Tag Archive: wildlife

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

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

Timo, Philip, Quinten – the small things and a rainy day!

Timo, Philip, Quinten – three young Thanda guests – had already seen Lions, Elephants, Rhinos, Buffalo, Giraffes and many other mammals on their first few game drives. So, on this rainy summers day… Continue reading

BIRDS – White-backed Vulture

White-backed Vultures in Flight THANDA BIRDS – Thanda Private Game Reserve is well-known for its excellent game viewing. Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Black and White Rhino, African Elephant, Cape Buffalo and many other mammals are… Continue reading

Rhinos in the Snow?

When one looks at this images one could think that these two White Rhinos are walking in the snow! So I thought this makes for a nice Winter holiday images for all our… Continue reading

Thanda Christmas Sightings!

The Thanda guests enjoyed great sightings over the Christmas holidays. Two young Elephant bulls giving a sparring demonstration … … a White Rhino mum and her son hosting an Oxpecker party … …… Continue reading

Looking for breakfast!

This small Elephant did not mind the rain. He was moving between all his elders and ended up with mum – demanding his morning meal. The Thanda guests enjoyed their early morning game… Continue reading