Beautiful as they are even the spiral horns have an aristocrat. It’s one thing to see nyala in a book but quite another in real life. They are simply so improbable and exotic – white mane and stripes, spots, orange legs and ivory tipped, lyre shaped horns. When they appear at a waterhole it’s like watching a supermodel stepping onto a bus. The common species lives over much of southern Africa, both in natural range and transplanted into new territories in Namibia and the Limpopo, but their … [Read more...] about The Shifty One
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The Top End
This isn't one of my images but from talented New Zealand photographer Daniel Peat. We both have lasting memories of Australia's Northern Territory, one of the last great wilderness frontiers of the world and home to a thriving population of Asiatic buffalo. Most have typical curved horns but the odd 'sweeper' with straight horns is still found. It doesn't pay to get cute with Australian water buffalo, but on the whole they are not flighty or aggressive. The guys who head to the Northern … [Read more...] about The Top End
All ears
This kudu cow has worked out that something isn't quite right but is a few degrees off the source of the trouble (me). Normally the oxpecker would have figured it all out by now and blown the stalk. Peter P. Ryan www.faraway.co … [Read more...] about All ears
Trial and error
Still fooling with shutter speeds. It looks easy, but depends on precise timing. Would have been a nightmare to pull off in the days of film. Peter P. Ryan www.faraway.co … [Read more...] about Trial and error
Thug life
Dew claw of a leopard in classic afternoon light. The big tom was caught out in a donga and killed by lions, hyenas took most of the rest. Africa doing what Africa does. Peter P. Ryan www.faraway.co … [Read more...] about Thug life
Sundowners
There is a time in the African bush when the doves cease their chorus in the thorn, a hush gently settles, the dust of the day is washed away. It’s a time to reflect on the surprises, the triumphs, the bitter losses. Peter P. Ryan www.faraway.co … [Read more...] about Sundowners