Careful now, that’s quite close enough!
Buffalo
This buffalo, seen at Pafuri in Kruger National Park, made it abundantly clear that we shouldn’t venture any closer…
“Careful” is the theme for this week’s WordPress Photo Challenge
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Dude ! You need a shower. The buffalo ladies were complaining 😛
Amazing click !
Thanks Andy! And welcome!
I love the belligerent look on his face “are you looking at me?”
He’s royalty, we’re the plebs 😀
A wonderful take on the challenge-and that look is enough for anyone to think twice about going any further- 😉
Thanks Meg!
Oh, excellent take on the challenge! 🙂
Best regards, Dina
Thanks a lot Dina!
We’ll keep our hogs and rattle snakes cause the buff does not seem to have a sense of humor at all. Later, Marks
And I doubt anyone’s going to tell him that to his face either, Marks 😀
Hi to Joey!
Impressive photo and excellent choice for the challenge. What a look in those eyes!
Thank you Olga! Absolutely, no one’s going to tangle with anything that looks at you with such disdain…
You know the saying that a buffalo looks at you as if you owe him money……..
That’s a very apt description! Thanks for sharing!
Die oë sê als.
Mens voel sommer minderwaardig as n buffel so by sy neus af na jou kyk…
If ever an expression said ” don’t mess with me”, this one captures it perfectly. Great photo. You do indeed live in a gold mine of wild life. The grey squirrel in my back yard just sits there and mocks me! Thank you.
Thanks for the kind comment, Dan! Take heart from the fact that, with a bit of rabies in the mix, your squirrel could be equally deadly 😉
Clearly not pettable!
Nope, that wouldn’t be a wise thing to attempt! 😀
Handsome guy looks ancient! 🙂
He’s been around the Pafuri block a few times I suppose 😉
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Careful indeed! Baie mooi. Die foto is duidelik.
Baie dankie nogmaals, Spokie!
what a face.
the horns are amazing.
Not something I’d want to tangle with!
You always seem to capture the best expressions!
That’s very kind Kathy, thank you!
Excellent choice for “Careful.” These are marvelous, fascinating animals, but they’ll go head to head with a Land Rover if the find it annoying. Best viewed through a lens. 🙂
Thanks very much Pat! Absolutely, you should give a buffalo all the space it needs. Some are placid, others less so. Luckily they’ll usually give you a sign or two that you’re coming too close…
He looks amazing
Thank you Laurel – indeed, he was a magnificent specimen of a buffalo!
Pragtige foto van een van die gevaarlikste diere in Afrika!
Baie dankie Dina!
So true! We were warned on our trips to areas there these animals roamed.
They’re powerful beasts Tim, not to be messed with!
Oh yes. To be believed without doubt.
I love the expression on the buffalo’s face, to me it looks very laid-back, confident in the knowledge it has nothing to fear from that little person with the camera.
You are absolutely correct, the old boy certainly was very confident that we’d come off second best!
Looks like he’s been using Brylcreem. 🙂
Must be a hit with the buffalo ladies 😀
😀 Well said!
Hoop nie jy was rerig so naby nie! Hul is darem maar een stuk spiere!
Ons was baie, baie naby Ineke, maar na hierdie vuil kyk het ons nie nog nader gegaan nie 😀
Wat sou gebeur as hy gestorm het? Wonder maar net!
Ons sou moes “reverse” dat dit bars! Snaaks genoeg is ons in al die jare wat ons Wildtuine besoek nog net een keer deur n buffel gestorm – gewoonlik gee hulle mens vroegtydig n waarskuwing, soos hierdie een gemaak het, en as mens dit respekteer eindig als goed.
Dis mos maar soos dit hoort. As jy respek toon toon die diere ook respek vir jou. Ek sien ditdaagliks met mense en hul diere se optredes. As jy jou hond respekteer doen hy dit met dubbele respek terug