I have often referred to the Zebra as a pattern in the grass and the books talk of the confusion their stripes can have on a predator… these few photos certainly confuse the eye as to the zebra stripes, where do they start and end ??…
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The Photographic Journey of bulldog. 
Wonderful photos! Sorry I haven’t been around lately, i have missed visiting your blog and seeing your excellent photography. 🙂
Thanks Inga… we all have other lives and commitments, never feel guilty, just nice to have you call in when you can…
All captures of the Zebras are WOW!
Thank you..
The eyes really dance staring at these patterns. I think it takes a very good eye to take these photos and not to get a headache. 🙂 They really are fascinating animals!
Thanks you Debra… pure luck the shots…pure luck…
The last picture has something special, Bulldog. It looks like it’s a kind of a circle. Great pictures 🙂
Thank you… None of these were really planned to illustrate they subject, but they did workout well when down loaded to the laptop…
I love the way they arranged themselves for your camera!
It took a lot of my time arranging them in these patterns,,, they are not the best models and don’t take direction too well… lol … thank you, I snapped these and only saw the potential to post when I down loaded them… I have mentioned so often how this works in nature but never managed to capture any thing that looked like that which I have described…. these did the job for me…
Isn’t it brilliant to download photos that are even better than what you saw through the lens?
That is so true… I have not an hour ago returned from a spot I passed the other day.. bad light but I saw 1000s of gulls on the ground and stopped to see if I could get a good photo… when I got home and looked at those captures something (apart from the bad light) looked odd… I zoomed in to find 100s of chicks on the ground… as I say I’ve just got back and not even looked at the captures of those I took today, but the sun was shining so I must have some good ones to post some time…
That sounds amazing! Well done! Bit of luck never hurts!
Gorgeous animals. You sure got some close up pics.
Thanks Genie…
Great shots, especially the last one.
You know, I never actually noticed that zebras had striped manes before I looked at your photos in this post. I’ve photographed them many times at the zoo and never noticed their mane or tail colours.
Thanks Vicki… striped all over…
The magic of nature never fails to astound me, Rob. These photos are a perfect example of this…
Thanks Dianne…
The most interesting zebra shots on WordPress so far 🙂 I love them, Rob, particularly the last one.
Thank you so much Paula… what a complement…
Beautiful shots!
Thanks Imelda
As I tried to count the number of zebra I got a tad bit dizzy. Great captures Bulldog! How have you been feeling?
It is difficult to actually determine how many there are in that photo… thank you.. I’m feeling a lot better, some days can walk for hours at a slower pace than I normally do, and other days I can’t get 100 ft without puffing and panting… but it will all come right in the end I hope… this operation or illness has taken me from a fairly fit strong man to now one that feels old… so that I have to reverse quickly…
You are in my thoughts and prayers Bulldog.
These photos illustrate your point perfectly, especially the last one which for me has a kaleidoscope effect.
It is actually difficult to count how many are in the last photo… I wouldn’t argue with anyone’s guess, as I don’t know the answer…
These are the chubbiest zebras I’ve ever seen! There must have been a lot of rain.
The KNP is covered in water… in fact we found water standing in pools where there is no water hole… good for winter but bad for poachers, the veld is very dense… good cover for the bastards to hide in…
You have given us a kaleidoscope of zebra-land. Quite a heady effect.
Thank you… it is something that I’ve wanted to capture and keep forgetting rather just going for the individual or fancy group photos… these worked well…
Interesting…..I can’t seem to count how many zebras there are as the stripes blend. Very cool captures.
Thanks Ingrid… when they are continually moving slowly forward it is actually impossible to count them even if a fairly small herd…
wow, great photos as always Rob – particularly love the last one – great patterns there!
Thanks Jan… this one just jumped out at me… still playing catch up hope to get to your blog soon…
Beautiful photos. I do envy you -your environment is excellent for photography. I discovered recently that zebra stripes also keep mosquitoes and other parasite-carrying nasties at bay because they can’t home in on the wacky visuals – it does their eyes in. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/10737443/Why-do-Zebras-have-stripes-Scientists-claim-to-have-the-answer.html
Now that is an interesting theory they give out on that site… they need to come to Africa in Summer to see the zebra with the tick eating birds all over them feeding… the zebra hair is fairly dense and possibly difficult for mosquitoes to get to their thickish skin to feed… but I’ve seen zebra on a small game farm that we managed, full of flies and we actually devised a manner of applying insecticidal protection to reduce the flies, so I’m not convinced but wont argue with the experts…
I LOVE zebras and your photos, as usual, are wonderful. I particularly like the last one. It borders on the psychedelic 🙂
Thanks Joanne… the last one is special…
That last one is superb!!
I love that photo myself… wanted to put it first but thought it might just spoil the others…
It’s a beauty!
Certainly shows how their stripes provide such good camouflage…love the richness of these photos as always…
Thanks Sherri… capture so many photos of them on this trip (business trip by the way, but I can always find an excuse to disappear into the bush for a day)…
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In effetti mi si stanno incrociando gli occhi ahahaha
Bellissimi scatti. Ciao, Pat
Thanks Pat…
Truly amazing shots. My daughter loves zebras. She may want to print these. 🙂
I have so many more to come from this trip…
I like the stripes within the stripes. No wonder they confuse!
Thanks it sure must be confusing from lower down…
Beautiful photos bulldog! You know, as long as I can remember I have loved horses. As a child, I just figured zebras were horses with stripes and that I was going to ride one some day. 🙂
Diana xo
I have a few friends who have tried to ride wild zebra… they have the scars to prove it… wonderful what courage alcohol gives one .. or is it stupidity…??
haha..there’s a fine line between courage and stupidity sometimes, no?
They must get dizzy looking at each other.
I got dizzy looking at them… lol
I love zebras! especially as their stripes go into their manes. 🙂
Thanks Laura… it is not surprising you love these animals as I think your photography would do them justice…
Thank you so much, and glad to see you here. 🙂
Those stripes certainly are eye-boggling. Fantastic shots, bulldog.
Thanks AD… they just jumped out at me…
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And when they are clustered together like in these photos, where does anything start and end! They are such beautiful creatures aren’t they.
Thanks Vanessa… it was when going thru my photos that these few just jumped out at me as a good example of a pattern that must be difficult for the predators to distinguish an individual animal…
This has been a far better example of how their stripes help them than anything I’ve ever seen on any nature program.
You are toooooo kind my Lady … tooooo kind, with your complements…