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I haven't done a burn to black edit for a while, nor have I posted anything for a while!
This is Sayan, the male Amur Leopard at Colchester Zoo. Amur Leopards are critically endangered with only an estimated 60 individuals surviving in the wild, though thankfully their numbers appear to be rising thanks to conservation work.
This trip was a quick test run for my new lens - the Tamron 18-400mm f/3.5-6.3. It's real test comes on my planned whale watching trips in the coming weeks! Any feedback is, as always, welcome.
Colchester Zoo, Essex, UK
Just by chance and totally unprepared I come across this leopard happily rolling in the grass 5 minutes from my camp. Almost missed the scene and just happened to look down by the vehicle.
D810 80 to 200 2.8
170mm 1/200 2.8 iso 360
East Africa Photo safari
We had been looking for leopards all evening until our guide got a call on the radio from another group that had just found one. The driver whipped in out of the bush and flew down the bumpy road. We approached the vehicles parked off the road and slowed down to see where they were looking. After driving over some small bushes, our guide positioned our truck in just the right spot. The Leopard was slightly covered by some vines and grass, but I was able to come away with this image.
Taken at the San Diego Zoo on Mother's day. We participated in the Animals in Action program highlighting the need to protect endangered species such as the clouded leopard.
Fast Fact.
Type: Mammal
Diet: Carnivore
Protection status: Endangered
Leopards are graceful and powerful big cats closely related to lions, tigers, and jaguars. They live in sub-Saharan Africa, northeast Africa, Central Asia, India, and China. However, many of their populations are endangered, especially outside of Africa.
The leopard is so strong and comfortable in trees that it often hauls its kills into the branches. By dragging the bodies of large animals aloft it hopes to keep them safe from scavengers such as hyenas. Leopards can also hunt from trees, where their spotted coats allow them to blend with the leaves until they spring with a deadly pounce. These nocturnal predators also stalk antelope, deer, and pigs by stealthy movements in the tall grass. When human settlements are present, leopards often attack dogs and, occasionally, people.
Location: Bali Safary Park
See also this shot at National Geographic Magazine.
You have to consider yourself very lucky if you get a chance to see this very elusive beautiful cat. I took this shot in South Africa at Sabi Sabi game reserve which is very close to Krugar National Par k. I was in awe looking at this beautiful creature which has the strength to pull a full grown Impala up a tree. Their spotted pattern is designed to make them blend into their surroundings as you can see here.
Second group of shots taken with new lens. Canon 100-400mm. A bit of a challenge, Need a lot more practice
Another photo of the beautiful leopard we saw during a drive around Kruger National Park. From memory it was on a drive from Lower Sabie to Skukuza - we saw four leopards this day, two in trees and two on the ground.
The Patch 2/4
The main reason for our visit was to see the exhibition The Last Footprint, nine wooden sculptures of animals under threat of extinction. They were created by artist Erik Schmitz and this one of an Amur Leopard was one of my favourites. A few posts of other ones to follow in coming days…
WESTERN SMT
Seen from the top deck of an A1, bus arriving from Kilmarnock, is 2641 (OSJ641R), a Leyland Leopard PSU3C/3R with Alexander Y type, B53F, body, that entered service in February, 1977.