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Category Archives: Wildlife and Nature
Filming Bee-Eaters in my Yard
I remember one day walking into my back yard at dusk and seeing an odd flash of blue in a tree – out of the corner of my eye. Imagine my surprise when I realized it was a group of … Continue reading
Posted in Wildlife and Nature
Tagged bee-eaters, birds, hidden camera, Wildlife and Nature
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Namibia: Strange Birds
Namibia has a number of different types of hornbills – some fairly common, but some a bit rarer. This fellow below – a southern ground hornbill, was spotted casually walking through the forest toward the road we were on, with … Continue reading
Caprivi is for the Birds
Caprivi is that northeasternmost region in Namibia that looks so odd on a map. I’m sure there is a really interesting historical reason dating from the colonial days for Caprivi being part of Namibia. But for now it just sticks … Continue reading
Posted in Namibia, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged birds, birdwatching, caprivi, Namibia, Wildlife and Nature
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Cheetahs and Leopards
Had the opportunity to do some filming of cheetahs and leopards (well, actually just one leopard) recently. They make excellent photo and video subjects! The first was an amazing opportunity at Okonjima & Africats, (about 2 hours north of Windhoek, … Continue reading
Posted in Namibia, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged Africat, cheetah, Duesternbrook, feeding, leopard, Okonjima
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Behold the Grey Go-Away Bird
These guys always make me chuckle. The first time I encountered a grey go-away bird – which is very common all over southern Africa – I was working in the back yard and was startled by its sound, which at … Continue reading
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Tagged bird sounds, Grey go-away bird, kwevoel, turaco
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Supermoon + cheetahs: nature goes out of her way to cooperate
Namibia really is an amazing place for photographers. On this occasion, everything lined up, but as a photographer I was unfortunately not fully up to the task. Still, some amazing photos. The location: Okonjima / Africat, where two organizations collaborate … Continue reading
Posted in Namibia, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged Africats, cheetahs, full moon, game drive, Okonjima, photo, Photography, super moon
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New Sony NEX-VG20 – low light test (wildlife at night – Onduruquea Reserve)
I was pretty nervous about the new camera I recently ordered – the Sony NEX-VG20 is an interchangeable-lens camcorder that boasts a sensor the size of most still cameras (23.4 X 15.6mm) – which, in addition to the versatility offered … Continue reading
Posted in Gear, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged impala, low-light, Namibia, NEX-VG20, night, oryx, owl, Sony, test, watering hole
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Photographing a Leopard
Leopards make excellent photographic subjects, but they tend to stay hidden in the wild – when they’re not trying to EAT you. Seriously, some subjects are best photographed in captivity or a controlled situation. This particular leopard is in a … Continue reading
Best music for hanging out with giraffes
When you’re editing vacation videos, it’s always fun to come up with the best music – ideally one that conveys the right mood, maybe something that relates to the place you’re visiting. But sometimes the best music to convey the … Continue reading
Posted in Music for Video, Namibia, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged Africa, giraffes, Music for Video, Namibia, soundtrack, Wildlife and Nature
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Life and Death at Avis
We have this pretty amazing reservoir just outside Windhoek created by Avis dam – it’s a wildlife protected area / bird sanctuary / dog walking area / jogging area. And fishing/boating pond. And you can get some awesome pictures out … Continue reading
Posted in Namibia, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged African hawk-eagle, Avis, Avis dam, dassie, egret, freshwater crab, heron, hyrax, lake, Namibia, photo, puff adder, reservoir, Wildlife and Nature, Windhoek
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Macro [micro] Photography – Spider
Since the unhappy theft of my camera and laptop, I’ve been relatively silent on the blog as there’s not a whole lot of photo/video action to write about. But I’m still enjoying the digital microscope I got recently from the … Continue reading
Posted in Macro Photography, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged Macro Photography, micro, microscope, photo, spider
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Spider: 3 Views
I happened to catch this interesting spider on a glass door, and snapped a couple of different photos. I believe it’s Selenopidae, or the wall crab spider. Because it’s so flat, depth of field/focus issues are not as much a … Continue reading
Video: 24 Hours at Etosha
Along the southern fringes of Etosha National Park, Namibia’s flagship park, are scattered a handful of camps and watering holes. The oldest of these is Okaukuejo, 18 km from Anderson gate in the southwest corner of the park. At Okaukuejo, … Continue reading
Posted in Namibia, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged Africa, elephants, Etosha, lions, Namibia, National Park, Okaukuejo, rhinoceros, springbok, Wildlife and Nature, zebra
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Video – Elephants at Okaukuejo
We spotted the first elephant in the distance, and soon noticed he was followed by many more, all neatly in line, ears flapping and trunks swinging in that crazy, bouncy, elephant way. Eventually 32 of them arrived at the watering hole at … Continue reading
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Tagged elephants, Etosha, Etosha National Park, Namibia, Okaukuejo, Wildlife and Nature
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Photos: Reflections at Etosha NP
It’s fun to play around with reflections off a body of water – though in my experience, it’s rare to come across a body of water (a) that’s calm enough to reflect without too much distortion (b) at the right … Continue reading
Posted in Namibia, Photography, general, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged reflections, rhinoceros, sunset
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Photo: Bug Eats Millipede
I snapped this interesting photo the other day as I was experimenting with some screw-in macro lenses I had gotten in the mail. Here in Namibia, there are millions of millipedes coiled up under rocks, soil, everyplace you dig. So … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts, Observations and Weird Stuff, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged bugs, entomology, insects, nature
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Supporting Africa’s Dwindling Wild Dog Population
Today I’ll be participating in N/a’ankuse Lodge and Wildlife Sanctuary’s “Corporate Eco-Challenge” to help raise money for their efforts to advocate on behalf of Africa’s dwindling wild dog population. African wild dogs, also known as “painted dogs“, are the second … Continue reading
Posted in Good Causes, Namibia, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged Africa, carnivores, feeding, hunting, Naankuse, Namibia, painted dog, wild dogs, Wildlife and Nature
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Focus on Southern African shrubs and trees
Spring has sprung in Namibia, and that has caused all sorts of things to flower. The mostly brown-and-dark-green, relatively drab city we arrived to in July (winter in the southern hemisphere) is turning all sorts of colors. The purple Jacaranda … Continue reading
Posted in Namibia, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged flowers, nature, shrubs, spring, trees
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Spring has Sprung in Windhoek
Spring is definitely in the air in Namibia. At least that’s what my daughter tells me – she informed me that September 1 was “spring day”. Apparently in South Africa and Namibia, it’s not the 21st that heralds the coming … Continue reading
Posted in Namibia, Random Thoughts, Observations and Weird Stuff, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged blossoms, botany, Namibia, Photography, seasons, spring, trees, Windhoek
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Wildlife through a Loupe – Micro goes Macro
For my latest video, I noticed I had gradually been collecting random footage of “micro-wildlife” I have come across while working in my new garden here in Windhoek. One of the creatures I had been continually running across is the … Continue reading
Posted in Gear, Macro Photography, Tips and Tricks, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged closeup, grasshopper, lizard, Macro Photography, millipede, Wildlife and Nature
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Photos of Namibia
Now that internet access has become somewhat reliable (and not prohibitively expensive) I’ve started uploading some of the photos I’ve managed to collect from our travels in Namibia. The original photos were taken by my family, but I did some … Continue reading
Posted in Namibia, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged animals, Namibia, photoshop, photoshop express app, tourism, Wildlife and Nature
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The Blackbirds Came Back – Wildlife Videography
I was pretty excited about the opportunity to do a little more “wildlife photography” in my back yard. The blackbird pair that I featured in the video “Learning to Fly” came back for another brood. I saw one of them … Continue reading