Roan Scrap

Gallery: WildlifePosted May 28, 2013128 views8 comments

Male Roans fighting for dominance is a quite rare sighting I have certainly never seen it before and neither had Dave Carson (our guide) who has in excess of 20 years experience in the wilds of Zimbabwe.
Unfortunately we were a long way from them, and there is no off roading in Hwange, at least not in areas as open as Ngweshla Plains.
I really needed a minimum of 800.
Please excuse the quality, posted for interest only.
EOS 1DX
500mm F4 MkII
F7.1
ISO 800
1/1600
EV +0.33
Hand-held from open safari vehicle

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Joe James on May 28, 2013 at 9:40 PM

Nice Roan shot Ken! You're really getting me excited about Hwange...keep them coming.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 29, 2013 at 2:44 AM

Joseph,

Thanks very much, I hope you can get closer

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Comment posted by Joe James on May 29, 2013 at 8:35 PM

I'll just be happy to see a Roan! Roan and Sable are two of the reasons we're spending the extra time in Zimbabwe. It should be a good trip, a week in Zimbabwe and a week in Kruger.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 29, 2013 at 9:08 PM

James,
Good luck in Zimbabwe where there are both Roan and Sable, I am afraid to say there is very little chance of Roan in Kruger, but you never know

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Comment posted by John Tobias on May 30, 2013 at 12:00 AM

IMHO no excuse is needed!! Good action shot, shows the 2 roan well. Thanks for sharing, must have be exciting to see and photograph.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 30, 2013 at 3:38 AM

John,

Thanks for your comment, I find most animal or bird sightings quite exciting apart from sleeping Lions

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on May 30, 2013 at 10:50 AM

I would have been fired up to witness this one! Congrats.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 31, 2013 at 2:21 AM

Lon,
Seeing action like this is a marvelous experience, getting reasonable images to share is secondary

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