided very carefully her precious little one down to the river

Image

and the joy was tremendous when all of them met again safe and sound down in the river

Image

and after they quenched their thirst they crossed mutually the river whilst the small calf nearly had to swim.

Image


PuMbAa

Please visit our website: www.photomaniacs.de
User avatar
Pumbaa
Posts: 7895
Joined: Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:53 pm
Contact:

Re: And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive

Post by Pumbaa »

and finally they reached the safe island in the middle of the river

Image

and it looked as if each elephant herd meanwhile had conquered their private island as meanwhile each island was occupied.

Image

Especially the little ones had great fun in playing in or with the sand

Image

Image

whilst other small ones were playing with their best buddy.

Image

Image

For us the time flew by far too fast and meanwhile the light was fading and the sun set already and it got darker with each minute and somehow suddenly all elephants were gone and for us it was the signal to prepare ourselves for dinner.

Image

All these sightings were another proof that you definitely do not need to travel as many roads and as many kilometers or to race from one sighting to the other to spot animals often it is easier to just stay at one spot and let the animals come to you - mostly you even will see more.

to be continued.....


PuMbAa

Please visit our website: www.photomaniacs.de
User avatar
nan
Posts: 26370
Joined: Thu May 31, 2012 9:41 pm
Country: Switzerland
Location: Central Europe
Contact:

Re: And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive

Post by nan »

love the toboggan =O: =O: =O:

and all theses babies O/\ O/\ O/\

^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


Kgalagadi lover… for ever
https://safrounet.piwigo.com/
User avatar
Lisbeth
Site Admin
Posts: 67867
Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 12:31 pm
Country: Switzerland
Location: Lugano
Contact:

Re: And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive

Post by Lisbeth »

Those lil'ones know have to have fun. They are hilarious O\/ O\/


"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela
The desire for equality must never exceed the demands of knowledge
User avatar
Mel
Global Moderator
Posts: 28334
Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 12:31 pm
Country: Germany
Location: Föhr
Contact:

Re: And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive

Post by Mel »

Pumbaa wrote: Sun Apr 01, 2018 1:16 pm All these sightings were another proof that you definitely do not need to travel as many roads and as many kilometers or to race from one sighting to the other to spot animals often it is easier to just stay at one spot and let the animals come to you - mostly you even will see more.
AND it's much more convenient too - especially when you have a chalet with a waterhole or a river right in front of you, aka in the camp for example. :-0

Great start, Pumbaa! Nice variety of the birds. I like those egrets in flight. A good shot! Just as the one where they are marching with the elephant. Looks quite funny somehow. lol

The sliding as well as the sand-slurping ellie are very cute and entertaining.

Also like the cut throat. Pretty bird. Reminds me of the red-headed finch. The cut throats just forgot to put the rest of the colour on. lol


God put me on earth to accomplish a certain amount of things. Right now I'm so far behind that I'll never die.
Post Reply

Return to “Travel Tales of Kruger National Park”