Rasun's Wilderness Expeditions

[Rasun37]

A small little bird, the Hoopoe, I managed to spot flying low to the ground in search of insect food! These birds find their migration homes all across Europe, however a large population make their permanent homes near the Gambia and surrounding locations.

[Rasun37]

As the new morning arrives, I must say goodbye to Gambia, and I take a small boat upriver until we reach the source of the Gambia where we'll enter Mali and sail up the Niger River! See you then!

[Rinding FT]

Happy to the pics!! Nice travel~~ :)

[(Admin)Savannahjan]

Love the hoopoe! Nice shots, so you are on to your next destination. Happy sailing.

[Firehawke]

Wonderful job!!! I love the river! Can't wait to see more pics! Where's the hoopoe from???

[Rasun37]

Thanks!! Will have the other pictures up soon! Firehawke, the Hoopoe is from the awesome user-made expansion European Expeditions. Its available somewhere, I just can't remember where I got it, but I'm sure a good ol' google search can help with that! :)

[Rinding FT]

The expedition can be found at NS old site~ :)

http://w11.zetaboards.com/NorthernSkies/topic/8084649/1/#new

 

and some animals reskin of the expedition..NS old site and Zootycoon ABC:

 

http://www.zootycoonabc.de/include.php?path=download&contentid=2364

 

http://archive.nskies.com/showthread.php?tid=2564

[Rasun37]

hello! The trip has been wonderful so far, and my days along the Niger were wonderful! Here are some shots of the riverside! Quite the forest along its banks! It was tough to travel through to see the wildlife beyond!

[Rasun37]

A muddy African Buffalo surprised me as the first animal on this location. I heard a few more nearby and decided to push on through the forest.

[Rasun37]

Pushing through the brush, and upon a hill I came upon the beautiful area where the lush forest ended and a vast grassy area was exposed with dunes of the Sahara behind. A magnificent second sight got my heart beating. I encountered a solitary male African Bush Elephant. It was truly a blessing to see such an endangered and magnificent elephant unharmed by poachers that lurk the african plains to slaughter these creatures only for their tusks. I managed to take a load of shots, a few of which shown here, before having to move on.