Impala by Meisiekind

Photography • Animals • posted on Nov 02, 2009

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This is a small herd of Impala ewes photographed in the Kruger National Park in South Africa. The Park officials do controlled burns during winter to prevent disasterous wildfires which have, in the past, killed many animals and humans. These girls found a spot where the new green grass was beginning to sprout! Impala are always overlooked by wildlife photographers because they are so common, but I find them a joy to watch and photograph! Thank you for popping in and for your valued comments and favs on my last upload! Stay well! Hugs Carin xx

Comments (44)

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Chipka

2:05AM | Tue, 03 November 2009

WOW! This is a gorgeous picture! They look so...Impala-ish...so velvety and crisp. I have no idea what Tara just said, but I love the way my mind works. I'm reminded of the story "Mimsy Were the Borogoves." Non English languages usually make me think of that story becuase of the wonderful coincidences. "...en leeus is vervelig..." is one of those bizarre visual-text coincidences that makes me wonder what a "leeus" might possibly be, and why it suddenly feels the urge to "vervel"...okay, it's vervelig NOT verveling...but still, English imposes itself on other languages...and I can't get the image of a verveling leeus out of my head. Okay, I'm rambling on linguistic/visual tangent here, but needless to say, the image that inspires all of this is a fantastic one. It's post-card perfect, only it's not schmultzy like so many postcards are. You've captured a lot here, including distinct Impala personalities...all of them are distinct. Great work.

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JaneEden

7:39AM | Tue, 03 November 2009

Carin this is such a beautiful capture, and I agree they really are such lovely looking animals, and deserve to be noticed. Thanks for sharing this one, I love it. hugs Jane xx

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MrsRatbag

8:56AM | Tue, 03 November 2009

They're beautiful, they look so sleek and smooth. Makes me want to run my hands over them, although I doubt they'd let me get that close! Great capture, Carin!

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