The Liefies

Here’s a zebra foal we came across in the Imfolozi Game Reserve in South Africa (Natal Province) this past December.
Just to make certain all observers know this–every picture you see posted here was taken either by RAT, Leo, or Michelle. We don’t post other peoples’ pictures!

Riding a camel is a unique way to explore the Uluru-Kata Tjuta region and these gentle giants will surprise you with their intelligence, patience and good manners. Join a sunrise or sunset ride to view the changing colours of Uluru from a secluded hilltop surrounded by spinifex and desert oaks.
-Michelle, posting from Taiwan

This beautiful animal is a type of antelope called a nyala. They are found in eastern and southern Africa, and I read that they are not very common. They are also rather shy and secretive. This male was moving in slow motion, and note that the hair on its back and neck [...]

I just had my first McDonald’s hamburger in Taipei, Taiwan and it was a truly unique experience. As you can see from the photo, it is not quite like the American hamburger, though. The hamburger is really sliced steak and onions grilled up. Then it is topped with lettuce and red cabbage. [...]

The Spectacled or Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) is a large black and white bird with a pink-yellow pouch. Courting birds develop bright red bill colourings which fade after they have paired and eggs are laid. Pelicans can be found across Australia wherever there is a suitable expanse of water, either fresh or salt. After heavy [...]

One of the first things we saw on our day-long drive through the Imfolozi (or Umfolozi) Game Reserve was a herd of female kudu. Leo and I have a really nice 70-200 mm zoom, which we had to give to the other every hour. I had it first. When the herd got [...]

We spent a wonderful week in St. Lucia (the place in South Africa, not the Caribbean island), which is a world heritage site. St. Lucia the town is on the Indian Ocean coast about halfway between Durban and the Mozambique border. During this week we spent a day driving through the Imfolozi Game [...]