March 28, 2017
Chacma Baboons, Lion Roaring, and a Three-Banded Plover Pair Mating in Kruger National Park, South Africa

Jan and I have completed our stay in the southern part of Kruger National Park where we spent four nights at Lower Sabie. Shooting was extremely slow, but I have three images to share.

We had a blast one morning following a group of Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) as they worked their way along the road. This mother and infant paused nicely on a low branch in the warm light.

The next morning, we spent about an hour with two male Lion (Panthera leo) near the road. They roared several times which was fun to experience. It was especially exciting after they started to make their way down the road towards us and paused to roar as in this image!

I was getting our vehicle in position to photograph a different subject when I saw this Three-Banded Plover (Charadrius tricollaris) pair start to mate on the other side of the vehicle. There was no time to turn the vehicle around and shoot out of our regular windows, so I placed the hood of my 600mm lens on the opposite window sill and shot before the action stopped. Enjoy!