Thematic Wildlife

**WPRESTO** · 12-24-2018, 04:39 AM - **1 Like**

Here's another Nicobar pigeon landing in a different thread

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**noelcmn** · 12-27-2018, 03:04 AM - **1 Like**

Saw our 6 friends again yesterday, WPRESTO, at Rietvlei Nature Reserve. At first they were enjoying some shade from the intense heat wave.

And later in the day, they enjoyed some food

**WPRESTO** · 12-27-2018, 06:54 AM

That bunch is impressive, especially when moving along more-or-less shoulder-to-shoulder. Good time to be inside a sturdy vehicle.

**tmlawes** · 12-27-2018, 08:15 AM

I went out looking for rough-legged hawks, and then one came looking for me.

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**WPRESTO** · 12-27-2018, 11:08 AM

Those six big rhinos advancing almost in a coordinated row. Would you prefer them dressed in gray?

**noelcmn** · 12-27-2018, 11:41 AM

Here's one for Aslyfox- Rietvlei Cheetah, part of a research and breeding program. They roam and hunt freely in the reserve (which I discovered is the largest Game Reserve in an Urban setting in the world) and once they have gained independence and ability to hunt, they are removed and set free in another of the many Game Reserves in South Africa. This one is part of a trio of young Cheetah, fast approaching maturity. As far as I can gather, there are two breeding females in the reserve, but I do not know of any males, so probably they are bred elsewhere. The male offspring were removed just recently. Note the collar.

**WPRESTO** · 12-27-2018, 04:26 PM

Harlequin duck in Iceland. They're very fond of fast-moving or turbulent water,

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**noelcmn** · 12-28-2018, 02:46 AM

Giant Kingfisher-Rietvlei

**Tonytee** · 12-28-2018, 04:06 AM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

Those six big rhinos advancing almost in a coordinated row. Would you prefer them dressed in gray?

Awesome photography Walt. Well done. I believe they would make an incredible offensive linemen for the Dallas Cowboys. Also, are they at this stage, juveniles? None of them have horns.

Thanks for uploading.

TT

**noelcmn** · 12-28-2018, 04:30 AM

Our National animal

**WPRESTO** · 12-28-2018, 04:33 AM

Originally posted by Tonytee

Awesome photography Walt. Well done. I believe they would make an incredible offensive linemen for the Dallas Cowboys. Also, are they at this stage, juveniles? None of them have horns.

Thanks for uploading.TT

I was thinking about a football coach's dream come true when I snapped that image. The horns were probably sawed off to discourage poachers, but unfortunately, as a tour guide at another game preserved informed us, the poachers kill such hornless rhinos anyway, out of spite.

**WPRESTO** · 12-28-2018, 04:35 AM

Impala at a well-used watering spot.

**noelcmn** · 12-28-2018, 05:06 AM

Another bird to tick off my list- Yellow Bishop

**WPRESTO** · 12-28-2018, 05:08 AM

Gnu and zebra - - vegetarians do better getting along with each other than carnivores.

**Ash** · 12-28-2018, 06:02 AM

Eagles and ducks in the water treatment plant, Derby, WA.
Courtesy of the Tamron 500mm f/8 reflex lens:

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12-27-2018, 03:04 AM - 1 Like	#8252
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,157	Saw our 6 friends again yesterday, WPRESTO, at Rietvlei Nature Reserve. At first they were enjoying some shade from the intense heat wave. And later in the day, they enjoyed some food

12-27-2018, 08:15 AM	#8254
tmlawes Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 770	I went out looking for rough-legged hawks, and then one came looking for me. Attached Images

12-27-2018, 11:41 AM	#8256
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,157	Here's one for Aslyfox- Rietvlei Cheetah, part of a research and breeding program. They roam and hunt freely in the reserve (which I discovered is the largest Game Reserve in an Urban setting in the world) and once they have gained independence and ability to hunt, they are removed and set free in another of the many Game Reserves in South Africa. This one is part of a trio of young Cheetah, fast approaching maturity. As far as I can gather, there are two breeding females in the reserve, but I do not know of any males, so probably they are bred elsewhere. The male offspring were removed just recently. Note the collar.

12-28-2018, 02:46 AM	#8258
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,157	Giant Kingfisher-Rietvlei

12-28-2018, 04:06 AM	#8259
Tonytee Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 21,430	Originally posted by WPRESTO Those six big rhinos advancing almost in a coordinated row. Would you prefer them dressed in gray? Awesome photography Walt. Well done. I believe they would make an incredible offensive linemen for the Dallas Cowboys. Also, are they at this stage, juveniles? None of them have horns. Thanks for uploading. TT

12-28-2018, 04:30 AM	#8260
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,157	Our National animal

12-28-2018, 04:33 AM	#8261
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,089	Originally posted by Tonytee Awesome photography Walt. Well done. I believe they would make an incredible offensive linemen for the Dallas Cowboys. Also, are they at this stage, juveniles? None of them have horns. Thanks for uploading.TT I was thinking about a football coach's dream come true when I snapped that image. The horns were probably sawed off to discourage poachers, but unfortunately, as a tour guide at another game preserved informed us, the poachers kill such hornless rhinos anyway, out of spite.

12-28-2018, 05:06 AM	#8263
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,157	Another bird to tick off my list- Yellow Bishop

12-28-2018, 06:02 AM	#8265
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Eagles and ducks in the water treatment plant, Derby, WA. Courtesy of the Tamron 500mm f/8 reflex lens:

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