For many safari goers, the African wild dog is at the top of the wish list. I got lucky with them on my first trip to Botswana. At the end of the day when the sun was low on the horizon and saturating the dry grass of the savanna, we came across a pack of about thirteen dogs. They were resting in the grass, playing and winding down after a day of hunting. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 340mm) ISO 800, f/5.6 at 1/800th of a second.
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For many safari goers, the African wild dog is at the top of the wish list. I got lucky with them on my first trip to Botswana. At the end of the day when the sun was low on the horizon and saturating the dry grass of the savanna, we came across a pack of about thirteen dogs. They were resting in the grass, playing and winding down after a day of hunting. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 340mm) ISO 800, f/5.6 at 1/800th of a second.
Seem to just blend in with high grasses
Great color shown
Who let this dog out?
Sit! Stay!
We never got to see one in 18 days on safari. He looks like he rolled in some watercolors! Do they sometimes call them “painted dogs”?
They are called painted dogs. I’ve only seen them twice. Seems you have to go to specific places to have a chance at seeing them.