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Botswana Beauties: Baby

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too young yet to savage his own feed
before puberty promotes him to 
that other list of african fives
with the vulture the warthog 
the gnu and the marabou
perhaps it's not a face
that only a mother would love
A photograph of a young hyena pup partially obscured by tall, dry grass in Botswana. The pup is looking directly at the camera with a cautious yet curious expression. The image challenges the common perception of hyenas as ugly, visually representing the post's title, 'Botswana Beauties: Baby'.

Botswana Beauties: Gwyneth

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red-billed oxpeckers love their
gwyneths long-legged and graceful
she gets the daily exfoliation at five
they get some nesting overnight
but not before she slides in
a sundowner at the corner watering hole

A beautiful photograph of a tall giraffe standing gracefully in a sunlit field in Botswana. A small oxpecker is perched on its neck, a detail that visually represents the theme of 'daily exfoliation' mentioned in the post. The symbiotic relationship between giraffes and oxpeckers is a classic example of mutualism. Oxpeckers, small birds, feed on ticks and parasites found on the giraffe's skin, providing the giraffe with pest control. In return, the oxpeckers get a readily available food source. This relationship benefits both species.

A humorous and intimate photograph of a giraffe with its front legs splayed and neck bent low to drink from a waterhole. The giraffe's reflection is perfectly captured in the water, creating a symmetrical image that contrasts its usual graceful posture with a moment of comical awkwardness.

Bhutan Series: Karma/Paro

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A photograph of a multi-story Bhutanese temple built into the side of a steep, wooded cliff in Paro, Bhutan.

 

Karma is deprived the driver’s seat
when the engine stalls in the morning chill
we take a substitute car to faux Eagles Nest
where we must wait too long for a meal
he’s glimpsed only once more that day roadside
at cordyceps store where we do get a good deal

Bhutan Series: Ugyen/Gangtey

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Ugyen brings the blessings
in the monastery 
where a couple of hundred
bucks buys lunch for each monk 
I make a faux pas serving meat
to the proto vegetarian

Ugyen brings the blessings
in the morning
we wear travel braids 
for three days fortune
just past the pass we toss old apples
to a lucky langur family

A photograph of three young Buddhist novices in red robes, sitting on a wooden floor and eating from metal bowls inside Gangtey Gonpa monastery in Bhutan.

Bhutan Series: Jhamba/Punakha

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as guides went, Jhamba could yak your hind legs away  
this turned out to be an asset on Punakha market day

Market day at Punakha, Bhutan

 

Market day at Punakha, Bhutan

Market day at Punakha, Bhutan

Market day at Punakha, Bhutan

Bhutan Series: Ngawang/Thimpu

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A tranquil photograph of a wooded hillside in Thimphu, Bhutan, with hundreds of colorful Buddhist prayer flags strung between tall, slender trees.

Ngawang fast walks 20 clicks before breakfast
returns in time to guide a stroll of guests
he’s been a monk a soldier
an 8-times snowman trekker
these days chasing the tariffs
to send his 3 girls to school
working for milk toast money

past the peak he pulls away
giving me space to descend the valley alone
there in the flurry of prayer flags
an orange butterfly leads me down

consonant effects

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pretty maids all in a row: bhutan

A row of Bhutanese schoolgirls clad in red uniforms on a deep green school-field.

beaky mates all in a row: bali

A photograph of a row of small, wire cages, each containing a male chicken. In Bali, Indonesia.

eden project #5: ironman

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A vertical photograph of 'The WEEE Man,' a large sculpture of a humanoid figure made from metal and waste electronic materials, created by artist Paul Wager. The sculpture stands outdoors at the Eden Project in the UK.

eden project # 4: stalking

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A close-up photograph of the slender stalk and delicate white flowers of a plant, likely Cow Parsley, with a tiny red ladybug climbing the stem. The image was taken at the Eden Project in the UK.

eden project #3: tissue

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A close-up photograph of a white Rockrose flower, with five delicate, paper-like petals and a dark, star-shaped center. The image was taken at the Eden Project in the UK.