It’s been 3 days now that the elephants have stayed in this small area on the Chiredzi river.
Ofcourse this doesn’t make things easier for me. The bush they’re hanging out in is really thick and I barely see our little calf all day. (This photo looks like elephant in some tropical rainforest. Actually it’s extremely dry. The tall trees behind are still without leaf)
I’ve always wanted to film/photograph the elephants sliding down the steep banks to the river. And today I sort of got it right. The elephant were already moving down towards the river and I didn’t have time to get out my video camera, so I ran down there with my digital camera. I really needed to go right to the bottom of the bank with the elephant coming straight towards me, but alas my nerve didn’t allow it. As it was, standing on the bank they came within about 10m of me. The big cow saw me and stood tall for a while……. then continued down the bank. And I did get a few photos.
It was cloudy although warm for most of the day, but the sunset cleared up sufficiently to produce this amazing spectacle. Each time I thought I’d got the best shot, but turning around to face the sunset, it had again changed and was more beautiful. What a way to end the day!
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