Waterbuck

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 8, 201538 views6 comments

A close relative of the White Tailed Kob, the star of the massive migration in Southern Sudan (millions).

This was taken in Ishasha, Uganda.

EOS 1D MkIV

200-400 mm F4 at 400mm

F7.1

ISO 800

1/1000

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on September 8, 2015 at 6:11 PM

Nice image Ken, though this is a Defassa Waterbuck and not a Kob :) ;)

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Comment posted by John Tobias on September 9, 2015 at 1:01 AM

A good portrait of this antelope. Nice color and details. I like the green BG. Does look like a waterbuck to me. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on September 9, 2015 at 2:33 AM

Morkel and John.

You are both correct, it is indeed a Waterbuck, i used the wrong attachment wink

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on September 9, 2015 at 8:00 PM

sad I, too, what thinking "Looks like a waterbuck, but who am I to know for sure!"

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Comment posted by Joe James on September 9, 2015 at 10:22 PM

Lovely waterbuck Ken! That is one fine looking animal with a great BG.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on September 11, 2015 at 4:06 AM

Lon & Joseph,

Thanks, the background is probably Lake Charles?

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