Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Your entire cheetah series is just wonderful. The cheetah is my favorite wildcat. Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you. On Apr 4, 2013, at 4:47 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Last photographs of the Duma (Cheetah in Swahili) - a couple have small > little stories attached to them: > > This cub, very unwisely, decided to chase an adult warthog, but the tables > were turned in an instant, and he just about made it, with seconds to > spare, to the security of the tree and escaped a mauling. The shock was > still visible on his face! We were too far away to photograph the chase, > but we arrived as the cub reached the succor of the tree: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130305_06483-Edit.jpg.html > > These two cubs were actually eying a severely hamstrung, unmoving full > grown wildebeest about 50 yards away (unfortunately, I was not carrying a > wide angle lens with me on that day). The cubs were too small to help the > mother, who in turn was incapable of killing the large prey by herself. In > time, they just moved away. We saw the dead carcass untouched by a predator > the next day: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130306_06946-Edit.jpg.html > > Play: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130308_08479.jpg.html > > To me, this is Africa - rolling grasslands with animals in warm light > accentuated by crisp, clean air after a torrential downpour! > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130308_08479.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information