Herd of lechwe in beautiful grass, Okavango Delta, Botswana


Posted by MoniqueA on Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:50 pm

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Lechwe are found in marshy areas where they eat aquatic plants and use the knee-deep water as protection from predators.  They are therefore difficult to approach and they tend to flee away from you once you get close enough to photograph.  It was a treat therefore to be able to photograph these females in the beautiful long grass of the Okavango Delta, Botswana


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by John Spreitzer on Wed Jun 13, 2018 2:26 pm
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Love it! The grasses add so much impact.
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by Carol Clarke on Wed Jun 13, 2018 3:17 pm
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This brings back happy memories of the Okavango Delta! Lovely scene with the Red Lechwe females amongst the cotton grass. Nicely done Monique!

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by Talat Khalid on Thu Jun 14, 2018 3:43 am
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by Ron Day on Thu Jun 14, 2018 12:52 pm
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The grasses very much add to the image, Monique. Very nice!
 

by Cindy Marple on Fri Jun 15, 2018 12:05 pm
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Very sweet with all those faces peeking over the tall grass!
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by bobmcrae on Sat Jun 16, 2018 7:39 pm
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First time I've seen these. Sweet faces and they look wonderful in the pretty grass.
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by Cynthia Crawford on Wed Jun 20, 2018 7:59 am
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Beautiful scene- the grasses really make such a wonderful atmosphere for these lovely Lechwe.
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