Amazing. Good work recording this happening! Paul via phone
> On Jul 24, 2017, at 6:31 PM, PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com > <jefferyjohn...@photocapturesbyjeffery.com> wrote: > > Very nice captures and what a wonderful delight that the Elephants shared > such a moment with everyone. > > Jeffery Johnson | Photo Captures by Jeffery > http://www.PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com > /Diverse range of photography Artistic - Animals - Events/Festivals - > Transportation - Pets - Nature - Scenic - Cityscape. That you can purchase as > framed or unframed prints, with loads of variety in home decor./ >> On 7/24/2017 4:38 AM, Alan C wrote: >> Sable Dam is the only permanent water in the local part of the Kruger Park >> at this time of the year. Being only 12km from the Phalaborwa gate, it very >> popular with day tripping locals. Late Sat. morning, there was a Leopard >> sighting at the dam. Social media enticed hordes of visitors (including me - >> returning, having seen the Leopard in the morning & hoping for another >> sighting) but we got far more than we bargained for. Early arrivals who went >> to the E corner of the dam where the Leopard had been spotted earlier were >> cut off by a large herd of Elephants which approached behind them from the >> N. Later arrivals, including me, were forced to stop at the NW corner of the >> Dam. We were entertained by a relay of elephants having mud-baths, mock >> fighting, trumpeting & rumbling all amongst the cars. They >> then slowly moved off along the dry river bed to the W. Most of the cars >> then moved to the E corner only to encounter a second herd arriving from the >> NE. A third herd also arrived from the SW & entered the mud from the other >> side. The cars were all trapped between the two herds. Fortunately the >> Elephants weren't particularly aggressive & the drivers well behaved so we >> were able to enjoy spectacular sightings of Elephant behaviour without >> incident. However, I must say it was very scary to be trapped in the middle >> of over 100 Elephants. This GESO cannot really reproduce the drama but it >> does give some idea. There is also a shot of a Spoonbill calmly dabbling for >> food, completely unfazed by the Elephants & one of the Leopard taken in the >> morning. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/albums/72157683376221952 >> >> K7 with the HD 55-300. Leopard with the Sigma 170-500. >> >> >> Alan C >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
