3 A few images from Zambia

[Dale D]

We are in the doldrums of our South Florida summer with high heat and humidity. We really cannot leave the house unless it is to a car with air conditioning. So I was going through some old images and worked on these. Both were shot in Zambia in September 2019.
Leopard on a tree limb, and a Little Bee Eater. Click the image to enlarge.

Dale
Miami

 

[Dronecation]

Nice one Dale. I'm curious, seeing as you enjoy photography, did you by any chance shoot the Aurora Borealis on May10/11th 2024? I heard they came around your neck of the woods.

‘Unbelievable!': Northern Lights seen in South Florida from ‘severe' solar storm

The first of what could be several geomagnetic storms impacted the globe on Friday and created the rare sight of the Northern Lights being visible in South Florida.

www.nbcmiami.com

 

[Dale D]

Nice one Dale. I'm curious, seeing as you enjoy photography, did you by any chance shoot the Aurora Borealis on May10/11th 2024? I heard they came around your neck of the woods.

‘Unbelievable!': Northern Lights seen in South Florida from ‘severe' solar storm

The first of what could be several geomagnetic storms impacted the globe on Friday and created the rare sight of the Northern Lights being visible in South Florida.

www.nbcmiami.com

Thanks.

Regrettably, we did not have the Aurora Borealis in Miami.

 

[RockyMtns]

The focus of the Bee Eater is a great touch......very nice.
How close to the leopard were you? That's a cool picture, and a lazy leopard.

 

[Dale D]

The focus of the Bee Eater is a great touch......very nice.
How close to the leopard were you? That's a cool picture, and a lazy leopard.

Rocky Mtns:
Thank you.
The bee eater was captured with the Nikkor 600mm, f/4.0 prime lens, and shot from the safari vehicle resting the big lens on a bean bag. I rented this lens, for about $100 a week, since it costs over $10,000 USD. (www.lensprotogo.com)

I was in a safari vehicle parked underneath the tree limb. I'd estimate the leopard was about 20-30 feet above me.

Dale

 

[Dronecation]

Thanks.

Regrettably, we did not have the Aurora Borealis in Miami.

You did not 'have' or did not 'see' ?

 

[Dale D]

You did not 'have' or did not 'see' ?

Have. The papers reported it would not be seen here. If it was here, I missed it.

 

[Dronecation]

Have. The papers reported it would not be seen here. If it was here, I missed it.

News reports claim it was there...

‘Unbelievable!': Northern Lights seen in South Florida from ‘severe' solar storm

The first of what could be several geomagnetic storms impacted the globe on Friday and created the rare sight of the Northern Lights being visible in South Florida.

www.nbcmiami.com

 

[Dale D]

News reports claim it was there...

‘Unbelievable!': Northern Lights seen in South Florida from ‘severe' solar storm

The first of what could be several geomagnetic storms impacted the globe on Friday and created the rare sight of the Northern Lights being visible in South Florida.

www.nbcmiami.com

I guess I missed it....Darn!

 

[Daniel2300]

The leopard is in a zoo?

 

[Dale D]

The leopard is in a zoo?

Definitely NO! It is up a tree in Zambia! We tracked her there with a kill hat she had dragged up the tree.
Dale

 

[Daniel2300]

Zambia in Afica? Will it attack humans?

 

[GFields]

Absolutely breathtaking!

 

[platty]

We have bee eaters here in Australia too so interesting to know they are also in Zambia. Great shots. I am guessing you managed quite a lot of droning there also

 

[sarahb]

Great photos! I felt that I could reach out and touch the little bird