Lucky lens

pietdupreez · Jun 28, 2020

I got a new EFS 55-250 STM (my first lens not bought second-hand) yesterday, and today visited the local game reserve. I was taking photos of birds and small antilope when these two crossed the road right in front of me

Mike Drone · Jun 28, 2020

Those two are just rude... Nice picture!

PJM · Jun 28, 2020

My new lens is good but it sure hasn't been that lucky.

Nice shot!

Jeff G · Jun 28, 2020

Nice! An unexpected treat for sure, hang on to that lens!

Derrel · Jun 29, 2020

Your neighborhood has some of the ugliest cows I have seen!

zombiesniper · Jun 29, 2020

A completely ruined landscape image...how dare they.

Great image. Congrats on the new lens.

K9Kirk · Jun 29, 2020

I think that it's you that is lucky to be next to an animal reserve with African animals on it. Aside from that, very nice shot and it's sad about the missing horn.

pietdupreez · Jun 29, 2020

Thanks for the kind words guys! Yes, there are benefits to living in Africa!
I should have explained about the horn: There are people in Asian countries who believe rhino horn to be an aphrodisiac, and will pay a fortune to have it. So, to protect the rhino from poachers, owners remove the horn and destroy it. It is a painless process, like cutting your toenails and in time it will grow back.
Here's one of the calf

K9Kirk · Jul 7, 2020

pietdupreez said:
Thanks for the kind words guys! Yes, there are benefits to living in Africa!
I should have explained about the horn: There are people in Asian countries who believe rhino horn to be an aphrodisiac, and will pay a fortune to have it. So, to protect the rhino from poachers, owners remove the horn and destroy it. It is a painless process, like cutting your toenails and in time it will grow back.
Here's one of the calfView attachment 193665

Yes, the rhino's usually get killed by poachers in the process of taking the horn so the preventive measure keeps them alive. It's just sad that it has to be done to protect it because the horn means something to the animal as well.