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Owls, Creatures of the Night — Jet Eliot

Giant Eagle Owl, aka Verreaux’s Owl, Botswana, Africa When the sun goes down and the night turns black this Halloween, there are plenty of wildlife creatures to send shivers up the spine. Owls, our most famous nocturnal creature, have serrated feathers for silent flight. They can glide right past you invisibly and soundlessly…all you know […]
Creatures of the Night — Jet Eliot
Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Shasta Cascade Morning Light” by Beth Young. Location: Shasta Valley Wildlife Area, California.“ I got out of bed hours before dawn to drive an hour or so north to capture the clearing mist at the top of Mount Shasta and warm, golden light kissing the foliage surrounding Trout Lake […]
Photograph by Matt Parry, runner-up. On an early morning safari drive in the Amakhala game reserve, South Africa, we came across these two rhinos coming out of the mist. A little bird is hitching a ride with one of the rhinos. Comment by Mick Ryan, Judge: Is there any species more prehistoric-looking than the endangered […]
‘Buffaloes and stars’. This picture, taken at Zimanga game reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, using an in-camera multiple exposure, with the first lit for the buffaloes and the second focused on the stars with a spectacular result. Image Credit: Photograph by Andreas Hemb. Source: Sony world photography awards 2017 shortlist | Art and design | […]
CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS COST AND BOOKINGS ROAD TRIP ITINERARY IMAGES A hikers dream. Camp above the clouds, stay overnight in a cave. Experience the different mountains the Drakensberg has to offer from the Golden Gate National park to the giant escarpments of Underberg. Fresh flowing rivers with snow capped peaks in Winter. A perfect getaway to […]
Wildlife photographer Greg Du Toit has captured powerful images of silhouetted animals in southern and eastern Africa to show “the mystery and intrigue of Africa.” Images copyright Greg Du Toit/mediadrumworld.com. The animals, including lions, giraffes, flamingos, elephants, leopards, rhinoceros and zebras, are illuminated against sunrises and sunsets in a range of hues. The photos are […]
via Silhouettes of African animals at sunrise and sunset. — THE OLD GUV LEGENDS
A wild short-eared owl completes a shoulder check in case something was missed. Image Credit: Photograph by Henrik Nilsson Northern harriers were also hunting in the field and these raptors will often steal a kill from the owls. Location: Boundary Bay, British Columbia, Canada. Photo and caption by Henrik Nilsson/National Geographic 2014 Photo Contest