Hello Everyone,
Thought I'd share with you a more unusual sighting, despite the relatively poor IQ of the image.
This was captured last year near a waterhole in the Kalahari, in very harsh light conditions and from some distance. In order to bring the subjects closer to you I had to perform some "surgery" in the form of a heavy crop.
Seeing this interesting behaviour we could not help it but take a few quick frames, obviously we did not try to get closer as there was no time - everything happened just too fast...
A couple of gemsboks approached this waterhole, all males save for one female. Testosterone was running high and the males were competing for the female - she showed no interest whatsoever in them. At some point a lonely Wildebeest arrived at the scene and we noticed with amusement that he was almost always in the way of the largest Gemsbok (who was busy making yet another move to conquer the pretty female nearby). It was the Wildebeest who challenged the Gemsbok and it all ended with a clash of horns! The fight only lasted a few moments, and this is just one of the frames I am busy working on for the Story Sequences Forum. Thought you might enjoy viewing this interesting behavioural aspect, we have been to the Kalahari so many times but only saw this kind of interaction between two antelope species on this particular occasion.
Don't you just love Wildebeests? We call them "Troublemakers", and wherever they pitch up there will be some action and fun and games...They act in the spur of the moment (much like Andre) and they are always entertaining and full of surprises (again...like Andre
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Techs:
Nikon D3S
Nikon 300mm F2.8 (I cannot remember why I have not used the 500 lens, it must have been tucked away in its box and the 300 was nearby, I guess)
ISO 320
F6.3
1/3200s
Hope you all have a wonderful week-end,







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) and they are always entertaining and full of surprises (again...like Andre
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the dust flickup and impending clash are great!

both Mr. Canuel and Mr. Kaluski, I mean:)

