Posts tagged hippo
Mighty big teeth for a herbivore!
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A grateful NJ.
I have things to say about the whole badminton scandal…
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Group Hug!!
Which hippo do you suppose was lovingly referred to as Michael Jackson by the rangers on the Mara…?
NJ Wight | wildlife photography blog | Wild! Art: Breathe.
Breathe
This photo is a meditation reminding me to breathe, which I often forget to do. It grounds me when I find I am having one of those days with a lot of big heavy exhales with a lack of o2 coming in.
Most people have no idea what they are looking at when they first see this photo. I took this in Tanzania standing on a bridge in Lake Manyara National Park. It was like playing Whack-A-Mole, except my camera was the mallet and the hippos were the moles. I never knew where they would pop up to snort some air and quickly sink back down into the murk. It was a focusing nightmare and an excellent exercise in patience! For me, it was a completely different composition for a hippo photo and I felt it truly brought home the animals environment.
I needed a breathing reminder today…
mornin’…
Sunset on the Mara river listening to the great Hippo Orchestra–28 tuba players out of tune. Nothing quite like it.
Clearly does not floss…
This just makes me laugh. I kept putting my face against the underground hippo window at the San Diego Zoo and this hippo eventually came up and pressed his face right up against the glass. I love his squished smile and the air bubbles on his bristly whiskers.
Ah…the snooze button…
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