Marc Mol
08-09-2017, 07:55 AM
One of the benefits of Mana Pools NP is the ability to leave your vehicle and head off on foot to approach wildlife, slowly & carefully lying on the ground enabled me to capture a sub adult from the Nyakasanga wild dog pack investigate my presence.
All 3 known WD packs from Mana were likely denning whilst I was there, the frustrating part was they weren't denning in any of their usual sites.:e3
If it wasn't for working with Peter Blinston from ZIM Painted Dog Conservation over my last 5 days using radio tracking, locating just 5 sub adults from this pack would have been extremly difficult.
The road is what it is, for this time of year with long grass everywhere, it was more of a blessing.:w3
Sadly this trip was more memorable for finding dead wildlife than live ones, I found both a young leopardess and sub-adult WD that had fallen victim to the local pride male and one justifiable reason why WD were scarce..................nature's way.
Mana Pools- Zimbabwe, F/F, lying flat on the ground, curves, levels, TX adj's in ACR & PS CC '17
Nion D5
Nikkor 400 f/2.8E FL VR
1/1250s
ISO320
f/5.6
Cheers
Marc
All 3 known WD packs from Mana were likely denning whilst I was there, the frustrating part was they weren't denning in any of their usual sites.:e3
If it wasn't for working with Peter Blinston from ZIM Painted Dog Conservation over my last 5 days using radio tracking, locating just 5 sub adults from this pack would have been extremly difficult.
The road is what it is, for this time of year with long grass everywhere, it was more of a blessing.:w3
Sadly this trip was more memorable for finding dead wildlife than live ones, I found both a young leopardess and sub-adult WD that had fallen victim to the local pride male and one justifiable reason why WD were scarce..................nature's way.
Mana Pools- Zimbabwe, F/F, lying flat on the ground, curves, levels, TX adj's in ACR & PS CC '17
Nion D5
Nikkor 400 f/2.8E FL VR
1/1250s
ISO320
f/5.6
Cheers
Marc