Slender Mongoose

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 24, 201783 views6 comments

My first ever sighting of a Slender Mongoose standing still,unlike most mongeese this species does not live in groups and is normally very shy. This one stayed roughly still for around 5 minutes forming a different "roadblock".
Taken in the Robbins area of Hwange National Park a very wild and relatively under-developed area "real Africa".
EOS 1DX Mk II
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 EX at 560 mm
F6.3
ISO 800
1/800

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on August 24, 2017 at 9:58 AM

Really evil looking guy. Those orange eyes are scary.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on August 24, 2017 at 10:04 AM

Ken: wonderful light and pose and I really like the separation from the background. Richard

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on August 24, 2017 at 12:11 PM

What an interesting eye! Congrats on the somewhat rare encounter. My one wish would have been for a chance to see from a more eye level perspective. Great light.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on August 24, 2017 at 8:33 PM

Nice capture here, Ken. I've always found it tough to get them standing. Can't believe it posed that long. You nailed it, and in nice light to boot!

Max

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on August 24, 2017 at 11:07 PM

First mongoose I've seen photographed in native terrain; my shots are all from introduced animals in Hawai'i. Great shot in sweet light, and the eye is outstanding. I find myself wishing for a lower angle, but I understand that's not always possible.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on August 28, 2017 at 5:06 AM

Thanks everybody devil

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