What is that?
A question for wildlife enthusiasts. This is a detail of a larger image. Do you know what bird this is and what it is doing? We will post the answer tomorrow!
Category Archive: Sightings
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Golden Hour
Watching Giraffes moving slowly across a ridge just when the sun sets – one of the most memorable moments of any safari. The Thanda guests enjoyed watching these magnificent creatures as the golden… Continue reading
Mother and Daughter!
This young Cheetah female stays very close to mum, whose tail provides comforting contact. A beautiful Thanda Cheetah sighting! Picture by Christian Sperka – Specialist Photography Guide and Resident Wildlife Photographer – Thanda… Continue reading
Stalking!
This young Lioness was stalking prey – using one of the game viewing vehicles as cover. An exciting and unforgettable moment for the Thanda guests on the Land Rover! Picture by Christian Sperka… Continue reading
Dusty Road Block!
Road blocks and delays are no fun – except in the bush 🙂 The Thanda guests enjoyed trailing the slow moving herd and observing the trailing bull dusting himself. A precious safari moment!… Continue reading
Thanda Wildlife Collage 2013
This is a new collage of some of the best wildlife images taken at Thanda Private Game Reserve in 2013. Enjoy the Thanda Wildlife Collage 2013! Pictures by Christian Sperka – Specialist Photography… Continue reading
Night-drive sighting!
My guests enjoyed this very special sighting of a small insect. Skillfully light by Bheki’s spotlight I took this shot of a Katydid. To get a shot on eye level I had to… Continue reading
Hunter or hunted?
We had some great sightings this morning – First a herd of Buffalo enjoying themselves at a Waterhole, then four Lions trying to hunt some Buffalo and finally three White Rhino enjoying the… Continue reading
Elbows and Knees!
This image, taken on one of my recent game drives with Thanda guests, shows clearly that Elephants have elbows on their front legs and knees on their back legs – just like us… Continue reading
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 to all our friends around the world! – The THANDA team The THANDA Elephant herd on the mountains in the western part of the reserve. Picture by Christian Sperka… Continue reading