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Kyle Gordon

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Kyle was born and raised in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe. His childhood was spent scurrying barefooted along the banks of various rivers and dams, fishing rod ever-in-hand, enjoying the beauty and freedom of outdoors. Kyle obtained a degree in construction from UCT ...

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Always a pleasure to get the current edition of TWIP. Gorgeous leopards. Ndzanzeni will be 13 in about 4 months. I had always hoped she would raise a daughter to keep the female line of the Mother Leopard going on Londolozi.

The photo of the Three Rivers young female is nice. I love her position as she is looking up into the tree. She is getting big. I saw her in early June.

Gorgeous pictures, Kyle, thanks. From the 3 giraffes staring at the cheetah, to the great photo of the Battler, the entertaining leap into the water of the young lion to the Leopards, and the lioness with her kill… as.s. every photo a little treasure.

The Lapwing chicks hiding are precious.

You saved the best for last IMO! Sleepy little guy is so cute! But love the giraffes staring down the cheetah too! Mothers w/cubs always special even if annoying to mom! Happy Friday!

So many wonderful images this week, Kyle! Love the lapwing chicks, the lion cub mid-jump and the Three Rivers female wrestling with her cub! I would so love to be there!

You’ve really excelled yourself this week, Kyle! I’m picking the Ndzhenga male at dawn as my favourite, but it’s a tough call.
I’m delighted to hear the news about Ndzanzeni but will try not to get too excited, as she’s lost so many cubs. But her mother (Dudley Riverbank) was nearly 14 when she had her so I guess she’s still in with a chance.

TWIP is super. My favorites and the cheetah being looked at by the giraffes, along with the shot of the leopard and her cub. That is the tree rivers female.

Hi Kyle, such lovely pics this week in TWIP. My favorite would be the Three Rivers female in the Leadwood tree. Her cub is getting big so quickly. Loved the pic of the buffalo drinking water with oxpeckers cleaning them and also the giraffe with the oxpeckers cleaning it’s neck.

I always look forward to Fridays as opening the TWIP is my early morning treat , and today’s is exceptionally great to see. I especially liked your amazing image of the young Bateleur Eagle – the details were extraordinary. Another favorite is the detail shot of the elephant eye, those long lashes almost covering the eye. Ndzanzeni looks good, perhaps because she is a mother again, and hopefully she will be able to raise a female cub to independence this time around. Seeing the hippo rising out of the water was a fantastic capture, given they don’t grace us with their whole body presence very often. Fingers crossed the winds subside and the rains arrive to really penetrate the earth. When I was there last month, everything looked so parched.

Lovely photo of the Three Rivers female and cub. I saw both at Londos in Septe,ber during the sighting where the cub was not feeling good well. I am glad she is better. Saw Three Rivers two weeks ago, minus her cub but hope to see both when I am back at Londolozi in late April!

Hi, I don’t really know what to choose, they are fabulous! What hit me was the lapping chicks I had to take more seconds to understand… that is an excellent finding! And the eyes of the hippo… really fascinating. As far as beauty is concerned, the Ndzanzeni female is different from the others and I have always loved her. The last royal queen. The Three Rivers female and her cub are just amazing, the cubs coat looks like a jaguar’s one with those rosettes… I watched a video of the Nkoveni Female, her cubs and the Maxim male, maybe his daughter looks soft because she has such a nice dad…the lions are all fantastic , too. The buffalo drinking also is a special shot. Wonderful pictures of the cubs, the giraffe, the elephant’s eye and the bateleur eagle.

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Lovely photos, except the Nkuhuma Young Male, and that is the one I would have turned into Giclee print and hung on my wall. It may not be the prettiest photo but it is the most powerful photo

The lapwing chicks are adorable! I’m glad the young Kambula female was able to practice her skills on one of the extra dead buffalo. That was a good learning opportunity for her.

Beautiful shots Kyle! We especially love the close up of the elephant eye – wisdom for sure!

Once again, your prose and awesome over the top pix have blown us away!!!!
Keep it up bro! Love and hugs

Excellent, Kyle! The lion leaping into river shot, split-second perfection.

What a week Kyle!! This has to be one of the richest TWIP in recent memory – so much variety in subjects, settings and composition! I hate to choose, since they are all great, but the cheetah slinking off after being given away by the giraffes is my top pick this week!

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