Wildlife of Africa

As mentioned in my previous post I went back to South Africa for a two week break and during that time I spent a wonderful week with my folks on the northern coast of Kwazulu-Natal.  We stayed at Cape Vidal which is situated in the southern part of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park (formerly known as the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park).  It was somewhere we used to visit when I was younger and has a special place in my heart.  I hadn't been there in about 8 years, so quite a lot has changed.  All the horrible exotic plantations have been removed and the natural vegetation is slowly but surely reclaiming the land.  The animal numbers have increased exponentially and we saw so much on the drives we took through the park.  Below are some of the big and scary's that we saw.

 

Buffalo

Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

ISO 320

Aperture: f/7.1

Shutter Speed:1/400

Waterbuck

Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

ISO 500

Aperture: f/5.6

Shutter Speed:1/250

Vervet Monkeys

Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

ISO 200

Aperture: f/5.6

Shutter Speed:1/100

Burchell's Zebra

Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

ISO 200

Aperture: f/8.0

Shutter Speed:1/500

 

Greater Crested Terns

Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

ISO 100

Aperture: f/8.0

Shutter Speed:1/500

Kudu Cow

Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

ISO 200

Aperture: f/7.1

Shutter Speed:1/400

Nile Crocodile

Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

ISO 200

Aperture: f/5.6

Shutter Speed:1/250

Samango Monkey

Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

ISO 200

Aperture: f/5.6

Shutter Speed:1/50

Ghost Crab

Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM

ISO 100

Aperture: f/5.0

Shutter Speed:1/250

Grooming Vervet

Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

ISO 200

Aperture: f/5.6

Shutter Speed:1/160