Facebook Pic of the Week: 7 to 13 September 2015

Trawling through our 2015 archives on Facebook...

Our theme for this particular week was #whyiloveKenya and we asked our contributing photographers to showcase their best images from the wonderful land of Kenya. There were great photos of elephants in front of Kilimanjaro, and cheetahs in full chase, but this photo of a pride of lions lazily lounging on a log had to be featured. 

Photo by Mohit Pise - you can see more of his photos on his FACEBOOK PAGE.

This photo is the copyright of Mohit Pise and unauthorised use is prohibited.

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GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 13 to 19 July 2015

We keep seeing a steady stream of quality nature photos taken in Africa over on our Google+ 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 tender warthog interaction in Mana Pools was photographed by +Wayne Marinovich.

This photo is the copyright of Wayne Marinovich 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 Facebook & Twitter: @AFRICA_Nature

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 11 to 17 May 2015

Hello friends! We hope you have enjoyed the images featured on our blog.
We are lagging a bit in terms of dates, but don't fret, we will keep running a weekly feature as regularly as possible.

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

Share your images using the #AFRICANature hashtag...

+Susan Portnoy is featured this week with a stunning photo of one of Namibia's desert-adapted elephants.

This photo is the copyright of Susan Portnoy 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 Facebook & Twitter: @AFRICA_Nature

Facebook Pic of the Week: 20 to 26 April 2015

The week of 20 to 26 April saw us host an #AnythingGoes week on our Facebook Page.

This spectacular photo of a lioness charging through the waters of the Okavango Delta really stood out. The photographer is Brendon Cremer, you can see more of his work on his WEBSITE.

This photo is the copyright of Brendon Cremer 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: 13 to 19 April 2015

We had a special theme on Facebook during this particular week - all about Cheetahs...and the hashtag to use was #CharmingCheetahs.

We received some great high quality photos of Africa's fastest mammal - yet this moment captured by Daryl Dell stood out...the look of disdain on the cub's face as mommy is cleaning him just appeals to every parent out there! Check out more of his work on his FACEBOOK PAGE.

This photo is the copyright of Daryl Dell 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: 16 to 22 February 2015

It was time for an open theme again during this particular week on our Facebook Page.
#AnythingGoes as it were, and we loved the variety of images shared with us.

Our pic of the week is from Andrew Schoeman, showing an amazing moment of animal interaction between White Rhinos and a Cheetah. You can see more of his work on his WEBSITE.  

This photo is the copyright of Andrew Schoeman 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 Twitter: @AFRICA_Nature

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 17 to 23 November 2014

The images keep rolling in - it's an honour for us to represent some of the finest talent on the internet when it comes to showcasing photography of Africa's natural heritage.

A leopard in a tree - beautifully framed by +Piper MacKay - is our choice for this week from the +AFRICANature Google+ page.

This photo is the copyright of Piper MacKay and unauthorised use is prohibited.

Thanks again to everyone who is contributing to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

Facebook Pic of the Week: 13 to 19 October 2014

The theme for this specific week on our Facebook Page was #DogDays. We asked our community to show us photos of the various canid species living wild in Africa. These include:
- African Wild Dog / Painted Dog
- Ethiopian Wolf
- All kinds of Hyaenas
- All kinds of Jackals and Foxes

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!

How could we not but pick this photo which is such a unique moment brilliantly captured?
The photographer is JI de Wet and you can check out his Facebook page HERE.

This photo is the copyright of JI de Wet 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: 25 to 31 August 2014

Hello fellow African nature fanatics! This specific week was an open theme on our Facebook Page - thus #AnythingGoes was the hashtag for the week.

We had some great images to wade through and our choice this week goes to the in-your-face quality of this leopard portrait captured by Anthony Goldman, a South African who lives in the USA. You can see more of his work on his WEBSITE. 

This photo is the copyright of Anthony Goldman 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!

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 23 to 29 June 2014

Hello everyone.

As is customary, every week we pick one photo from our G+ and one from our FB feed to feature here on the blog.

This photo of a journey of Giraffes (that's actually the collective name for this animal) walking across the plains of +Etosha National Park in Namibia was taken by +Michel Rademaker. You can see more of his lovely imagery on his 500px profile: http://500px.com/michelrademaker

This photo is the copyright of Michel Rademaker and unauthorised use is prohibited

Thanks again to everyone who is starting to contribute to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 16 to 22 June 2014

Hello everyone.

As is customary, every week we pick one photo from our G+ and one from our FB feed to feature here on the blog.

A photo that stood out during the week of 16 to 22 June on our +AFRICANature Google+ page is this jumping Serval Cat from the Masai Mara, photographed by +Cindy Wheeler. You can see more of her work here: www.pbase.com/cjw

This photo is the copyright of Cindy Wheeler and unauthorised use is prohibited

Thanks again to everyone who is starting to contribute to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

Facebook Pic of the Week: 14 to 20 April 2014

Well, we're running a tad behind with the weekly pic announcements, but don't fear - we will catch up in no time.

The week of 14 to 20 April 2014 was a week where anything was allowed (no specific theme, thus), and this stellar and eye-dropping photo stood out to us. It was taken by well-known legendary wildlife photographer Daryl Balfour. You can see more of his amazing work on his website: www.darylbalfour.com

This photo is the copyright of Daryl Balfour and unauthorised use is prohibited

Please share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa!

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 10 to 16 March 2014

Folks, our awesome theme is now live on Google+ as well, and you can find the official AFRICANature G+ page HERE.

Participation is coming along nicely - more or less on the same principles as on our Facebook page.

Our first pic of the week from G+ is from +Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos (you can go directly to his G+ profile through Blogger's intuitive integration with G+). His website can be accessed here: http://outtherephotos.com/

 How lovely is this image of oryx/gemsbok from Namibia's Namib desert??

This photo is the copyright of Konstantinos Arvanitopolous and unauthorised use is prohibited

 

Facebook Pic of the Week: 10 to 16 March 2014

Alrighty then - here we go with last week's pic of the week from our Facebook Page.

There was no specific theme for this week, so all nature images posted during the week come into contention. We just love this stealthy and spooky image of a Kalahari leopard, photographed by Hendri Venter using a slow shutter panning technique.

You can see more of his amazing photography on his website: www.digitalwild.co.za

This photo is the copyright of Hendri Venter and unauthorised use is prohibited.

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.

Facebook Pic of the Week: 13 to 19 January 2014

Don't stress too much about these dates you are seeing in these posts - we are busy catching up on posting pics of the week from our Facebook page for 2014.

The week of 13 to 19 January had no specific theme - but this image stood out for us in any case...how cute can you get? The cuteness itself is complemented by a great low angle, good action frozen through the shutter speed and lovely light.

The photographer of this Meerkat moment is Wim Vorster. Check out his website here: www.wildwebafrica.com

This photo is the copyright of Wim Vorster and unauthorised use is prohibited.

Facebook Pic of the Week: 17 to 23 February 2014

Our theme for this particular week was "Love & Hate: African Affection or Anger in Nature" - and sharing was done using the hashtag #LoveHate.

For this selection - we chose 2 photos - our favourite shot showing affection, and our favourite shot showing anger.

Affection:
This photo is by Carole Deschuymere, and captures a wonderful moment between a honeymoon couple in the bush. You can see more of Carole's awesome wildlife photography on her webiste: www.carole-wildlife.com

This photo is the copyright of Carole Deschuymere and unauthorised use is prohibited.

Anger:
This photo is by Roel van Muiden, a field guide based in South Africa. It captures the rare interaction between the shy and elusive Brown Hyena and the more common Spotted Hyena. No love lost here! His website can be found here: www.rvmwildphoto.com

This photo is the copyright of Roel van Muiden and unauthorised use is prohibited.

We hope you enjoyed this selection! Keep your eye on our blog to see whose images get selected next...