Sable

Nice find, Ken. I don't know how it is in Zimbabwe, but in Kruger this was a very elusive species. They were quite shy when I saw them too. So congrats on the sighting.

Max

I like the photo! I like this image of the sable in their environment. Nicely done. Thanks for sharing.

You captured a most interesting scene very nicely.the Female in the rear is part of it .these are magnificent looking animals .Thank you for posting this lovely waterhole scene .

Thanks everybody for your comments, I have never found Sable to be anything other than elusive

This is my first ever herd together sighting in the open and a first at a waterhole, I wish we could have got closer

Hey Ken,

Looks like a group of triathletes lining up for the beginning of a race, with one reluctant competitor holding back (probably worried about the water temperature).

The near symmetry is nice and I find the variation in coat colour quite interesting - the one on the extreme right looks almost black while others are considerably lighter. From a graphic perspective that overlapping female does break the pattern, but like you, I would leave it in as well...

Cheers - thanks for sharing this...

Brad

Brad,

Thanks for your comment, it is only the mature males that get this amazing black colour that most times makes them extremely difficult to get an image of.

Again, sincere thanks for showing us more awesome looking antelopes The one on the far right looks brilliant.

anand,

I love to take images of Anetlopes they are beautiful

Terrific subjects. Did you get some frames with the water reflections, too? The feeling here is that they are "tippy toe" alert! Techs look spot on.

Lon,

No refelections I am afraid, the water level was very low due to some interfering do-gooders, who replaced the pump with a solar powered one that worked unbelievably badly, there is now a new diesl pump thank goodness.