on the plains of the remote Western Corridor of the Serengeti we found a Cheetah with 4 cubs .

There is plenty of prey in that area including large herds of Thomson's Gazelle but there are also lots of Lions and Spotted Hyena's .

I find Cheetah mothers really fascinating

cheetah

acinonyx jubatus

jachtluipaard

guépard

Gepard

guepardo o chita

ghepardo

guepardo ou chita

Many thanks for your views, favorites and supportive comments.

All rights reserved. Fons Buts©2023

My photos may not be used on websites, blogs or in any other media without my written and explicit permission.

Ndutu area in southeastern Serengeti, Tanzania

cheetah

acinonyx jubatus

jachtluipaard

guépard

Gepard

guepardo o chita

ghepardo

guepardo ou chita

IUCN RED LIST Status: Vulnerable and the trend is DECREASING

Many thanks for your views, favorites and supportive comments.

All rights reserved. Fons Buts©2023

My photos may not be used on websites, blogs or in any other media without my written and explicit permission.

I was pleased to see my old friend the wild female fox that lives off one of the many trails in Anchorage. It's been two years since I was able to visit and here she was giving quite a look to something that was making noise off in the distance.

Taken 21 February 2023 in Anchorage, Alaska.

Female leopard (Panthera pardus) born March 2018 who has taken up residence in the north-western part of Londolozi Game Reserve in South Africa - adjacent to her mother's territory. Conservation Status: Vulnerable

Civil Protection has issued the code orange, weather alert.

this adult female knows that there are Common Buzzards in the area

also called Goshawk

accipiter gentilis

havik

autour des palombes

Habicht

Many thanks for your views, favorites and supportive comments.

All rights reserved. ButsFons©2020

My photos may not be used on websites, blogs or in any other media without my written and explicit permission.

For the Smile on Saturday challenge: "Flora in mono"

There are no flowers in the garden now that winter has arrived. But our blue hydrangea bushes have given us plenty of flower heads to bring indoors and dry.

I took my title from one of my favourite song combinations .. "Blue Alert" - Song written by Leonard Cohen and sung by Anjani Thomas. If you fancy a bit of gentle blues:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqXkc3jYc94

HSoS ;o)

Cliche and Smile on Saturday: Here

My Hydrangea set: Here

Macro-Looking Close: Here

Hungry Robin in our garden (on the Camelia)

(Shot through the Dining Room window)

Robin near the Brighouse Town AFC ground

did you know...a Meerkat can spot an eagle in flight more than a thousand feet away

a humorous clip on Meerkats in the Kgalagadi

youtu.be/drzq1x0mqjo

Thank you Aki :)

Wild South Africa

Kruger National Park

I know, technically not correct, but never mind, it catches the eye :-))

Great Horned Owl photographed in Arizona, USA. Thanks for viewing!

Music:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWFVq6GjbaQ

what lurks in the underbrush?

Thank you everyone for taking a close look at my images, much appreciated!

Two young Mule Deer glancing back for the source of a sudden sound. Not to worry, it was just some falling rocks.

Barn Owl waiting patiently for a sign of prey. Taken at a Northumberland nature reserve.

This nesting pair of Osprey were on full alert protecting their young as another pair of Ospreys circled overhead.

A little fun with Photoshop, one day I'll get this shot for real.

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)

Seen in the Heathdale - Glen Orden Wetlands on this day in 2019.

A late day walk on a foggy eve. The coyotes were near and howling. Time to head home.

Snugs giving all of her focus to what ever has captured her attention!

This gorgeous little fellow was certainly very alert and keeping an eye on me while I was trying to move slowly in trying to capture that stance. Brave little fellow!

A lineman lookout blasts on his horn warning the rest of the team up the line to be aware of an approaching train.

He was quite busy foraging on a fallen tree for a few moments then he totally surprised me when he flew up and landed on a tree very close to where I was standing. I did not get the chance to zoom out to get his whole body in the frame, so I had to settle for a close up of his head and shoulders! :)

Level 4A

Castle Towers Shopping Centre

Rooftop Carpark

Castle Hill, north-western Sydney

Late afternoon, Thursday 14th October, 2021.

Torrential rain, hail, thunder, lightning - the full Gothic display.

Very typical for Sydney.

My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon 16-35mm f 4/L lens

Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad by NCH software

My energy drink can collection is now up to five and growing. Where this is going nobody knows. I can now say this is part of the energy drink series.

Each can was shot individually with my Nikon 55mm f/2.8 NIKKOR Micro with about a 6-10 image focus stack. They do seem to have a lot of potential for art. Five cans, a rectangular to polar coordinate conversion, a wavy window and yummy colors make this slider complete!

Happy Slider Sunday - HSS

Sometimes it can be a little difficult to gauge what a cat might be thinking. One moment it might be very playful and a split second later, its eyes and ears are showing an alert position.

Sony dsc

Alert

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus) juvenile

One of a pair that were in the Heathdale - Glen Orden Wetlands.

I've been spotted across the waterhole, but earlier the Wildebeest had been rutting and running behind them, they were anxious with all the commotion and nervous to approach to drink water. Adult female and juvenile male at Erindi private game reserve, Namibia

Alert

Tarangire National Park Tanzanie