[Leica] IMG: cheetahs on the Serengeti grasslands

[Nathan Wajsman]

Beautiful creatures, beautifully photographed. I especially liked the portrait of the mother.

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 31 Jul 2017, at 21:37, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote:
> 
> We encountered a family of cheetahs: three cubs and the mother. The mother left the cubs where a small watercourse cuts through the plain. Staying out of sight was too much for the cubs who climbed up to look for their parent.
> 
> Here the mother is stalking through the wind-blown grasses:
> 
> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/2017-Europe-Tanzania/Tanzania/On-Safari/i-kWDWHJZ/A>
> 
> Two of the cubs seeking mom:
> 
> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/2017-Europe-Tanzania/Tanzania/On-Safari/i-JVT8RmJ/A>
> 
> The mom finally found a place and called her cubs to her - a high pitched cry that is closer to something a bird would make than I expected from a cat. The cubs exploded out of their hiding area and sprinted to their mother where much rolling around, licking and good times ensued before they all settled down.
> 
> I think it was going to be a long day because as we swept the area with our binoculars we didn’t see a single gazelle or antelope.
> 
> Thanks for looking. Again, shot with Fuji X-T2 and the 100-400mm zoom. Focusing in the tall, waving grasses was difficult!
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information