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Wonderful photos, Phil. I think living there I would suffer from ophidiophobia thinking there's a cobra, puff adder or mamba at every turn. Camping out would definately be a big no, no for me (unless the tent was 10 feet off the ground).
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I would love to experience a proper African Safari.
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Fully understandable. The most commonly seen here are the green snake and the brown snake - both harmless. The other is not so nice and that is the King Cobra. The Cobra likes watery places such as the stream in the forest or lays in wait by the pond for the frogs at dusk. As a rule, the Cobra will give a warning if I was to accidentally get too close. The trick is to keep very still and allow it to carry on with its journey. If it raises up and opens its hood, that is dangerous. We also get the Python and they like to hang around the branches of the trees by the stream and where the bananas are. When I go into the forest for a walk or to take photos of the bird life, I wear long trousers and carry a long stick to beat the grass ahead I have only ever seen a Black Mamba once and that was when I found 2 of our farm workers trying to lift a rock with an iron bar in which the Mamba had retreated to. They had both been trying to chase, beat and stone it, as there is a lot of ignorance and superstition about snakes. I had to come down hard on the workers about the Mamba. How lucky they were that it did not turn on them. |
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Good morning Ravinder,
A proper safari in Kenya is a must do for a photographer. The organized tours of flight out, hotel and tour bus crammed in with tourists, will give a flavour but are tame in comparison to camping out in the bush and are very expensive: £2000-£3000 for 1-2 weeks, possibly more if you prefer 5 star flights and accommodation. With that one loses the spirit of adventure. Camping out in the bush, cooking over a camp fire and then sharing songs and stories around it at night, with the sounds of the hyena or the Lion in the distance, really is an unforgettable experience. We do our safari's on the cheap. One or more 4x4's in convoy down into the Massai Mara to Sand River close to a defunct unused border crossing into Tanzania. We have built up a good relationship with the park rangers over the years. They keep an eye on us and in return, we take them medicines to their out post and plenty of baked beans, as that is what they really love. Camping out is not everyone's cuppa, as it involves roughing it a bit. Bathing in the river, digging out for a poo and being so close to the game and wild life. I am hoping to get back to it when I am back to my old self Your young and fit when I saw you at Gretna....you would be fine Cheap flights to Nairobi start at about £450 return via Paris or Amsterdam. Direct about £750 Last edited by Gate Keeper; 7th April 2016 at 05:30.. |
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Baby Ibis
I had a few difficulties with this Ibis nest in the garden:
Not to get too close to the baby chick, now 3 weeks old. still growing and forming, learning to fly. I used a GoPro cam on the end of a branch, disguised as a leaf, set to time lapse, as the remote was not working. The field of view was narrowed from fish eye down to medium and 7MB, hence the poor quality. The photos taken from below the nest and about 15m away, were with the Canon 40HS SX. The mum Ibis leaves the nest during the day, searching for food and returns early evening. |
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Great set of photos Phil
keep 'em coming
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What I want to know is how you got up that tree to plant the camera
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