
- NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D5
- 500.0 mm f/4.0
- ƒ/6.3
- 500mm
- 1/3200s
- ISO 2000
- GABRIELA PLESEA
- Sat, 16 March 2019 6:59 AM
- GABRIELA PLESEA
- Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.5 (Macintosh)
One of my favourite characters in the Kgalagadi is the Brown Hyena. This is a very shy animal, primarily nocturnal and therefore not often seen, for this reason very little is known about its behaviour and social structures.
Photograph was taken in March 2019 one early morning at a waterhole. Imagine the sun rising over the dunes.... just before 7 am. It was such a brief sighting...I badly wanted more images of this animal but the respect I have for the species made me decide not to start the vehicle as I feared she would run away.
Even when she finished quenching her thirst I still did not follow, instead sat quietly in the vehicle and watched her walk away, wishing she would turn around and look into my lens...sadly, it did not happen.
Brown Hyena can walk up to thirty km in just one night, looking for food. When meat carcasses are not available this animal will feed on eggs, insects, anything it can find. And almost always drinks water if available on the route home.
So a very special sighting for me and I am sharing this with you tonight, hope you like it.
Nikon D5
Nikon 500mm F4
ISO 2000
F6.3
SS 1/3200s
Thank you kindly for viewing and I hope you have a wonderful rest of the week,
Warmest regards,
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