Hungry Hyena

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 17, 2014141 views5 comments

Another image from the Hyena feast in Kwando Botswana.
This time taken with a "better" camera and lens
EOS 1D MkIII
500mm F4
F7.1
ISO 800
1/2500

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on November 17, 2014 at 12:39 PM

I like this, Ken. The colors, even the slight pinks in the hippo carcass, are pleasing, and it's a nice pose from the hyena. Being half-submerged sure is different too!

Max

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Comment posted by Mario Moreno on November 17, 2014 at 4:01 PM

Nice behavior captured Ken

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on November 17, 2014 at 7:08 PM

Ken: you've captured a truly unusual scene. Seeing a hyena in the water feeding on a dead hippo is definitely not something one might expect to come across. Pose and techs are fine. Richard

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 18, 2014 at 4:43 AM

Thanks everybody for your comments, I too think this is "odd" behaviour luckily no crocodiles

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on November 18, 2014 at 9:21 AM

You caught a pose with a friendly aspect, as if this is a neighborhood dog robbing a garbage can! Great documentary.

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