Wildlife photos of South Africa

[Charlton]

Just a few of the photos I took, must have taken over a thousand photos in all

 

[Charlie_Thompson]

Brilliant - where were they taken Alan?

We saw very little out there but didn't visit any reserves

Baboons a plenty
Lots of birds
A porky pine
Ostriches
Snakes and Shungululus

 

[=>Tony<=]

Great photos

 

[Charlton]

Charlie
the hippos and fish eagle where taken at St Lucia, the monkeys drinking from our outside shower and Kudu at Cape Vidal, the bats where in an eve when we stopped for at a snack bar, the rest where taken in Hluhluwe game reserve, the elephants reagrdless of their size are ruddy hard to find. Still never seen a leoprad yet in my three visits, bit miffed when an Amercican woman saw one in the middle of the day, walking across the road as she entered the game reserve, but that is wildlife things just happen. As for baboons, they are everywhere

 

[eddie t]

Excellent photos charlton.

 

[Charlie_Thompson]

Charlie
the hippos and fish eagle where taken at St Lucia, the monkeys drinking from our outside shower and Kudu at Cape Vidal, the bats where in an eve when we stopped for at a snack bar, the rest where taken in Hluhluwe game reserve, the elephants reagrdless of their size are ruddy hard to find. Still never seen a leoprad yet in my three visits, bit miffed when an Amercican woman saw one in the middle of the day, walking across the road as she entered the game reserve, but that is wildlife things just happen. As for baboons, they are everywhere

When I was in India we'd thought about a stay in a national park to try and see a tiger in the wild - chances are few and far between and the price meant we'd have to come home about a month earlier didn't do it in the end. There were lots of leopards lurking about in the mountains and the local dogs used to knock on your door at night with boxes of chocolates asking to come in for a while Never saw one though

Met this crazy little East German on an Island in the middle of nowhere who was one of the funniest people I've come across - travelling on his own just after the wall came down. We were talking Tigers and he said he'd been hanging round the edges of a reserve somewhere - too poor to pay to get in - he'd went for a stroll with his ancient Leica camera , when a huge Tiger sauntered across his path.

"I was not knowing who was the best scared"

He also came stumbling out of the jungle close to where we were staying once, after one one of his little missions, covered in leeches

"I was not knowing wether I'd have a enough of the blood left to make it back home"

He was an absolute belter - got his address but lost it

 

[Charlie_Thompson]

the bats where in an eve when we stopped for at a snack bar

Aye - saw plenty of those lads - Sitting in an open Rondell(?) with an electric light bulb hanging from the middle. M6 for bats, I know they can navigate in the dark but you can't help ducking when a cat flies past your nut wearing leather wings! Castle lager and homemade beer flying all over the not - nearly dropped me Bratwurst :red:

 

[Norman]

Crikey alan, knowing (or having seen on the many programs as such) what bats do when they hang like that you took a fair chance picturing them from underneath LOL .......


Great pics mate , excellent , thanks for sharing ..........

Norm

 

[Charlie_Thompson]

Crikey alan, knowing (or having seen on the many programs as such) what bats do when they hang like that you took a fair chance picturing them from underneath LOL .......


Great pics mate , excellent , thanks for sharing ..........

Norm

Bat Poo goes upwards Norman, they're clever like that

We had a saying as kids -"Super Shiny Bat's Pap" no idea where it came from

 

[Norman]

ell , how do they Do that?, upwards wow, it could put the special skills or artexers out of work ............

especially if they could dance around in ever decreasing circles as the do it ...............

 

[Charlie_Thompson]

ell , how do they Do that?, upwards wow, it could put the special skills or artexers out of work ............

especially if they could dance around in ever decreasing circles as the do it ...............

They can do all of that but choose not to Norman as they have there little claws full chasing moths around in the pitch dark.

They also have sonar up their noses and some turn into Ray Reardon's on a full moon

 

[Norman]

sonar ....????? now theres an opening ...... can they swim?

 

[Charlie_Thompson]

sonar ....????? now theres an opening ...... can they swim?

You may be onto something Norman - bats on sticks over the side of the boat with a little bat translator on board.

"Scrreeeee Screeeee Pip Pip Pippiddy Pip Bllleeeeeeeeeeeeep Scerrreeeeee"

"What - Fish all awa?"

"Screee Pip Bleep"

"Let em go boys"

 

[Charlton]

Norman, nearly every accommodation we stayed in had bats, one actually did the business on me when i was having a relax one afternoon, couldnt see the blighter, heard him flying around at night.
More photos to follow

 

[Tadpoleman]

Great pic`s Alan ..... ever thought about taking pics for a living ?
It must have been incredible being so close to the wild life !
Or have you just got a big`un ?
I gather it didn`t rain all the time as i can see some sunshine,great pics mate,on day i may even mix with some of the wild amimals ,apart from my usual weekend crew

 

[tonybax]

great pics mr charlton bet you cant wait for costa teguise after being on safari eh

 

[Charlton]

Bert
it is certainly great getting close up to wildlife, have got a 300mm lens but that was for the close ups of the heads, normally you can get quite close as your vehicle is regarded as another animal, wouldnt reccommend getting out with soem of the animals.
Tony cant wait to get back to Coasta Teguise and the wildlife there

 

[Tadpoleman]

Class Alan

 

[Mogthemackem]

Some amazing phots Alan. It's my absolute dream holiday but unfortunately the wife's worst nightmare so doubt we'll ever go lol

 

[Charlton]

try and persuade her, i am sure she would enjoy it, thats unless she dosnt like animals. My missus was worried sick the first time we went, we have been three times now.