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Licking its lips and walking with purpose.
Taken at the age of 14, only seems like yesterday
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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.
Photographed from a safari vehicle in the Serengeti, Tanzania
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Whenever I was looking at the face of a leopard while we were in the Serengeti, I was glad that the closeup view was because of my lens and not because I was within reach of it's claws. The leopards we saw and photographed were always calm but intimidating.
Ogni volta che guardavo il volto di un leopardo mentre eravamo nel Serengeti, ero contento che la vista del primo piano fosse dovuta al mio obiettivo e non perché ero a portata di mano degli artigli. I leopardi che abbiamo visto e fotografati erano sempre calmi ma intimidatori.
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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.
We saw six leopards whilst in Tanzania and it was definitely a case of saving the best till last. This one was in a tree right next to the road and allowed me to take a few photos before climbing down and disappearing into the long grass
Every move a leopard makes and every posture it shows has the overtones of stealth.
Here, the leopard was walking up in our general direction, and had a wide open path that must have been at least ten feet wide.
And yet, it walks right next to some shrubs to one side of the path, and uses camouflage right up until the end.
You can also see the slight crouch in its posture, just as it emerges from behind its cover into a more open area.
Really amazing to see it, especially when you are looking for it!
This shot was a gift! It is one of my favorite shots of this highly elusive and hard to find animal.
Maasai Mara, Kenya
Ruaha National Park | Tanzania
What an absolute privilege to have the opportunity of getting up close and personal with the big cat that everyone wants to see in the wild. This beautiful male leopard was lying on a rock and partially hidden from view when our guide spotted him. He was in an extremely awkward position but, with a bit of careful mavouvering of the vehicle, we managed some clean shots through trees and bushes. Not only was it another fantastic leopard experience for us, but because he was up on the rocks it gave us some pretty special eye-level photos. I don't usually say this, but 'view large'.
Such a sight to see--- this leopard was in a tree with its kill, having its dinner. The raw power of the cat, and the sheer beauty of his grace and strength were a sight to behold.
We watched in awe for nearly an hour as it dined rather obscured by the leafy branches, and then came out on a branch to clean its whiskers and lounge in the setting sun.
The camera GPS and this photo map says we were in Tanzania for this shot, but we must have been just on the border in the Masai Mara of Kenya, because we hadn't crossed the river into Tanzania yet.
More photos to come! Here is my African safari album link
Leopard sighting at Pilanesberg.
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Ein Leopard im Moremi-Wildreservat (Okavangodelta, Botswana).
A Leopard in the Moremi Game Reserve (Okavango Delta, Botswana).
South Luangwa is not as widely-known as the likes of Kruger or Etosha, nor is it as accessible, taking two days of travelling from North Wales but it certainly lived up to its nickname of the "Valley of the leopards."
Snow leopard, alas behind glass but was lucky to see him at all, he'd been crouched behind the rocks.
Black satin pencil skirt and jacket with leopard-print top and stockings with black handbag and accessories.
One of the two leopards that we followed for half an hour in Sabi Sands.
One of the benefits of private reserves is that they you are allowed to go off road to follow any of the big 5 so we were able to keep up with these two and without any other vehicles present which was an added bonus.
Sabi Sands
Greater Kruger
Mpumalanga
South Africa