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RobG · 08-18-2019, 03:43 PM - **3 Likes**

Female Gang Gang Cockatoo by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

---------- Post added 19-08-19 at 08:45 AM ----------

Originally posted by aslyfox

Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori

Great shots! I was going to ask where you took the photos, then I discovered that it was an African Bustard not an Australian one.

The Australian Bustard has become very rare.

**aslyfox** · 08-18-2019, 06:49 PM - **3 Likes**

Leopard on cliff in the Serengeti

crop and pp

**noelcmn** · 08-19-2019, 12:31 AM - **1 Like**

Pale Chanting Goshawk

**WPRESTO** · 08-19-2019, 04:03 AM

Originally posted by aslyfox

Leopard on cliff in the Serengeti

crop and pp

The leopard image hits all the right buttons.

**aslyfox** · 08-19-2019, 04:13 AM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

The leopard image hits all the right buttons.

thanks

it had a cub and remnants of a kill on the cliff side and we watched as it broke cover went lower and into the open

we then saw the hyena below the kopjes and figured out the leopard moved to discourage it.

the leopard just moved out into the open and stayed there and the hyena left

**noelcmn** · 08-19-2019, 10:30 AM - **2 Likes**

Secretary Bird- it was/is the bird of the year announced by Biord life SA. Always a pleasure to see.

edom31 · 08-19-2019, 07:17 PM - **1 Like**

K 50/4 Macro

Red-tailed Hawk

**aslyfox** · 08-19-2019, 08:12 PM - **2 Likes**

the mother cheetah and her two young cubs feeding on a Thomson Gazelle in the western Serengeti

it can be hard to see the cubs

**aslyfox** · 08-20-2019, 04:02 AM - **2 Likes**

on the eastern side of the Serengeti we found these Masai Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis ssp. tippelskirchi:

BAD NEWS

Masai giraffes declared endangered
The subspecies in Kenya and Tanzania has declined by nearly 50 percent in the last 30 years, largely because of poaching and changes in land use.

BY RACHEL FOBAR

PUBLISHED JULY 12, 2019

SCIENTISTS HAVE DECLARED a subspecies of giraffe endangered.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), . . . announced Thursday that Masai giraffes, a subspecies spread throughout Kenya and Tanzania, are now endangered, primarily because of poaching and changes in land use. . . . There are an estimated 35,000 Masai giraffes remaining, but their population has fallen by nearly 50 percent in the last three decades. Africa’s overall giraffe population has decreased by up to 40 percent in that same time frame. . . . Although for years there’s been a consensus that there’s one species of giraffe with nine subspecies, evidence of genetic differences has emerged in recent years, suggesting that there are actually four species of giraffe and that the Masai is its own species . . .

Masai giraffe subspecies declared endangered

Basie · 08-20-2019, 05:08 AM - **4 Likes**

Nile crocodile in Kwando river with K5 DA* 300mm F4 Handheld

**aslyfox** · 08-20-2019, 05:20 AM

Originally posted by Basie

Nile crocodile in Kwando river with K5 DA* 300mm F4 Handheld

very nice photo

it looks big and mean

**WPRESTO** · 08-20-2019, 06:32 AM

Originally posted by Basie

Nile crocodile in Kwando river with K5 DA* 300mm F4 Handheld

Super image. Must get one of those to dispose of leftover bits of a fish dinner.

---------- Post added 08-20-19 at 09:33 AM ----------

Allen: That's a fine pair of images.

Basie · 08-20-2019, 08:59 AM

Originally posted by aslyfox

it looks big and mean

Originally posted by WPRESTO

Super image. Must get one of those to dispose of leftover bits of a fish dinner.

Thanks!
It is a wild place that

Hungry and halitosis as well I presume, but that is why I have a long lens

**wtlwdwgn** · 08-20-2019, 10:04 AM

Originally posted by Basie

Nile crocodile in Kwando river with K5 DA* 300mm F4 Handheld

My, what big teeth you have.

**noelcmn** · 08-20-2019, 11:12 AM - **1 Like**

Add another compliment on that image Basie! I think I can handle the halitosis, but the hunger part is best avoided

.

08-19-2019, 04:13 AM	#9020
aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,581	Originally posted by WPRESTO The leopard image hits all the right buttons. thanks it had a cub and remnants of a kill on the cliff side and we watched as it broke cover went lower and into the open we then saw the hyena below the kopjes and figured out the leopard moved to discourage it. the leopard just moved out into the open and stayed there and the hyena left Last edited by aslyfox; 08-19-2019 at 08:40 AM.

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aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,581	Originally posted by Basie Nile crocodile in Kwando river with K5 DA* 300mm F4 Handheld very nice photo it looks big and mean

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WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,104	Originally posted by Basie Nile crocodile in Kwando river with K5 DA* 300mm F4 Handheld Super image. Must get one of those to dispose of leftover bits of a fish dinner. ---------- Post added 08-20-19 at 09:33 AM ---------- Allen: That's a fine pair of images.

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Basie Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Windhoek, Namibia Photos: Gallery Posts: 989	Originally posted by aslyfox it looks big and mean Originally posted by WPRESTO Super image. Must get one of those to dispose of leftover bits of a fish dinner. Thanks! It is a wild place that Hungry and halitosis as well I presume, but that is why I have a long lens

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wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,838	Originally posted by Basie Nile crocodile in Kwando river with K5 DA* 300mm F4 Handheld My, what big teeth you have.

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