Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Beautiful, as always. Hello Kitty! Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 28 Sep 2018, at 12:33, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> wrote: > > There were not too many Cheetah sightings, surprisingly, on this trip to > the Masai Mara. Usually they are easily seen as they hunt during the day to > avoid the lions and hyenas, who would otherwise steal their kill. There > was a deadly alliance of 5 males though, who hinted at a hunt (5 of them > could go after a wildebeest or a juvenile zebra, so it would be worth > watching!), and then sat down and did nothing on two days! It is believed > that they were two sets of unrelated brothers, who got together and formed > an alliance: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kenya2018/Mara- > 20180909-194.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kenya2018/Mara- > 20180909-220.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kenya2018/Mara- > 20180909-344.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kenya2018/Mara- > 20180909-2226.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kenya2018/Mara- > 20180909-2275.jpg.html > > The only other Cheetah we saw was a graceful female. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kenya2018/Mara- > 20180912-5093.jpg.html > > When we first saw her she had been chased and cornered by Topi: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kenya2018/Mara- > 20180912-3621b.jpg.html > > When we finished with her an hour or two later, she was cornered by > something not quite as natural: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kenya2018/Mara- > 20180912-3686B.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