South Africa

Nice Cheetah

February 4, 2017February 3, 2017
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I had the opportunity to pet this cheetah while visiting the Cheetah Rehabilitation Center in the northwestern region of South Africa.

Baboon

January 14, 2017January 16, 2017
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I photographed this Baboon at the Table Mountain National Park in South Africa last year. He was eating insects plucked from the grassy area.

Tidal Pool

January 13, 2017January 13, 2017
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I photographed this Tidal Pool at the Table Mountain National Park in South Africa. The park has many features and wildlife to photograph.

Penguin Braying

January 12, 2017January 11, 2017
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This is another African Penguin photograph taken near Simon’s Town, South Africa during my trip to that great country last May.

Penguin Nest Builder

January 11, 2017January 11, 2017
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I photographed this Penguin Nest Builder during my trip to Simon’s Town South Africa. The colony is located in the center of the town.

Little Bee-Eater Couple

January 10, 2017April 6, 2023
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I spotted this pair of Little Bee-Eaters while on a trip to South Africa last year. The male on the left brought food to the… Read More »Little Bee-Eater Couple

Cape Point Lighthouse

January 9, 2017January 8, 2017
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I photographed the Cape Point Lighthouse during my trip to South Africa last year. We drove down from Cape Town to spend the day there.

Little Bee-Eater

January 8, 2017April 6, 2023
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I photographed this Little Bee-Eater at the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game-Reserve during my trip last May to South Africa.

African Sunrise

January 7, 2017January 6, 2017
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I photographed this African sunrise during my trip to South Africa last year. I kept looking for a lone tree and this one stood out.

Wahlberg’s Eagle

August 24, 2016December 22, 2020
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I photographed this Wahlberg’s Eagle at the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve during my trip to South Africa earlier this year.

White-fronted Bee Eater

I photographed this White-fronted Bee Eater at the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve during my trip to South Africa this year.

Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa

Lonely Zebra

August 19, 2016March 8, 2017
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This is the last of my high-key images from my trip to South Africa. It is of a lonely zebra that I took at Hluhluwe… Read More »Lonely Zebra

Sparring Hippos

August 17, 2016December 22, 2020
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I photographed these sparring hippos during a trip to the iSimangaliso Wetland Park. They were in an inlet leading to Lake Santa Lucia.

Caracal

June 28, 2016December 22, 2020
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I captured this image of a Caracal during my visit to the Cheetah Rehabilitation facility in the northeastern part of South Africa.

Blue Gum Tree Sunset

June 19, 2016December 22, 2020
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This photograph of the Blue Gum Tree sunset is the third in the series taken during last month’s trip to South Africa. The first two… Read More »Blue Gum Tree Sunset

Male Nyala

June 17, 2016December 22, 2020
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I was going through the remaining wildlife photos from my recent trip to South Africa when I came across this male Nyala.

Zulu Railway Sunrise

June 16, 2016December 22, 2020
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I created this Zulu Railway Sunrise photo from a single image. I used photoshop to achieve the design objective that I had in mind. Is… Read More »Zulu Railway Sunrise

Photo Safari, South Africa, Zulu Nyala Safari

Common Warthog

June 6, 2016June 6, 2016
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The Common Warthog is wild member of the pig family and is probably one of the ugliest animals in the animal kingdom. It’s not much… Read More »Common Warthog

iSimangaliso Beach

June 4, 2016December 22, 2020
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The iSimangaliso Wetland Park was high on my list of places to visit during my trip to South Africa. I used my ND Filters to… Read More »iSimangaliso Beach

Strutting Penguin

June 3, 2016December 22, 2020
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One of the highlights to my trip to Cape Town in South Africa was a visit to Simon’s Town and specifically to Boulders Beach to… Read More »Strutting Penguin

Rocky Surf

June 1, 2016December 22, 2020
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After visiting the Cape of Good Hope I decided to stop at a rocky outcrop to photograph the surf and the rocks prior to heading… Read More »Rocky Surf

White Rhinoceros

May 29, 2016December 22, 2020
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The White Rhinoceros, along with the Black Rhinoceros, is part of the “Big Five” group of African game animals.

Clifton Sunset

May 28, 2016December 22, 2020
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I drove up Chapman’s Peak Drive on my way back to Cape Town from the Cape of Good Hope and stopped in the town of… Read More »Clifton Sunset

Ostrich

May 27, 2016December 22, 2020
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I was expecting to see a lot of wildlife during my trip to South Africa but I was not expecting to see an Ostrich on… Read More »Ostrich

Nyala

May 26, 2016December 22, 2020
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This photograph of a female Nyala was taken in the wild during one of our excursions at the Zulu-Nyala Game Reserve.

Baby Giraffe

May 25, 2016December 22, 2020
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We spotted this baby giraffe during our second Safari outing. It was so close to the vehicle that I was able to capture a very… Read More »Baby Giraffe

Elephants

May 24, 2016December 22, 2020
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This photograph was taken during one of the safaris I took part of at the Zulu-Nyala Game Reserve. They only had two adult female elephants… Read More »Elephants

Cape Town Panorama

May 23, 2016December 22, 2020
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Cape Town is the third largest city in South Africa behind Durban and Johannesburg. I photographed a panorama of the Cape Town area during my… Read More »Cape Town Panorama

High Altitude Sunrise

May 22, 2016December 22, 2020
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This is the last day of my trip to South Africa. I appreciate all of you that followed my travels and lived vicariously through my… Read More »High Altitude Sunrise

Zulu Sunrise

May 21, 2016December 22, 2020
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One of the great things about my trip to South Africa were the beautiful sunrises. It was great to wake up to nice color pallet… Read More »Zulu Sunrise

Baby Baboon

May 20, 2016December 22, 2020
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One of the more prolific animals in South Africa has to be the Baboon (Papio). I saw Baboons in almost every location that I visited.

Parasite Remover

May 19, 2016December 22, 2020
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I was impressed by the number of parasites on the wildlife during my trip to South Africa. The Red-billed Oxpecker helped rid these parasites from… Read More »Parasite Remover

Zebra

May 18, 2016December 22, 2020
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One of the common animals we saw during the photo safaris was the Zebra. Specifically these were Plains Zebras which differ slightly from Mountain Zebras.

Nyalas and Aloe

May 17, 2016December 22, 2020
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Two things that were very common at the Safari Lodge that I stayed at were Nyalas and Aloe plants. Nyalas came into the lodge compound… Read More »Nyalas and Aloe

Angry Monkey

May 16, 2016December 22, 2020
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Our guide tried to find the elusive Black Rhinoceros during our last safari. Unfortunately he proved to be elusive but we fond a Vervet Monkey… Read More »Angry Monkey

Plantation

May 15, 2016December 22, 2020
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After capturing the photo from yesterday’s post, I moved closer to capture a closeup of the Blue Gum Tree tree rows, the remaining sunset and… Read More »Plantation

Stormy Plantation

May 14, 2016December 22, 2020
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Upon arrival to our final destination in South Africa, we could not help but notice the miles of Blue Gum Tree plantations. Literally thousands of… Read More »Stormy Plantation

Vervet Monkey

May 13, 2016December 22, 2020
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I encountered dozens of Vervet Monkeys at the iSimangaliso Wetland Park in northeastern South Africa, many of them were aggressively trying to get food from… Read More »Vervet Monkey

Cheetah

May 12, 2016December 22, 2020
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We had a chance to visit a Cheetah rehabilitation center who’s goal is to care for orphaned Cheetahs, Serval Cats, African Wildcats and Caracal.

Giraffe

May 11, 2016December 22, 2020
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We completed our second photo safari yesterday and photographed wildlife in the morning light. It seemed like most of what we saw were giraffes.

Hippopotamus

May 10, 2016December 22, 2020
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After two days of travel, it was great to arrive at our final destination. We decided to go on our first photo safari immediately upon… Read More »Hippopotamus

South Africa

May 9, 2016August 3, 2026
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This is day one in my long anticipated trip to South Africa. I’m excited to be here and explore this land rich in natural resources,… Read More »South Africa