Wow, I cant believe how quickly a month flies by! Perhaps it seems faster then normal as we spend most of January clearing out the December cobwebs in and around the offices?
The year has gotten off to a great start for me as I have spent most of January guiding guests at a number of lodges in the Madikwe Game Reserve. We’ve had some great sightings over the last couple of weeks; wild dogs chasing impala in front of the main lodge, a big male leopard approaching the lodge waterhole just this morning, plenty of great lion sightings, elephants and some fantastic birds!
Not to mention White Rhino grazing less than 5metres from our vehicle. That’s where the first of two FREE desktop backgrounds comes from for February. As always, if you would like to download the file, simply click on the image and then select the “download” button when the image opens in the Box.net window.
This group of three (notice the horn of the third individual on the bottom left of the image) White Rhino were very relaxed and continued to graze along the roadside despite our presence. The large, wide lips of the White Rhino are used to pluck the short sweet grass and pass it into the mouth. These bulk grazers are ideally adapted to consuming the large quantities of grass needed in order to sustain their bulk.
This second image is of a Flap-neck Chameleon (Chameleo dilepis) and was spotted crossing the road on our way back to the lodge after a morning game drive.
The common name of this chameleon is derived from the large occipital flap that extends from the posterior edge of the head and covering part of the neck. This is one of the most widespread and common chameleon species in southern Africa.
I hope you enjoy this months selection and look forward to getting some feedback on these images!
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Hi Andrew,
Wow these are great – wish I was out the office!
Thanks Kim, I couldn’t ask for a better line of work!