[Leica] IMG: cheetahs on the Serengeti grasslands

[Jim Nichols]

Nice shots.  Focus looks pretty good from here.  I can see cat whiskers!

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 7/31/2017 2:37 PM, Adam Bridge 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.
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> Here the mother is stalking through the wind-blown grasses:
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> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/2017-Europe-Tanzania/Tanzania/On-Safari/i-kWDWHJZ/A>
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> Two of the cubs seeking mom:
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> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/2017-Europe-Tanzania/Tanzania/On-Safari/i-JVT8RmJ/A>
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Thanks for looking. Again, shot with Fuji X-T2 and the 100-400mm zoom. Focusing in the tall, waving grasses was difficult!
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> Adam
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