Favorite wildlife or nature pictures

[TLCOhio]

For nature and wildlife, we just got back from nearly four weeks in Africa. First time there. Did it work well? Below and in the next post are just a few samples as "evidence" and "proof". Like?

 

Lots of pictures on my live/blog and this reporting can be seen at:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2310337

Now at nearly 11,000 views for this reporting that includes Cape Town, all along the South Africa coast, Mozambique, Victoria Falls/Zambia and Botswana's famed Delta area.

 

THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

 

Enjoyed a 14-day, Jan. 20-Feb. 3, 2014, Sydney to Auckland adventure, getting a big sampling for the wonders of "down under” before and after this cruise. Go to:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1974139

for more info and many pictures of these amazing sights in this great part of the world. Now at 138,679 views for this posting.

 

 

For Cape Town where we enjoyed five and a half days prior to our cruise, here is one picture where I needed a little "help" to be "soaring like an eagle"! My secret? It's riding in a helicopter to travel around Cape Town, the nearby mountains, being south of the town, going along the beaches, over the Winelands, etc. Like the view? Table Mountain is clearly so dominate in the way it towers over Cape Town and the nearby areas, including the dramatic clouds rolling over the peaks. This is not exactly a "wildlife" shot, but the setting is so dramatic for having a major world city in such a fantastic location, right? Recognize the Cape Town Stadium? Our pilot said it has a nickname down here and they call it the "Giant Toilet Bowl"!! Does kind of have that look!!:

 

 

 

When the park is called an “elephant park”, what would you expect there? Yes, elephants!! Here is one sample elephant visual to share from Addo Elephant Park near Port Elizabeth (or PE) along the South Africa Coast. Don’t you just love these baby elephants that are so super cute?:

 

 

 

While at Addo Elephant Park near Port Elizabeth, we saw several ostriches, including the adult male and female, both with very different colorations/coats. But, I also managed to get several shots of just of their three “babies”. This one view is a top favorite as the three heads are aligned in a special and very interesting angle. Agree that this one picture is a “super keeper”?:

 

 

 

Here is a sampling from Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Game Reserve near Richards Bay, South Africa, during our two-day, overnight adventure at this location. First shows a dramatic and wind-blown example of a male Kudu right after sunrise. Second shows two types of monkeys lovingly check each other for mites. The third picture shows what it is like being surrounded by a herd of Cape Buffalo. Is this being close enough to get that "stare"? At this park location, we found out what was so “personal” for being with a large White Rhino and to see this male ring both spraying (peeing) over and over, plus pooping right near us. I will spare showing those details here. This park has been a world leader in saving the White Rhino.:

 

 

 

 

 

[TLCOhio]

Here is the second grouping of my "best of the best" visuals from our just-returned adventures in South Africa, Mozambique, Victoria Falls/Zambia, Botswana, etc. Reactions, questions, tips, etc.?

 

THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

 

From our Jan. 25-Feb. 20, 2015, Amazon River-Caribbean combo sailing over 26 days that started in Barbados, here is the link below to that live/blog. Lots of great visuals from this amazing Brazil river and these various Caribbean Islands (Dutch ABC's, St. Barts, Dominica, Grenada, etc.) that we experienced. Check it out at:

http://www.boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2157696

Now at 36,860 views for these postings.

 

 

From South Africa's iSimangaliso Wetland Park near Richards Bay during our two-day, overnight adventure, we saw lots of hippos!! It was late in the afternoon, providing perfect light, as we sailed on a waterway near St. Lucia. Here is one example below for these fast and deadly hippos. They kill the most of all creatures in Africa. More to worry about hippos than lions, etc. This park is home to about 1,200 Nile Crocodiles and almost 800 Hippopotami per Wikipedia, plus lots of birds, etc.:

 

 

 

Here is one example of the dramatic "Wonder of the World" called Victoria Falls. We observed this natural wonder from the Zambia side. Loved the rainbows, noise of the falls, etc.:

 

 

 

Now to Botswana and this amazing region of the famed Okavango Delta that is described by some as "Africa's Last Eden"!! First are a couple of leopards enjoying their time in these open plains of the Delta. It's a mother and her older son. Second are a couple of baboons being "personal" with each other. Third is a red-billed hornbill that is a very different bird than what we would see in the midwestern USA. Fourth shows the eyes and face of this older male lion very "up close and personal"!:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[tfries]

I had to go to Christchurch New Zealand last September for work and had a free weekend while I was there. I took a day and drove to Akaroa. While the weather was pretty crummy, I did take a few snaps of the local birds.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 30, 2016 by tfries

[ikirumata]

Screaming Hawk by ikirumata, on Flickr

Edited April 23, 2016 by ikirumata

[c230k]

LUNCH TIME!!!!!!

 

Sony HX400V

 

 

 

 

Tom :cool:

[mskaufman]

Saw this guy in back of my house yesterday.

 

[pierces]

LUNCH TIME!!!!!!

 

Sony HX400V

 

 

 

 

Tom :cool:

 

Are you sure that was taken with a HX-400v and not a Sony ILCE-6000 with a 50mm f/1.8 at 1/400s and ISO1000 in Southern California on 8/31/2015 at 6:52:51 then subsequently published as the picture of the week by another frequent contributor to this forum?

 

:)

 

http://galleries.pptphoto.com/paw2015/h56d52d35#h56d52d35

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=47689288&postcount=20

 

Dave

[ikirumata]

Screaming Hawk

by ikirumata, on Flickr

 

Fixed Link :(

[c230k]

Are you sure that was taken with a HX-400v and not a Sony ILCE-6000 with a 50mm f/1.8 at 1/400s and ISO1000 in Southern California on 8/31/2015 at 6:52:51 then subsequently published as the picture of the week by another frequent contributor to this forum?

 

 

Dave SO SORRY, my mistake, 1 was in a hurry and pick the wrong picture 2 the other picture was taken with the HX400V (see picture below)

Second I have no idea how your picture was on my computer file makes nature, guess a senior moment. You did take a great picture an apologized for not taking time and paying attention.

 

 

 

 

Tom :cool:

[pierces]

Dave SO SORRY, my mistake, 1 was in a hurry and pick the wrong picture 2 the other picture was taken with the HX400V (see picture below)

Second I have no idea how your picture was on my computer file makes nature, guess a senior moment. You did take a great picture an apologized for not taking time and paying attention.

 

Tom :cool:

 

No harm Tom! I naturally assumed that it was on your computer because it was your favorite picture from 2015 and re-posting it was some kind of homage to me! :D

 

You can keep answering the door as there won't be any summons being served...:)

 

Happy shooting!

 

Dave

[c230k]

Thanks Dave your the BEST

 

You are one of a few on this forum, with great pictures and how to info that keep me reviewing this site several times a week.

 

 

Tom :cool:

[WYTinman]

Portuguese Air Force escort from Funchal, Madera, 4 May 2016

 

DSC_1810 by Mark Davis, on Flickr

 

DSC_1815 by Mark Davis, on Flickr

 

DSC_1811 by Mark Davis, on Flickr

[ikirumata]

Dolphin bow-riding on our whale watch excursion in San Diego. If you look closely at the reflection in the dolphin, you can see us looking at it from the boat.

 

WhaleWatch-2 by ikirumata, on Flickr

[milamber]

Puffin, Gannets and Icelandic horse from a recent trip. Those little puffins are very fast!

 

 

 

Edited May 25, 2016 by milamber

[Jack_Tar]

Feeding on my hard work in the garden lol

 

 

Dickie

[dileep]

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[Cruiser Forever]

Stunning photos throughout this thread WOW love the bald eagle Thanks for posting these on the thread Beautiful.:)

[KYBOB]

_REB2955.jpg by Robert Byrge, on Flickr

[KYBOB]

_REB3011.jpg by Robert Byrge, on Flickr

[c230k]

 

 

 

Tom :cool:

[ABCGreys]

I took this in Auke Bay, Juneau May 25, 2016. The naturalist on board guessed that the humpback was about 5 months old. He really put on a show for us!

 

[boopsahoy]

Orient Point LI

 

 

[onespots]

These were taken before our cruise ship leaves from Seward to Vancouver B.C.

last September.

 

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Enjoyed our tour boat ride around the Kenai Peninsula over 6 hours of boating, prior to getting on the ship. Used a Nikon D7100 camera with 70-300mm Nikon lens.

Thanks for looking, John

[pierces]

From Hawaii a couple of weeks ago.

 

Turtle Power!

 

 

 

Dave

[nursedibdob]

 

Barn owl & otter shot on a wildlife photography course earlier this month. All taken with Canon 1000d & 70 - 200 lens.

 

Can't resist a baby pole cat pic as well. 90m macro used here

 

 

 

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