Where's my glasses?

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 3, 2011337 views7 comments

I stumbled upon this image from a quick trip to the Addo Elephant National Park last year. This black-backed jackal was pretending to be a dung beetle by rolling around some piles of elephant dung to look for a late afternoon snack. It almost looked like he was looking for something - and judging by the squint in his eyes, it could have been his glasses? :lol:

Loved the behaviour and the POV here.

Techs:
Canon 7D with 100-400mm L IS USM @ 400mm
f7.1 @ 1/1600 SS @ ISO-400

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on November 3, 2011 at 9:59 PM

Mother Nature was certainly showing you a lot of kindness on this particular day Morkel, what a captivating image; wonderful subject, full of interest, and glorious lighting!

While the picture speaks volumes alone and tickles the imagination as to what's going on, your description from the way you see this has me chuckling while tapping this comment out ;^)

Brilliant shot and a lovely addition to your wonderful portfolio :^)

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Comment posted by kiran khanzode on November 4, 2011 at 12:41 AM

Hello , Morkel.... :)

Nice behavior captured !

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on November 4, 2011 at 11:42 AM

Excellent behavioral image with a dose of humor Morkel!

I like the addition of the purple flowers too.

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on November 4, 2011 at 12:47 PM

Morkel, this image certainly tells a story! I like the behavior you captured and your techs are spot on!

Registered on October 29, 2011, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on November 6, 2011 at 8:37 AM

Thanks for the comments, folks

William - they are indeed great characters to photograph. They are mostly curious yet mischievous and hardly timid (at least those that I encountered). A fellow South African photographer even has a series of photos of a jackal wrestling a springbok for hours until it gave up and he had his dinner...

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments

Comment posted by Gorazd Golob on November 6, 2011 at 7:37 PM

Great shot, with little flowers and action.

Regards, Gorazd

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on November 7, 2011 at 12:09 AM

Great interaction, superb lighting, and to top it all, your interpretation of what the jackal is looking for!

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