Greetings from a wet Kalahari! At 03:00 this morning it started to rain. Hope to get some macro talent to photograph. We are now the official Diamond Route Photographers. You can have a look at some of our work on the Diamond Route properties at the gallery page of the Diamond Route website. (http://www.diamondroute.co.za/photo_gallery.htm) We [...]
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Birds, birds, birds…
March 27, 2012Hi Everyone Early this morning I photographed these birds at a pond close to my accommodation. Although the immediate environment is slightly domesticated (the homestead), these are nevertheless birds found here in the Kalahari. The next three days I will be concentrating on macro photography. Hope to bring you some interesting pictures! Until then – [...]
Cheetah and springbok
March 27, 2012Hi Everyone This cheetah is in an enclosure and should be released soon. Today was feeding day and I accompanied the game ranger and guides. As the springbok carcass was dropped, the cheetah immediately pounded on it and started dragging it to the bushes. I was lucky to get some good pictures. Tomorrow is birding day. [...]
Lion around
March 27, 2012Good day Everyone! Three lions of the southern pride were found at a waterhole doing what they best do during the day: lying around! We soon heard a call from another and within minutes, lions appeared from behind every bush! Eventually, eleven lions gathered at the waterhole, had a quick drink and went back – [...]
Brown Hyena
March 26, 2012Hi Everyone We arrived at the den of the hyenas just before sunset. We expected that they will be coming out as soon as it gets dark, but to our surprise, they were already waiting for us!! On top of the mount an adult and a little one were watching us very suspiciously. As soon [...]
Pulling faces
March 26, 2012Hi Everyone This morning we visited the Meerkat burrows and were lucky to catch them before they were off foraging. They usually warm up by exposing their bellies to the early morning sun. This gave me the opportunity to get a few back-lit shots. There were two playful youngsters and like all kids, one got [...]
Kalahari Sunrise
March 24, 2012Hi Everyone!!! After a busy week in the Kalahari I eventually located a spot with internet access. Here is the promised sunrise/sunset picture: I set myself up on the western side of the dam waiting for the sun to rise over the water. Behind me the clouds in the west was starting to turn red [...]
Not gone yet…
March 8, 2012Hi Everyone I have not left Gauteng for the Kalahari yet. Will be there soon and you will be the first to see a Kalahari sunset once I put my feet into the red sands. I will be visiting Ezemvelo Nature Reserve over the coming week-end (10-11 March). Will report back from there. To everyone [...]
Off to the Kalahari !
February 29, 2012Hi Everyone After a quiet time we are on the roll again! Will be in the Kalahari at Tswalu for two weeks starting next Monday – hope to get some good pictures!! The past month or so kept us behind our desks catching up on admin. We also had an exiting time exploring video and filming [...]
Little Cat Diary
January 12, 2012Hi Everyone Last night we went out an hour later to search for the Blackfooted cat. As we approached the location as indicated by the tracking device, it was like ringing Pavlov’s bell – she came running through the grass towards us! Ewann gave her the first mouse and off she went! We found the [...]
