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Reticulated Giraffe
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Reticulated Giraffe

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 12, 201558 views8 comments

A "subspecies" found only in Somalia, Southern Ethiopia and Northern Kenya. It has a very distinctive pattern, and is in my view a very photogenic Giraffe.

Taken in the Shaba Conservancy, Norhern Kenya the area in which Joy Adamson had her last camp before being murdered.

EOS 1DX

200-400 mm F4

F6.3

ISO 800

1/3200

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on July 12, 2015 at 9:43 PM

they are lovely giraffes, never seen them personally, but a lovely photo of one here Ken

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments
Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on July 13, 2015 at 10:11 AM

An impressive subspecie and lovely coat, but the terrain appears to be 'not in good shape'.

Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 15, 2015 at 5:11 AM

Thanks for the comments, must be seen live to really appreciate the beautydevil

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
Comment posted by Brad Hill on July 16, 2015 at 9:33 AM

Ken,

Technically sound and well-documented. Your list of photographed species must be impressive.

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 17, 2015 at 7:06 AM

Brad,

It is if you bother to count them, I like to share images of animals others may not have had the chance to see, in much the same way that I like seeing "new" animals and/or birds.

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
Comment posted by Joe James on July 18, 2015 at 12:05 AM

That is one stunning giraffe you found Ken.  You really do get around the continent and get to see a wide variety of animals in an even wider variety of terrain.  Can you sense the jealousy?  :)  Well done with this one and I like that you captured it with a bit of scenery in the background.

 

 

Registered on November 20, 2009, 89 Posts, 808 Comments
Comment posted by Mario Moreno on July 18, 2015 at 2:41 PM

Fabulous capture Ken . . . Very nice colour on the giraffe

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Registered on January 24, 2012, 163 Posts, 369 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 20, 2015 at 1:19 AM

Joseph,

Thanks very much, please do not be jealous, I am just making up for lost timeenlightened

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments