Whitetailed Mongoose

[Stu Bowie]

This a quite a rare sighting, so I was glad to capture a fairly open shot. Taken in Sabi Private game reserve two years ago. A lower angle was not possible, as taken from an open vehicle. Lighting from the spotlight, and my own flash.

Canon 20D
24-105 @ 105mm
1/320
F/4.0
ISO 400

Manual mode
Ext flash used

[Callie de Wet]

Stu, this is GREAT! Just to see it is magic, have never seen this critter in more than 30 years going to the bush! Might reduce the brances behind him with a blur to make him stand out a bit more, but heck, you got an unusual critter!:D

[Marc Mol]

Only ever seen glimpses of these guys, so all kudos to you for recording this elusive species Stuart.
TFS

[Todd Frost]

Great sighting and good use of available lighting. Good and sharp. TFS
Todd

[Ken Watkins]

I will do my usual "this is something you do not see very often"
OK the BG is a little distracting but normally the mongoose would be in it!
Great use of spotlight and flash.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Stuart,
I had never seen a photo of this animal before. One can't always get a low angle. Good use of spotlight and flash. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Vida van der Walt]

Great sighting Stu and I have also not seen this mongoose before. Great sharp detail in this and thanks for showing us this.:)

[Stu Bowie]

Thank you all for the great feedback. Much appreciated.