This post is dedicated to those readers experiencing extremely cold conditions in the northern hemisphere. To brighten your lives, we are going to look at some elephants today.
Eating deep in the bush – where it is easy to disappear from view in seconds.
Testing the clean water at a waterhole.
Eating spiky thorns with no apparent discomfort.
Everyone enjoys seeing baby elephants.
Getting the hang of using the dangling trunk to drink.
Finding the trunk useful for splashing about!
It is fun to jostle about as one grows older.
Something Over Tea 
A lovely post with a much appreciated dedication this weekend
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I wish you warmth throughout your home during these trying times!
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Thanks
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Delightful! Yes, it’s cold up here, to get below 0 degrees next week. We did walk outside yesterday since there wasn’t much wind. Only wildlife: squabbling house sparrows.
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Isn’t it amazing how resilient House Sparrows are – and how widespread their distribution is!
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Thank you! My new boss is jetting back home to Cape Town on Monday, and I must say I envy her going back to some sun :-). And yes, I too love a baby elephant with their ears that look too big for them and their slightly-out-of-control trunks.
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I am glad these elephants gave you a ‘lift’ and I hope you will be feeling on top of the world soon.
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I did appreciate this post! I do love your elephant photos 😊
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Thank you very much, Belinda. Elephants are great fun to photograph 🙂 🙂
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What a sweet sight on this very snowy day in Maine. Those baby elephants are utterly adorable.
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I thought you might enjoy seeing them 🙂
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Love ’em!
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A nice change from our snow and cold. 🙂
The baby elephants are so adorable!
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I am pleased you have enjoyed seeing them, Eliza.
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Reblogged this on Janet's Thread 2.
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Thank you, Janet.
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the thoughtful gesture is kindly appreciated
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I am so pleased, thank you 🙂
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Love to see the elephants!! Thank you for this post!
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What fun that you enjoyed it, Teresa.
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Awesomeness Anne. Happy Holidays! 👼🎅🦌🌟🎄
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Thank you very much, Cindy.
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Thanks from cold and snowy Wisconsin.
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I am pleased that you have enjoyed them 🙂
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My day was undoubtedly brightened. Thank you Anne.
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I am happy to oblige 🙂
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It looks like it is fun to be a baby elephant. Is there ever a baby animal that is not sweet, even one that as a newborn weighs 165 kg (364 lb.). (I had to Google as I was curious.)
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That’s quite a hefty baby!
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Yes it is!
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Reading today, while I sit in Kansas (USA) and watch a few snowflakes dancing around due to our fierce northwest wind, even with the pale winter sun peeking out. So, yes, I am enjoying your summer pictures. And love the pictures of the interactions of elephants in their families/communities. I find their caring remarkable.
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Elephants are remarkable creatures to watch, so I am pleased you enjoyed seeing these pictures of them.
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Reblogged this on Wolf's Birding and Bonsai Blog.
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So beautiful this post of yours! To see elephants wandering free in the wild, finding food and water, being happy, priceless! I needed a post like this after researching, for my latest article, the topic of elephants as endangered species. Their numbers are so low that it broke my heart. I don’t know if I’m allowed to share with you here a link, but we are all elephants lovers here and you might want to know. https://4tinyhands.com/2023/04/28/elephants-a-keystone-species-are-endangered/
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I am glad you found this. The Addo Elephant National Park is within an easy drive from where I live and so we are privileged to see them as often as we are able to find the time to visit.
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