Photos, videos and docs of Robert Swanson, with the keywords: "wild"

Elephant Eye (H.A.N.W.E.)

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 17:20:06 +0000

Taking during our safari in 2018.

This male was close, but not really that close. I had the full telephoto lens zoomed in, and the eye completely filled my view. This was one of the young males that was challenging us (in our open sided vehicle...)

I stopped using the big telephoto, and grabbed a point-and-shoot camera to make a video of the confrontation. The males eventually moved off, when they decided we were not a threat.

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Elephant Ear (and Eye)

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 17:20:07 +0000

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Taking during our safari in 2018.

Their ears are full-out, which means they are challenging us. We were sitting in our open-sided vehicle, waiting for the elephant to decide what to do.

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Elephant Feeding

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 17:20:03 +0000

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Taking during our safari in 2018.

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Elephant

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 17:20:04 +0000

Robert Swanson has posted:

Taking during our safari in 2018.

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Elephant Eye

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 17:20:01 +0000

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Taking during our safari in 2018.

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Elephant Challenge

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 17:19:59 +0000

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Taking during our safari in 2018.

This was a frame of a video I took as this young male challenged us. We sat in our open-sided vehicle, taking pictures and waiting see what he would do.

He is giving us a real big sniff, trying to figure out if we are a female (he would then try to mate), or another male (he would then fight us).

Eventually, these young males walked off, showing us their "equipment" (not in this photo!)

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Elephant Feeding

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 17:19:57 +0000

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Taking during our safari in 2018.

This older female was shaking a tree to get the tasty nuts to fall. Here she is picking them up and enjoying them.

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