Facebook Pic of the Week: 31 August to 6 September 2015

Yes, we are starting with our regular features again. Sorry about the lag :)

The theme ran for the week of 31 August to 6 September 2015 on Facebook was #OnTheWing, and it was all about birds in flight. A tricky photographic subject, especially for the little fast birds.

Our pick this week goes to Clint Ralph with this Malachite Kingfisher. You typically need a shutter speed of 1/8000 to capture these in sharp flight, and they are very small. Pretty huh?
See more of Clint's photo on his FACEBOOK PAGE.

This photo is the copyright of Clint Ralph and unauthorised use is prohibited.

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please do share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa! 

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GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 17 to 23 August 2015

Yes, we are still going through our 2015 archives and sharing selected images from our social networks with you.

We hope you are enjoying seeing them again!

+Derek Evens shared this lovely portrait of a swallow-tailed bee-eater taken in the Kalahari desert.

This photo is the copyright of Derek Evens and unauthorised use is prohibited.

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please do share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa! 

We are also on Google+ & Twitter: @AFRICA_Nature
Now also on Instagram - search for @africa_nature

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 27 July to 2 August 2015

Contrary to popular belief there is a lot of great photo sharing going on on Google+, if you are on that network check out our page: +AFRICANature 

If you haven't started sharing your nature photos taken in Africa with our exciting daily theme on Google+ yet - what's keeping you???

This red-billed hornbill was photographed by +Winston Mitchell in Botswana - check out his profile on G+

This photo is the copyright of Winston Mitchell and unauthorised use is prohibited.

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please do share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa! 

We are also on Google+ & Twitter: @AFRICA_Nature

Facebook Pic of the Week: 6 to 12 July 2015

Our theme for the week of 6 to 12 July 2015 was all about the magnificent raptors that roam the African skies. #BirdsofPrey received some wonderful images, like we do every week, which makes selecting one to feature a tough task.

Mark Drysdale shared this photo of a Tawny Eagle in full flight. You can check out more of Mark's photography on his WEBSITE.

This photo is the copyright of Mark Drysdale and unauthorised use is prohibited.

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please do share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa! 

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Facebook Pic of the Week: 16 to 22 March 2015

Our theme for this week on our Facebook Page was #AnythingGoes - and we asked our community to share images of anything do with nature in Africa with us...

The AFRICANature brand is about high quality imagery. You don't have to be a professional photographer to produce high quality imagery, but you need to know your equipment, know your subject and know how to process your photos properly.

Walter Gutowski shared this photo of an iconic and beautiful bird with us - a Lilac breasted Roller. Check out his WEBSITE for more of his work.

This photo is the copyright of Walter Gutowski and unauthorised use is prohibited

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please do share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa! 

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Facebook Pic of the Month: December 2014

Hey friends! As stated in our last post, we decided to select a couple of photos from 8 to 31 December 2014 to feature for the month of December, since it was a festive season month where activity and posts were lower than normal.

So, without further a due, here are our selections. One "wildlife, one "macro", one "avian" and one "landscape" photo!


PHOTOGRAPHER: Shannon Benson
WEBSITE: www.shannonwild.com

This photo is the copyright of Shannon Benson and unauthorised use is prohibited

PHOTOGRAPHER: William Steel
WEBSITE: http://millzbaker.wix.com/steelphotography

This photo is the copyright of William Steel and unauthorised use is prohibited

PHOTOGRAPHER: Charl Senekal
WEBSITE: www.zimanga.com

This photo is the copyright of Charl Senekal and unauthorised use is prohibited

PHOTOGRAPHER: Mark Dumbleton
WEBSITE: www.markdumbleton.com

This photo is the copyright of Mark Dumbleton and unauthorised use is prohibited

The AFRICANature brand is about high quality imagery. You don't have to be a professional photographer to produce high quality imagery, but you need to know your equipment, know your subject and know how to process your photos properly.

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please do share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa! We look forward to sharing many more amazing African moments with you in 2015...

Facebook Pic of the Week: 22 to 28 September 2014

During this particular week we had an open theme again on the AFRICANature Facebook Page. As usual, we received some incredible images to share with our community.

We as curator team would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all the contributing photographers who make this community the success that it is!

Our weekly choice from Facebook this week is this dreamscape of flocks of Lesser Flamingos over Lake Natron in the South Rift Valley, captured by Andrew Beck. You can see more of his work on his website: www.andrewbeck.co.za

This photo is the copyright of Andrew Beck and unauthorised use is prohibited

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa! Also check out our new discussion group on 500px: https://500px.com/groups/africanature

Facebook Pic of the Week: 15 to 21 September 2014

We had a specified theme on this week - #AfricanWings and it was all about "Birds in Flight". Birds are incredibly graceful and beautiful, and their mechanism of flight has always enthralled man.

We recieved some amazing submissions! This photo of a hovering Pied Kingfisher was taken by Mark Needham from the USA. You can see more of his work here:
www.markneedhamphotography.com

This photo is the copyright of Mark Needham and unauthorised use is prohibited

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa! Also check out our new discussion group on 500px: https://500px.com/groups/africanature

Facebook Pic of the Week: 20 to 26 January 2014

It's time for another backlogged post, folks. Thanks for bearing with us.

The theme for the week of 20 to 26 January was all about our African feathered friends - the birds. The theme name was "African Birdie", using the hashtag #AfricanBirdie.

Our pic of the week shows a normally shy and elusive (yet beautiful) bird - the African Green Pigeon - captured in Botswana by the talented young photographer from the Netherlands, Mees Kuiper. You can check out his 500px profile here: http://500px.com/MeesKuiper

This photo is the copyright of Mees Kuiper and unauthorised use is prohibited.