Cygnus Senior Member  849 posts Likes: 7838 Joined May 2013 Location: Berkshire, UK More info | And how fast they are. I was a passenger and out of the corner of my eye I saw movement (as you do in Africa) and somehow knew we were on collision course so said stop. The driver said my voice raised several octaves so knew I wasn't kidding. Looking at the shot sequence from bursting out of the bush to disappearing back, having run down the road a little was 10 seconds. Fast and manoeuvrable indeed! Colin
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MaureenSouza Ms. MODERATOR Something Spectacular!  More info | One morning we saw a hippo running towards the river......even though we were a football field away, it was a terrifying site to see something that massive moving that fast. Yikes! Life is hard...but I just take it one photograph at a time.
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i-G12 Wat?  More info Post edited over 3 years ago by i-G12. | Feb 29, 2020 13:36 | #1383 Maureen Souza wrote in post #19018742  One morning we saw a hippo running towards the river......even though we were a football field away, it was a terrifying site to see something that massive moving that fast. Yikes! Ungainly as it is, the hippopotamus is the world's deadliest large land mammal, killing an estimated 500 people per year in Africa. Hippos are aggressive creatures, and they have very sharp teeth. And you would not want to get stuck under one; at up to 2,750kg they can crush a human to death. But then I think we’ve all heard about this.
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Feb 29, 2020 18:03 | #1384 I love me these waterbucks. Beautiful animals...  Image hosted by forum (1029949) © i-G12 [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff.  Image hosted by forum (1029950) © i-G12 [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff.
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MaureenSouza Ms. MODERATOR Something Spectacular! More info | I never saw any of those beautiful creatures! Life is hard...but I just take it one photograph at a time.
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You’ll see them in South Africa!
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HoneyMonster Senior Member More info | I saw a few, but there were often pretty well hidden by the undergrowth. I will see if I can find some decent images.
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MaureenSouza Ms. MODERATOR Something Spectacular! More info | Mar 01, 2020 16:40 | #1388 Found one of my ostriches....the females are brown & the males are black. I never knew that before Africa. Look how big those feathers are....luckily a gust of wind blew in at the right moment for me to get a quick shot of them.  Image hosted by forum (1030168) © Maureen Souza [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff.  Image hosted by forum (1030169) © Maureen Souza [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. Life is hard...but I just take it one photograph at a time.
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MaureenSouza Ms. MODERATOR Something Spectacular! More info | Mar 01, 2020 16:42 | #1389 Superb Starling & a Lilac Breasted Roller  Image hosted by forum (1030170) © Maureen Souza [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff.  Image hosted by forum (1030171) © Maureen Souza [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. Life is hard...but I just take it one photograph at a time.
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Cygnus Senior Member 849 posts Likes: 7838 Joined May 2013 Location: Berkshire, UK More info | Mar 01, 2020 17:00 | #1391 JABI as my South African guide described them....Just Another Bloody Impala  on SmugmugColin
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HoneyMonster Senior Member More info | I always felt sorry for the Impalas, as almost everything else was trying to catch and eat them.
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Cygnus Senior Member 849 posts Likes: 7838 Joined May 2013 Location: Berkshire, UK More info | Indeed - the very definition of "fast food"... Colin
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Mar 02, 2020 08:28 | #1394 On my last trip we saw quite a few of these "rollers" but they always seemed to be all puffed up and I didn't like the images I got so i didn't use any of them.  Image hosted by forum (1030290) © i-G12 [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff.
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MaureenSouza Ms. MODERATOR Something Spectacular! More info | Yes, they are everywhere in Kenya. It is their National Bird. I regret I didn’t get any shots of the Bee Eater. Life is hard...but I just take it one photograph at a time.
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