If there is one antelope I love to see it is the Kudu. They are so gracious in their movement, their poise and composure. Their grace in flight with the loping canter and almost casual stance when watching your movement, all goes to making them a favourite of mine…
Here’s a few more photos I took recently… the male strolled across the road and the female stood posing with little to no concern of our proximity….
and now our lady poser…
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They look so docile and friendly without those horns. But those are some nasty looking horns. I wouldn’t want those pointing at my backside!
Me neither .. although I don’t think there is a single incident of this animal ever attacking a human…
Good to know!
I just love this animal! It seems that every time I see one (alas, only in your photos, not up close!), I just marvel. The horns are absolutely gorgeous. Great photos, Rob!
Thanks very much Debra…
I think she saw you … thus posing to give you her best side.
I think so too Frank…
Wow! That male is quite impressive. And the female so elegant looking. Wonderful captures, Rob. 🙂
Thanks Inga…
Amazing you can get so close to them. Presumably, they’re just use to humans because they’re in a national park.
I think they learn that we are not a threat and on occasions tolerate a vehicle getting quite close…
The lady looks like a snob. 😀
She does have that nose in the air attitude…
Stunning!
Thanks…
His rack is amazing, Do they shed and regrow every year?
No they just continue to grow… had the privilege of seeing one that was considered to have a record length horn… being considered 74 inches… wow that was a sight to see and I never had my camera with me…
These pictures are just amazing.
Thank you so much… very kind of you to say and thanks for the visit…
I love the photos that you publish! They are always stunning and cause me to stop in awe. Although yours is more of a “photo blog” – I love how it causes me to stop and consider my Creator!! Thanks for providing the opportunity. I’m nominating you for the Very Inspirational Blogger award! http://diannethornton.wordpress.com/2014/06/28/very-inspirational-blogger-award/
Dianne thank you so much… yes I post more photos than anything else here. This blog started off as a place to keep my photos having lost all in a flood that inundated our house in 2001. It has become just so much more now and I love the interaction with others that have become friends through this media.
I appreciate the award offered and accept it with all honour and humility. I actually keep all of these on a file to stoke my ego every now and then but do not publish them on my blog, but I do thank you for the kind thoughts and words and place this comment in my special file called “Ego boosts.”
I have written more on an other site where I practiced my English writing before beginning on my book. I have 250 odd articles on that site and have had 180 000 odd reads, but having now completed my book (a memoir of my growing up and life experiences I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing in the wild with animals) I very seldom write an article.
Blessings to you!
Thank you..
No doubt that male is more striking with his head gear, but his lady companion is captured beautifully too. How are you, Rob?
Thank you Paula… he is very well sought after specially for those horns, unfortunately too often to have them adorn someones wall and not their photograph…
As to my health, coming along slowly but thank you for asking…
This handsome male … is only muscles – stunning animal – and the female is really feminine – great images as always! Wish you two a great weekend.
Thanks Viveka… they are truly majestic animals…
I’ve never noticed the lines on their backs until now. It looks like chalk 😀 Beautiful shots – what a wonderful part of the world you live in 😀
You would be surprised how those few white lines aid this animal in its como… it can stand still and just melt into its surrounds…
Right profile. OK. Left profile. Good. Now let’s try that right profile again. Excellent! That’s a wrap!
Thanks Carol… very obliging female… now if I can just get the wife to be the same.!!!! sigh….
We were not put on this earth to oblige. 😉
she said she’d honour and obey me, yet never has….
That’s so old hat. Whatever possessed us to say that in the first place!?
I wonder if we even took any notice of such buff 40 years ago.???
You obviously did. Hopefully she didn’t.
She definitely didn’t… me I was just happy she said she’d marry me… and that was all 40 years ago, actually nearly 41 now…
Gorgeous.
Thank you..
That last one pose is like a smirk, just like a typical woman, when a male passes by that she likes… All beautiful captures.
Thank you… yes that come to bed eyes…
Veramente eleganti queste bestiole. Bravissimo, foto bellissime.
Ciao, Pat
Thank s Pat
So beautiful and elegant.
Thanks Maralee…
So amazing that these animals are so accessible!
They are not that easy to spot so well camoed… but when you get them next to the road, they are some times very obliging for photos…
Regal is the perfect word to describe her! 🙂
I do so agree…
They are both so beautiful! Great shots again, bulldog. 🙂
Thank you AD
Pawsome! We love the expression in her face. Great Pictures, Bulldog 🙂
Thank you so much… she just has that poise of regal beauty…
Beautiful lady! They look like proud animals, the way to be, proud of yourself!
Thank you Ute… they are very regal antelope with that nose up look about them…
Mind you, I would if I had such antlers on my head, they are even permed… hehe
A beautiful couple! They look so much like deer, well the female does. Well her head does… ok maybe they look nothing alike… 😀
Diana xo
Ok if I can just stop laughing I might be able to answer this comment… now have we decided if it looks like your deer or not… actually now that you mention it I think the female does look a lot like your deer, but only the facial features… still laughing…
haha I feel validated! thanks!
how beautiful… 🙂 Thanks and Love, nia
Thank you Nia…
Great shots.
Thanks Anneli…
Great looking animals!
I do agree with you Elaine…
she looks very regal! Awesome shots.
Thanks Jan… she certainly has the poses…