Elephant Sands
Pic-and-Word-Challenge_Wk339-Missed-Opportunity
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missed opportunity
missing an occasion or situation that makes it possible
to do something that you want to, or have to do,
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On our last morning Botswana’s
Elephant Sands…
…I sighted this Red Breasted Weaver
doing its morning callisthenics…
Suddenly it let go of the branch and fell several feet.
Had I not been photographing it I would
have missed the opportunity to capture
the bird in freefall.
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Pic-and-Word-Challenge...Wk339-Missed-Opportunity
FOWChallenge-Storm
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storm
a violent disturbance of the atmosphere
with strong winds and usually rain,
thunder, lightning, or snow.
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Storm clouds over Geelong,
a few years ago.
Stormy weather approaching this year.
The best time to be in the vicinity…
…of a thunderstorm is after dark…
…when lightning lights up the sky.
Especially if it is…
…a slow-moving storm.
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FOWChallenge-Drink
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drink
take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow.
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Impala, ever alert.
Awkward, but effective.
Drinking at Elephant Sands
Botswana.
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Cee’s-FFChallenge-Animals-Unaware
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Taji and Candi…
…in their…
…younger days.
Elephants quench their thirst at
Elephant Sands
North East Kalahari Desert
Botswana.
Giraffe cleaning horns
Sausage Tree Safari Camp
Greater Kruger National Park
South Africa
Cheetah at Tshukudu Bush Lodge
Walking with tourists is one way
to work up a thirst.
Crossing the Chobe River from
Botswana to Namibia
A snorkeler leading the way.
See Previous Image
Quenching the thirst in the
Okavango Delta
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Sunday-Stills22-1016-October-Fleeting-Moments
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fleeting moments
something which lasts only for a very short time.
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On our second last morning in Botswana,
I came across this Red Breasted Weaver
in the middle of its morning callisthenics.
For no known reason, it simply let go of
the branch and free fell out of shot.
I was so lucky to capture one frame of its fall
The whole encounter probably only lasted
around 15 seconds, at best.
Another few seconds and the sun had risen out of the sea’s grasp.
The seagull thought it was by-passing me.
What it did not realise was that it gave me
the opportunity to capture one of,
if not my best, in-flight shot, ever.
This Black Shouldered Kite was too busy
searching for lunch to notice yours truly.
Bar one camera, my gear was packed
as I began the walk back to my car.
Suddenly the rainbow appeared.
It was all I could do to shoot off a couple of
frames before it disappeared again.
A truly fleeting moment.
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One-Word-Sunday22-Diverse-Diversity
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diverse/diversity
showing a great deal of variety;
very different.
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During our visits to Africa…
…we easily sighted…
…a diverse range of wildlife.
Whether at Rome’s
Trevi Fountain…
…or the Colosseum, there is
huge diversity among visitors.
Melbourne has…
…a diverse…
…range of buskers…
…both in type and age.
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One Word Sunday Challenge:...Drink
One-Word-Sunday22-Drink
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drink
take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow.
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Impala in Kruger National Park
Wart Hog at
Sausage Tree Safari Camp
Wateering Hole
Greater Kruger National Park
South Africa
Elephant Sands
Watering Hole
Botswana
Thirst quenched at
Elephant Sands
Botswana.
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One Word Sunday Challenge:...Drink
Monday-Portrait22-0124-Elephant
Lens-ArtistPC22-181-0110-Doubling-Dipping
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As stated last week this image was created
for the next macro challenge
which was Cee’s Midweek-Madness
January Macro last week.
Portarlington Terns… for Betty’s
My Corner of the World Challenge
Portarlington…Bellarine…Peninsula
Becky’s Monday Portraits
Elephant Sands
Botswana
Africa
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