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Old 16th May 2012, 10:21   #1
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Here are some photos taken with the Nikon

The elephants fighting were part of a herd of 200 which passed us by one evening. The lioness next to the lion is having a rest in the grass. Not far away were several cubs which had feasted on a 'kill', a buffalo. I visited the site of the kill over a period of 48 hours after which all that remained were just the bones. I did take some photos of the kill but those are too gruesome to publish.

The Mara is beautiful but it's territory can be violent and dangerous even for predators.
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Nice shots Phil. I don't get that in our fields. How far away were you taking those?
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The elephant shots varied from about 100 yards to half a mile and the lion photos were much less. We had parked beside a puddle of swamp water and was approached by a lioness who decided to check us out and to have some water. However the other lions were much further away, about half a mile. I did not want to disturb them so kept my distance.
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The elephant shots varied from about 100 yards to half a mile and the lion photos were much less. We had parked beside a puddle of swamp water and was approached by a lioness who decided to check us out and to have some water. However the other lions were much further away, about half a mile. I did not want to disturb them so kept my distance.
Such beautiful cats! And nice elephants!
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We camp out in the bush with a good view of Mt. Kilimanjaro close to the River Sand and about a mile from a closed border post with Tanzania. We have a good relationship with the rangers who live at the post. They keep an eye on us at night and on the tents during the day whilst we are out. In return we take them food and medicines. We cook over a camp fire and bath in the river. No 5 star comforts hehehe
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Such beautiful cats! And nice elephants!
Thanks Leopard You know how Leopards are normally elusive and hard to photograph. By pure chance I had the opportunity to track one or was it that I was being tracked, more on that when I found the photo

In the meantime here are a few more snaps
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Fantastic pictures. Much better to see the animals where they belong rather than in a zoo or wildlife park. Keep up the good phtography. See you in September.
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That last one is a cracker as is the third one in the post above. I am jealous of your location.

I found this creature coming out of a swamp today. Around here they are called a Hector.






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Lovely to see Hector looking like he has been having fun making the most of everything

One photo I have here was taken with an LG mobile phone and is not very good quality. I did not have a camera with me. It is the Lion shot. From the expression of the Lion, it does not take much imagination to work out what the Lion had achieved! A Lioness had submitted to his wild ways and was directly under him out of sight. I just happened to be close at the time.
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Great photos, it must be wonderful to see these animals in the wild. I am afraid they would all smell my fear if I went anywhere near them. They are all a bit too bitey or indeed stampy for me - I think that I am more comfortable with squirrels
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