Maya of "Million little stitches" had tagged us to reveal the sixth image in the sixth folder. Maya has been the inspiration behind our blog. She motivated us to share our wildlife experiences and "Walk the Wilderness" was born about 6 months ago. Thank you Maya for your encouragement and support and we dedicate this post to you as a token of our friendship.
The next series of images show how Elephants intelligently wash off the clay from the fresh plucked grass, submerged under the water, before feeding.
We normally post a series of images; Hence we modified this tag to make a series based on the sixth image in the sixth folder, which happened to be an Asiatic Elephant. In this post, we wanted to share with you the various sides of this intelligent mammal. We have captured here the playful mood of the Elephants and must say that it was pure entertainment to watch them play in water. They are at their best when they find a waterhole.
These images show a couple of the expressions of 'Elephants in Play'.
These images show a couple of the expressions of 'Elephants in Play'.
The next series of images show how Elephants intelligently wash off the clay from the fresh plucked grass, submerged under the water, before feeding.
And this final sequence of images capture the expressions of tender love and care that a Elephant cow has for her calf.
65 comments:
Those elephants are awesome. I'm always so amazed at the quality of your photos and how close you are able to get.
Absolutely beautiful. I wish I could come there and take photos one day.
Fantastic pictures, as usual! I especially loved the ones of the little calf with its mother.
Hi Thomas,
An excellent serie of pictures which makes me discover the other species of elephant. These pictures are really great, reflecting very nice moment of wild life. As usually I love your pictures!!!
Difficult to say what's the best picture here.
But the last one is absolutely lovely...
I would say seeing this elephants play in the water like this would be on my life list. Your photos depicted their intelligence, beauty and sweetness. It saddens me to think of some of these creatures in circuses.
Thomas fantastic work once again!
The elephants are amazing - my favorites are the mom with her calf. It must be so amazing to have the chance to see these in their natural environment.
Superb set!
The bottom photo...leaves me speechless.
Another wonderful series of nature photographs. Technical perfect, they reveal intelligent, playful and tender animals, whose habitat we should respect and protect.
An awesome series. I especially like the ones of the mother with young, but all are outstanding.
Something tells me the little guy isn't as sure about the location of the bottom of the river as the mother is. Great series of photos!
Stunning and magical! I'm especially drawn to the images of the mother with her child. Something about that protective stance...
Thank you so much for sharing these! They're delightfully marvelous.
Absolutely wonderful! Elephants are one of my favourite animals and this series is truly mind-blowing! Its so tough to say which one I like more but the last photo really speaks to me. Amazing!
Another wonderful series, would have loved to be there in person. Excellent pictures,
I simply LOVE the little one peeking out from behind mom!! Baby elephants fascinate me. They are so perfect. Do you know it is the only land mammal which is perfectly proportioned in the uterus and continues to grow throughout its life?
Beautiful animals. Love the last with baby elephant
Hi Thomas you have oudone yourself this time incredible photos I love the action shots excellent work of course our elephants ears are bigger :)
Oh that baby is SO cute! Such a tiny little trunk. :) Wonderful peeks into their world!
A glimpse into a world of animals I will never see in the wild - thank you! Those last two just tug at my heart!!! So sweet to see that little one under the mom so safe!! Beautifully done!
What a wonderful treat today to see these photos of this gorgeous elephant and her baby.
These are one of a kind pictures...and it must have been such a thrill to take them and watch these creatures! Some day maybe...but for now I rush to your blog to enjoy all your new posts! Wonderful pics of mother and baby..tugs my heart strings...as always! :)
Thomas! My favourite animals! The picture will survive - miraculous, such moving... Thanks :)
Looks like a great summery captures of the elephants. Beautiful!
These are amazing and delightful! I'm so happy I popped over since I only just finished reading a book entitled "Elephant Winter" by Kim Echlin about an Asiatic elephant-keeper and how she interprets their "language". It was a wonderful read and I highly recommend it.
I love visiting here.
Kat
OMG, Thomas! You are so right about how intelligent this mammal is, in spite of how lumbering it is. The images of mama and calf are just priceless! For National Geographic, seriously!
Amazing!!
We had the pleasure and joy of playing with some elephants in Nepal. it was a great experience - we even took them to the river for a bath, and they gave us a real shower!
Enjoyed your series!
The baby is too cute, superb images as always!
As usual you have put up a superb series of images.
I love all the images, especially the ones with the calf.
I can't tell if you guys are truly lucky with your wildlife sightings or if you patiently wait for them to show themselves. Either way, you have the best set of images I have seen in the blogging world.
fantastic shots! I love elephants. They all look so happy and playful, it is good to see them having fun.
My favourite shot is the bottom one with the baby elephant.
Great work as usual!
The elephants look like they are having a good old time in the water. Amazing creatures
Thomas: What a wonderful opertunity to capture Elephants in the wild. Those last two photos are outstanding. I will have to share these with the grandchildren.
Thanks so much for your nice comments.
Thomas ... you touch my heart .. every time i visit your blog stunning and incredible shots from the creation
I'm smiling at that dear little elephant stretching his trunk out to mum. Amazing close ups showing every hair and wrinkle!
Thomas, As always an excellent serie of pictures!
I have gone out of superlatives over your photos. :)
T and S, wow these are very eventful images of the elephants. Elephants are my favorite animals, only seen them at the zoos!
Anna :)
Hi,
thank you for your comment. Yes, I was handheld. I just had 1 or 2 seconds to shoot this pic (had to run after my girlfriend). So I feel lucky to get that pic, although it didn't focus well.
The last of your elephant picture is wonderfull !
A handful of superlatives from me cannot even begin to describe the immense beauty and wonder of the photographs you have captured here. But those superlatives are my only way of expressing my joy at viewing such incredible images.
The mother and calf shot is capable of rendering me to tears, such is the emotion your photography conveys. Incredible work
Thank you for your kind comments on my photoblog. Your photos on here are so impressive!
These are amazing captures, so wonderfully to see how intellegent elephants are. Well done!
Great shot... I love it... Elephants are beautiful creatures, I think ... quite wonderful. Thank you for sharing your photos
C'est une magnifique série de portraits. L'éléphanteau est adorable !
The mother/baby shots are so charming. To see elephants in their world must be amazing!
Inspirational set of photos there Tom. Beautifully composed, each tells their own stories. Great dedication to Maya!
This is a wonderful nature view.
I love the elephant with calf!
A scene of magical composition and color.
Wonderful images Thomas...
Grz Sien
Happy pictures. We particularly like the one with calf. Great capture
Wonderful shots again Thomas! I love the last one with the baby! Thanks for sharing.
Wonderful photos and great composition and clarity! Nice work!
Absolutely beautiful! Great capture! Bravo!!!
A fine series giving us a different and very informative view of daily elephant life. Nicely done.
Awesome series as always. Love the shots with the little guy under the mother! Blue Skies.
and again a wonderful serie ! I love the baby elephant ! You must be blessed to attend such scenes !
Thank you for your nice comments! I looked at your blog and I saw beautiful pictures that make you want to conaître your country! Sorry, I do not speak English very well! I come back!
Sublime ces éléphants!!!
The lighting on the Elephant and calf shots is just awesome. The whole series is a wonder to behold.
Oh my goodness, incredible images, as always! What a thrill it must be to see these beautiful creatures in the wild.
:)
Your photos of these animals are exquisite. Love the mother and calf! The barking deer looks like a cross between what I know as a mule deer and a prong horned antelope! The clarity of your photos amaze me.
It's always nice to visit your site and witness such beautiful animals in the wild. It's only Zoo's here.
I wished I could see them in nature too - superb moment.
Thomas, have you already thought to make a book with your pictures (and stories) ?
These photos are so lovely. The second one is my favorite although hte ones with the momma and baby are precious. Thanks you for sharing these with the world.
i like these photos. especially the last photo.
Just Great!!!
This is a sweet series of images. I have to admit I have a soft spot for baby animals. Well done.
These pictures are a joy. My life is so boring in comparison, but I love living vicariously here.
~Mary
Beautiful captures of playing Elephants. They are so cute :-)
I like a lot the images of mum and baby, it's so rare to see this kind of "humanity"... I'm touched!
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