African Photo Safaris in Aboseli National Park & Timbavati Reserve
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There is pretty tiny in this earth that captures my consideration like photographing African wildlife. I’ve joked with my pals that I am addicted, but I only fifty percent jest.
When I’m in the African bush, I feel totally at ease and fully existing. When I am away, there’s generally a nagging need to return.
Not way too lengthy in the past I indulged my practice in both equally the Timbavati Match Reserve of South Africa and Kenya’s Amboseli National Park— two extremely distinct, but equally breathtaking areas —during a two-7 days African picture safari.
Timbavati is known for its leopards and dense, rugged terrain, while in Amboseli, elephants are the heroes along with its wide-open plains and lush marshes.
Put together alongside one another in one particular epic journey, I expert an unforgettable journey that did almost nothing to quell my really like of African wildlife. Rather, my African picture safaris only fueled the fire…
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Rockfig Jr.—named for the tree beneath which her mother was born—is an incredible leopard with aquamarine eyes. We arrived upon her after she fed on an impala, enjoyable in the grass before digging in all over again. ~ Timbavati Game Reserve
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Two zebras joust: A playful conversation I observed pretty much day-to-day in the course of my stop by. ~ Amboseli Nationwide Park
A magnificent bull elephant with outstanding tusks. This handsome satan I’m very sure had modeled just before. He stayed near our vehicle and presented us with a assortment of excellent poses. ~ Timbavati Recreation Reserve
Two male buffalos horn-wrestle in slow movement. Whether it was a real quest for dominance or just a way to lower the boredom I’ll hardly ever know, but they fought for practically an hour. ~ Timbavati Sport Reserve
Vultures are much from attractive in my impression, but it is remarkable how you can discover one thing to appreciate in almost everything. In flight, a vulture is very classy. I loved the curve of his entire body as he flew from 1 limb to the other. ~ Amboseli National Park
It is early morning and a massive herd of elephants walks towards a marsh in the length. Their sheer dimensions and quantity contrasted in opposition to the simplicity of the landscape had me spellbound. ~ Amboseli National Park
One particular of four lions in a coalition, this male continued to eat his fill of a buffalo carcass even though his companions lounged lazily in the grass nearby. ~ Timbavati Match Reserve
Even though I have numerous pictures of rhinos out in the open up, I felt this picture most effective captured their timid personality and their desire for thickets. For this sort of major, prehistoric-looking creatures, their elusive mother nature would seem at odds with their strong physique. ~ Timbavati Game Reserve
A little one baboon that was fascinated by us influenced an equally curious grownup to look at out our jeep. ~ Amboseli Nationwide Park
All people requirements a minor really like and affection. This toddler elephant usually takes a break from grazing to lean on his mother’s leg for a little ease and comfort. Her response? A very little lean again. ~ Amboseli Countrywide Park
Seeing a Large Tusker like this a single in the foreground is a rarity presently day due to the rise in poaching. I felt privileged to look at this kind of a outstanding creature, and I hope he has quite a few a long time forward of him. ~ Amboseli National Park
The realities of life. Aspect of an impala facial area hangs from the lips of a hungry hyena– a single of lots of in a pack that stole a get rid of from an unlucky leopard. ~ Timbavati Activity Reserve
The predator awaits… Okay, possibly that is a bit extraordinary. Even though lions do hunt making use of the aspect of surprise, this attractive feminine was in fact gnawing on an impala eliminate concealed by the grass. ~ Timbavati Sport Reserve
A morning romp with the young children. Hyena pups are some of the cutest toddlers on the earth. ~ Timbavati Sport Reserve
Two juvenile elephants enjoy a second of play. ~ Amboseli National Park
An epic sky just after a mild rain manufactured for an unbelievable backdrop of intense and moody colors. Include a herd of elephants, and the tableau seems to be as if it was brought to everyday living from a portray. ~ Amboseli Nationwide Park
Scattered bones litter the dried and cracked continues to be of Lake Amboseli. ~ Amboseli Countrywide Park
Two elephant cows dust on their own with soil to shield on their own from biting insects and the severe rays of the sunshine. ~ Amboseli National Park
An ethereal Milky Way around South Africa is juxtaposed to a magnificent (even though very Tim Burton-esque) tree in the foreground. ~ Timbavati Match Reserve –text and photographs by Susan Portnoy
BIO: Susan Portnoy is a communications and community relations specialist who shares her adventures as The Insatiable Traveler. If you love eye-catching character/wildlife images, you’ll definitely want to follow her journeys on Facebook and Twitter.)
