Hyenas - a softer side
Jan 13, 2019 17:12:33 #
byuaceman
Loc: Mesa, AZ
While outside of Kruger N.P., we came across a clan of hyenas. I thought I would share a few pictures showing a little softer side of the hyena. One even wanted to get a closer look at my wife. I apologize for the shoulder on the right, but that shows how close the one came to wife who was at the front of the vehicle. (That shot was at 50 mm; not very far away.) Even the shot with the hyenas surrounding the warthog is not what it seems. That warthog lives with the hyenas and they were just hanging around together. All pictures were taken with a Canon 70D and Tamron 18-400mm.
1/180 @ f/5.6, ISO 1600, 322 mm
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1/125 @ f/5.6, ISO 3200, 256 mm
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1/90 @ f/5.6, ISO 3200, 50 mm
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1/180 @f/8.0, ISO 3200, 60 mm
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Jan 13, 2019 17:32:47 #
Really nice. Why are all your posts titled "outside of Kruger NP"? Are there private reserves nearby? Or were you on your own?
Jan 13, 2019 17:38:32 #
Jan 13, 2019 17:54:42 #
byuaceman
Loc: Mesa, AZ
Retired CPO wrote:
Really nice. Why are all your posts titled "outside of Kruger NP"? Are there private reserves nearby? Or were you on your own?
Adjacent to Kruger are some private reserves. At least they are private unless you stay at one of the lodges within them. We were in the Sabi Sands game reserve. It shares a border with Kruger with no fences so animals come and go.
Jan 13, 2019 18:50:45 #
byuaceman wrote:
Adjacent to Kruger are some private reserves. At least they are private unless you stay at one of the lodges within them. We were in the Sabi Sands game reserve. It shares a border with Kruger with no fences so animals come and go.
OK. Thanks for the response. I'm trying to plan an Africa trip and I don't want to miss out on the goodies through ignorance.
Jan 13, 2019 18:55:30 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
Hyena poops are white because they crunch bones along with meat. After Hippos I think they kill most people in Africa.
Jan 13, 2019 20:35:58 #
byuaceman
Loc: Mesa, AZ
Retired CPO wrote:
OK. Thanks for the response. I'm trying to plan an Africa trip and I don't want to miss out on the goodies through ignorance.
Feel free to ask questions. I did a lot of research before going.
Jan 13, 2019 21:49:33 #
byuaceman wrote:
Feel free to ask questions. I did a lot of research before going.
Thanks very much. You might come to regret the offer.
Question #1 Do you think you are getting good opportunities for photos of the animals that you were hoping for without going into Kruger? I've seen your previous posts, it looks like your doing pretty well so far.Jan 13, 2019 23:06:19 #
byuaceman
Loc: Mesa, AZ
Hmm. Never been to Kruger but I heard that Sabi Sands is better because it's more compact and far less motor vehicles/tourists. We went to South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe over 2 weeks. We saw everything we wanted to see and more. Had we gone to just S.A., we would have missed a few animals like Zebra, crocodiles, hippos, monitor lizard, giraffes and lots of birds. We actually saw a giraffe or two in Sabi Sands but not up close. No photo op at that time.
In Botswana, we did Chobe N.P. including Chobe River. We also did the Zambezi River. Amazing photo ops.
What is question #2.
In Botswana, we did Chobe N.P. including Chobe River. We also did the Zambezi River. Amazing photo ops.
What is question #2.
Jan 13, 2019 23:17:25 #
byuaceman wrote:
Hmm. Never been to Kruger but I heard that Sabi Sa... (show quote)
Question #2 You don't hear much about African birds on safaris but that's one of my main interests. Any hot spots, not to be missed?
Jan 13, 2019 23:34:27 #
byuaceman
Loc: Mesa, AZ
I’m not into birds that much so I didn’t look for that aspect. I noticed that around the Chobe River, there were a lot of birds which I would expect around water. In Sabi Sands, the rivers were pretty dry so not as many
Jan 14, 2019 00:02:23 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
Retired CPO wrote:
Question #2 You don't hear much about African birds on safaris but that's one of my main interests. Any hot spots, not to be missed?
Birds were a high point on my trip to Zimbabwe and Botswana, from rollers through eagles to ostrich.
Jan 15, 2019 12:05:26 #
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