A crossing gets very chaotic with wildebeest jumping in the water, landing on each other, and going as fast as they can to get to the other side. I'm surprised we didn't see more injuries than we did.
Crossing No. 4 – Part 4 – Chaos
Crossing No. 4 – Part 3
More of the wildebeest crossing. Another name for the wildebeest is a "gnu." But then you probably already "gnu" that. Not that funny, I guess.
Crossing No. 4 – Part 2
Photographs do not give justice to the witnessing of a wildebeest crossing. With photographs you can't hear the cacophony of the wildebeest calling or the splashing of the water. There is an excitement that builds watching the animals prepare to cross and once that first wildebeest makes a move, they all rush to the river …
Crossing No. 4 – Part 1
For me, the most exciting wildebeest crossing was the fourth one. The river was running fast and the action was intense. I took a lot of photos - too many for one post. So here is the first group.
Crossing No. 4
We were lucky enough to have multiple wildebeest crossings in our first few days in the Mara. Crossing number 4 was just as chaotic as the rest of them. It also allowed us time to experiment with motion blur. Most of my motion blur photos didn't turn out very well. But it was fun to …
