During our trip, we came across a number of instances where lions, hyenas or vultures were feeding on the remains of some animal. However, these kills were typically fairly old and picked over by the time we saw them. As a result, we missed what is perhaps the holy grail of photo safaris - the hunt and kill itself. That said, we did come across two situations that seemed like there was a good chance of seeing a kill - or at least a good chase. These photographs from the Lake Ndutu area will describe one of them.
#1 We were driving along the lakeshore when we found a herd of roughly 150 wildebeest standing nervously in a huddle between the lakeshore and the brush beyond the high water mark.
Thats a great story line and some nice images of active lions and predator prey activity. The water shots "speak"! I was in Kruger few days back and though we saw lots of lion we hardly saw any predator prey activity.
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May 08, 2008 at 05:54 AM
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Edie Howe wrote:
#5 is my favorite; A sense of herd mentality, beautiful cropping and framing of the image. Lyrical.
Thank you for sharing. While you didn't get the holy grail, #5 is one heck of a keeper!
I didn't get what I was hoping for, but it's hard to complain too much about anything you see on safari. I can't say I'm an expert, but all three of my trips to Africa have been fabulous in their own way.
Alek Komarnits wrote:
Looking forward to the second batch - great shots and analysis of animal behavior.
Thanks. I'm looking forward to my next batch too - though I don't want to spoil the surprise by saying anything here. Then again, those who know me can probably make an educated guess as to what is coming.
Thats a great story line and some nice images of active lions and predator prey activity. The water shots "speak"! I was in Kruger few days back and though we saw lots of lion we hardly saw any predator prey activity.
Thanks. I have another good story line and near-miss predator/prey event coming soon
