....über die Jeste

Buteo buteo

Nikon D500, Sigma 60-600mm Sports lens, 600mm, f/6.3, 1/800, ISO 1800. Male warbler. View large.

Nikon D500, Sigma 60-600mm Sports lens, 340mm, f/8, 1/1250, ISO 1250. View Large.

We met this pair of male Grant's gazelles on our dusty transit from the Ngrongoro Conservation Area to Serengeti National Park in northern Tanzania. The Grant's, often confused with the Thomson's gazelle, are laeger than Thomson's; as well, Grant's rump patch always extends above its tail. ©2017 John M. Hudson

Elephants gather in the afternoon shade of a sausage tree near Seronera in Serengeti National Park, northern Tanzania. (The "sausages" are poisonous, sadly.) From the American Botanical Council: The powdered mature fruit is applied as a dressing in the treatment of wounds, abscesses, and ulcers. The green fruit is used as a poultice for syphilis and rheumatism, and a poultice made from leaves is used as a treatment for backache. ©2017 John M. Hudson

Is this advancing elephant irritated, or is it just curious? We thought it prudent to not stick around and find out. From a 2017 safari in Serengeti National Park in northern Tanzania. ©2017 John M. Hudson