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Egyptian Goose watching Elephant Play- Botswana © Brian Basson Photography 2014

Egyptian Goose watching Elephant Play- Botswana © Brian Basson Photography 2014

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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 100 Shutter 1/320

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Feb, 2014

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Great in black and white.

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WOW! This is great! almost at first site I thought somehow edited the bird and grass in then I thought, no, not Brian.. looked closer and it is a prize photo in my opinion. blessings and thank you for sharing! Cheryl

Oh just so precious how wonderful in a world full of hate and cruelty an Elephant and little bird are living in harmony a very inspirational photo makes my heart smile.

Amazing shot... love the bird watching! :))

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What a fantastic shot :-)

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Brian, you got that water and you got the elephant's ears flapping. The intrepid goose just adds to the comp.

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B&W is perfect for this - great shot

Very cute capture...

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Thank you for looking and the fav awarded - much appreciate.

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Voted Image of the Year! AWesome. already holding in top 10%. blessings..

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