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Looks great on black (press L).
We were heading back to camp when we met this young leopard on the road. He used our car to hide . The final part was a bit clumsy,so the impala could escape.
The Amur leopard is considered to be one of the most critically endangered big cats in the world, with roughly 30-40 individuals remaining in the wild. Habitat loss and hunting (for trophies and use in traditional medicines) are the biggest threats to Amur leopards in the wild.
The Amur leopard has been a protected species in Russia since 1956, but poaching is still a problem. Conservation efforts in the wild for these animals include anti-poaching patrols, customs control, fighting forest fires, environmental education programmes and working closely with local communities.
Information sourced from Marwell Zoo.
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Took a walk along the canal on Big Island to check on a Bald Eagle nest in the area. Dad was in a nearby tree but nothing going on in the nest. But, we did pass by a pond that was FULL of frogs chirping away! It was loud! The area is filled with cattails and the frogs were hard to spot. Caught this one catching some rays along the edge.
It's nice to see the animals stirring with the warmer weather. Lot's of 60's in the forecast.
in three visits to South Africa's Kruger National Park I only saw one leopard, but it was rather a magnificent one. It broke out of the bushes and crossed the road right in front of us on a dull morning, and then it was gone. I had to stop the car, change lenses and trust to luck, in less than 20 seconds, but I got this one shot which has it's own something about it even if it's on a road with a giraffe's legs in the background - to me it carries a lot of the sense of what it's life to experience the moment, which a classic leopard in a tree shot doesn't always. scan of 35mm transparency
Just on our way out of Kruger at Orpen Gate,this leopard came walking down the road.I was lucky to get this picture,some 30 seconds later he vanished into the long grass.Our one and only big cat encounter this day.
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Gilbert suddenly swung the Land Cruiser round and headed off across the reserve at speed. We knew we were on our way to something worth seeing.
To say we were all blown away when we came across these magnificent creatures was an understatement. Leopards are extremely difficult to trace and locate in the wild so I'm told. To find two of them finishing off their impala kill in the early morning sun having dragged the carcass into a large tree was a rarity. This was a big draw and pulled in safari vehicles from far and wide. By the time we left the spot there must have been 8-10 vehicles surrounding the tree.
Leopards are astoundingly strong and are renowned for their agility. They are pound for pound the strongest of the big cats. They are able to climb trees, even when carrying heavy prey, and often choose to rest on tree branches during the day. One reason why leopards sometimes take their prey up in the trees is to ensure lions or hyenas can’t steal them. The leopard is the most elusive and secretive of the large cats.
Original jpeg straight from the camera with a few tweaks in acr and photoshop. Fuji X-E2 with 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 (effective focal length 502mm @ 35mm), aperture f7.1, exposure 1/350 sec, ISO 800 taken resting on the top of a safari vehicle.
Well, one week to go until the release of the book! I still want to shoot another couple of ideas that I have but I'm pretty sure I'll get them done before then. I've got a couple of essays to finish off this week but once they're done I can focus on the last shoot and putting the final touches on the book and then I can publish it. Yay =)