Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You have have to wonder how "Big Mama" has survived the horrific destruction of elephants in the last few years by illegal hunters.? ________________________________ From: Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] East Africa Jay, there are quite awesome, beautiful, incredible images you are showing us... Steve On Mar 25, 2013, at 9:53 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > A last one from Amboseli - it is really heartwarming too see mature > elephants with HUGE tusks in the wild - just the mere fact that they have > not been poached thrilled me: > > Big Mama: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Amboseli_20130301_02805.jpg.html > > Then we went on to Ndutu from Amboseli - 6 hours drive across the > Kenya-Tanzania border, followed by a one hour flight from Arusha. Ndutu was > like a dust bowl - obviously it had not rained at all - it reminded me of > Bandhavgarh in April-May! It was also obvious that we were early this year > - no rain means no migrating herds, which in turn means not many animals > and not much action: > > Dust: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130304_05951.jpg.html > > We came across a couple of Silver-backed Jackals at the carcass of a young > zebra - as is usually the case, they were quite easily keeping the vultures > at bay till they had eaten their fill: > > Veil of Flies: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130304_05373.jpg.html > > Stretch: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130304_05392.jpg.html > > Confrontation: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130304_05433.jpg.html > > We saw a few lion prides, as usual doing nothing, and did not see a single > cub. Judging by this, next year might be better: > > Seduction: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130306_07486.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE. > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information