Painted dogs

A pack of fourteen African wild dogs followed through two denning weeks.

Savanna

Wilddogs 01
Wilddogs 02 Pack resting grass · 600mm · f/4 · 1/800 · ISO 4000
Wilddogs 03 Wild dog portrait · 400mm · f/2.8 · 1/500 · ISO 2000
Wilddogs 04 Dogs resting rocks · 600mm · f/4 · 1/1000 · ISO 5000
Wilddogs 05 Dogs in grass · 500mm · f/4 · 1/400 · ISO 1250
Wilddogs 06 Wild dog profile two · 400mm · f/2.8 · 1/1250 · ISO 3200
Wilddogs 07 Two dogs foraging forest · 600mm · f/4 · 1/320 · ISO 2500
Wilddogs 08 Pack by waterhole · 600mm · f/4 · 1/1600 · ISO 6400
Wilddogs 09 Dog on forest path · 400mm · f/2.8 · 1/640 · ISO 1600
Wilddogs 10 Wild dog green · 600mm · f/4 · 1/800 · ISO 4000

Painted dogs run in the cool of the morning and rest in the heat, and a pack with pups stays put long enough to learn every face. Fourteen dogs, two weeks, one den under a fallen mopane. These are the quiet hours between hunts.