(click on image to view bigger) The wildebeest crossing the Mara river is a sight to behold. Although we have all seen the numerous documentaries on this subject, actually seeing it with your own eyes is a sight to behold. The unfolding drama is almost unbelievable as these animals are driven to cross this ferocious river. 40 000 Wildebeest die trying to cross each year....! ODP Safaris had a good year this year. We had a total 20 crossings in 2 weeks. Two of these were massive crossings of over an hour long. The big one was a total of an hour and 40 min with thousands of animals crossing the strong flowing Mara. Crocs as big as submarines were having a feast, as the panic stricken Wildebeest fought for their survival. The photography was off the scales and I personally flattened a 32GB CF in this big crossing...
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(click on image to view bigger) The wildebeest crossing the Mara river is a sight to behold. Although we have all seen the numerous documentaries on this subject, actually seeing it with your own eyes is a sight to behold. The unfolding drama is almost unbelievable as these animals are driven to cross this ferocious river. 40 000 Wildebeest die trying to cross each year....! ODP Safaris had a good year this year. We had a total 20 crossings in 2 weeks. Two of these were massive crossings of over an hour long. The big one was a total of an hour and 40 min with thousands of animals crossing the strong flowing Mara. Crocs as big as submarines were having a feast, as the panic stricken Wildebeest fought for their survival. The photography was off the scales and I personally flattened a 32GB CF in this big crossing...
Today is Wold Rhino day! And it is almost fitting that I have made the front cover of the new BBC Wildlife magazine with an image of a Rhino. See the following link for my contribution to the World Rhino day: Our Rhino's are being decimated for their horns and it is nothing short of a world wide tragedy what is unfolding here in Southern Africa. These majestic animals are being slaughtered in the most inhumane manner for the so-called medicinal value of their horns. Lets all work at stopping this tragedy...! Wim van den Heever ...
(Click on image to view bigger) It's almost Chobe season again...! I really am looking forward to our ODP safaris on the Chobe and Zambezi rivers this year. Bird life is simply unbelievable with the first of the migrants arriving later in Aug when we kick off. The Skimmers will keep us nice and busy with huge herds of Elephants and Buffalo to add to the amazing spectacle. This Yellow-Billed Kite was from last years safaris. Watch this space for more updates later this season..! ...
