This owl had been staring intently at the ground off and on for a period of time but never actually left its perch.

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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

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Civil Protection has issued the code orange, weather alert.

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

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

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Whitetail Deer in central Nebraska.

Racconigi, con morsetto Manfrotto 349 e testa basculante, 22,4 mt...

Do I hear a human (and her dog)?

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

what lurks in the underbrush?

Two Red Kites on the look out.

Barn Owl looking for prey at a Northumberland nature reserve.

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

I was waiting patiently for something to happen, when this Dipper turned up. Clearly distressed and alarmed. No more than five metres from me and Sandy. After about a minute a Mink came around the bend, right up close, looked me in the eye, then turned around and headed back up river. The Dipper watched it for a while and promptly went back to check on its new nest site..

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

found foraging in the Kabini area in Nagarhole Tiger Reserve, India

The Ruddy Mongoose is a large mongoose species that mainly lives in or near forests.

It is a very agile hunter foraging mainly on the ground but it is sometimes seen in trees. Its prey consists of rodents, birds, reptiles including snakes, and scorpions.

The upward curved tail as shown in the image, is typical for this species.

Endemic to India and Sri Lanka.

herpestes smithii

Indische rode mangoest

mangouste rouge indien

Indische Rotmanguste

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Always alert and watchful... Two thumbs up for these lifeguards; this image is for one of them.

I spotted this heron over at The Seventh Valley

the Springbok is our national animal and also the emblem of our rugby team, there are big herds in most of our national parks, so they are never in short supply to photograph...to watch them pronk in the early morning and late afternoons is just wonderful.

This is a clip of David Attenborough's showing the Springbok pronk, enjoy it!

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African Wild Dog in the Khwai Private Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana

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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

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

Yes, all senses alert for quick changes in tricky mountain light. Mysteriously enough, i never bought a ND grad filter...but i will soon

Thanks for visiting

Kingfisher looks like it's spotted something and is ready to strike.

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.

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus) juvenile

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

Frampton Marsh

female Northern Goshawk with the size of her talons clearly visible

older Goshawks have beautiful red eyes

Northern Goshawk

accipiter gentilis

havik

autour des palombes

Habicht

Azor Común

Astore

Açor

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this Cheetah had made a kill and was resting after eating.

It had heard lions roaring nearby and is on high alert, raising its head regularly above the grass to check the area.

After spending some time with this beautiful cat we moved on and found 2 big male lions and a female a few hundred meters away.

Lemek Conservancy in the Greater Mara Ecosystem in Kenya

cheetah

acinonyx jubatus

jachtluipaard

guépard

Gepard

guepardo o chita

ghepardo

IUCN RED LIST Status: Vulnerable and the trend is DECREASING

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Cleo in the garden this morning. Her expression and the hedgehog hairdo are due to the dogs being noisy on the other side of the fence. The dogs were barking because they wanted to intimidate Filou which worked very well. I don't think that they had noticed Cleo because usually they have a certain respect for her. A moment after I took this photo she ran over to the fence, hit one of the dogs on the nose and suddenly there was silence on the other side of the fence.

A pencil glaze effect

Early morning sunlit Snipe

male Lion at dawn in the Ndutu area of the Serengeti in Tanzania

Together with another male he was leaving an area with dense bushes

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