Month: September 2008

The Thing!

Taken in Karoo National Park, South Africa, on September 13th, 2008 Camping towards the very end of a trip to South Africa, I woke up one morning to find the campground being besieged by desert tortoises, who were there to feast on the campground’s grassy areas. This particular tortoise had more things on his mind […]

Camouflaged Colt

Taken in the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa, on September 12th, 2008 After a prolonged graze this young zebra lay down to have a snooze under the watchful eye of its parents. However, rather than disguising the colt as nature intended, its black-on-white stripes served to help it stand out against the golden hue of […]

Imfolozi Elephant

Taken in the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa, on September 11th, 2008 On the third day of a four-day bush walk in Imfolozi Game Reserve, our evening was made interesting by two elephants who decided to browse their way through the trees near our camp. Watching them demolish leaves, branches, and even whole trees, we […]

Cautious Camouflage

Taken in Kruger National Park, South Africa on September 7th, 2008 While on a lunch break durimg a self-drive safari in Kruger National Park, we spotted this chamelon slowly making his way across the picnic area to a tree. As we watched him move from the ground to the tree, his color changed from a […]

End of a Dusty Trail

Taken in near the northern border of Kruger National Park, South Africa September 2nd, 2008 There are few better places to spend your birthday then Kruger National Park, which is absolutely teeming with African wildlife. And there are few better ways to spend your birthday than scanning a river in search of hippos, only to […]