We continue with reader Benjamin Taylor’s photos that he took in Southern Africa in 2015 (there are lots more to come). The captions are his:
The common, but beautiful, Cape glossy starling (Lamprotornis nitens):
Male and female Southwest African lion (Panthera leo bleyenberghi):
Panoramic view of the Damaraland landscape, Namibia:
Large-leaved star chestnut (Sterculia quinqueloba):
Star-trails in Damaraland, Namibia:
Great stuff, thanks!
This is a great treat. Thank you. I especially like the interesting chestnut tree.
Indeed. I’d never heard of this star chestnut either. It doesn’t appear to have any relation to Am/European/Asian chestnuts. The branching pattern is somewhat reminiscent of horse chestnuts, though.
Fantastic pictures. Thanks, Benjamin.
Wonderful photos. Keep ’em coming!
The Cape Blue seems to have been nailed to it’s perch.
Sorry – just having a fishy Pythonian moment.
The second lion photo looks like they are laughing at someone/something.
A photographer changing into his running shoes?