After 3 weeks and nearly 3000 images to choose from, here are some of the "Cream of the crop". I'm convinced my new lens was worth every penny! It's hard to limit them to even this number. Every day I had a different favorite animal. Enjoy!
Elephants
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| Big bull |
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| Spotted hyena |
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| Adorable baby hyena |
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| Even mama is pretty cute |
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| Wildebeest |
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Duiker-the smallest of the antelopes
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| King of the beasts |
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| One of my favorites |
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| Kudu Females |
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Kudu buck
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| Nyala buck |
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| Nyala buck close-up |
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| Giraffes at Nkomazi, as seen on foot during our hike with Izel |
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| Awkward & vulnerable in this stance |
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| I love their expressions |
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| close up of coat for Josh |
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| Only picture of their blue tongue possible!! |
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| Cheetah with her kill |
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| Jackal with the spoils after running the cheetah off |
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| Not for the faint of heart |
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| Males are black with white stripes & females are white with black & brown stripes |
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| Beautiful male zebra |
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| close-up mane and ear coloration |
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| Bum shot |
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| Zebra mares |
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| Ever alert Impalas |
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| Bum shot |
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| Impala buck |
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| Cheetah |
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| African slender darter |
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| Cape Buffalo |
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| Stork on the wing |
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| Beautiful wing coloration |
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Using its'wings for shade as it fishes
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| Snowy egret |
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| Carmine African bee-eater |
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Beautiful lioness @ Sabi Sands
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| Jason's beloved warthogs in all their glory |
Chobe river hippos.
We all wanted to capture the impressive display of male hippos vying both for territory and females. These big fellas are not easy to catch "in action!"
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| Really big fella |
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| Beautiful African Fish Eagles-close relative to American Bald Eagle |
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| Bateleur eagle drinking |
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| Skimmer bird |
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| Well camouflaged chick |
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| Left ear is tattered, likely from fighting |
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| Hornbill aka Banana bird |
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Weaver birds with their incredible nests
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Chobe river sunset silhouette
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| Red Sun Safari sunset |
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