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Re: Animals
« Reply #45 on: May 21, 2010, 01:31:38 PM »
Quote from: DragonSpeed on July 21, 2009, 12:11:36 PM
Leopard (Panthera pardus)
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

The leopard is a strong solitary hunter. Due to their steath and camouflage they are very hard to see when on safari. Many tourists complete their trip never seeing one or only seeing one from a far distance.
We were lucky... up in the North of the Serengeti (Lobo area) we came across a solo leopard resting only 50 ft from the road. He sat and let us shoot for quite some time as his belly was full from the recent kill he had dragged up into a nearby tree. It was early morning, so some shots were taken at ISO6400.
Just when we thought it couldn't get much better - his brother came by and the two hung out and played a bit before moving on to their next adventure for the day. Wow!
 
1) The solo leopard before his brother showed up:

 
2) The two together:

 
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5) This is the more common view of a leopard - far away and in a tree...

 
What an amazing adventure!
Looks like he has something in the tree with him
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Re: Animals
« Reply #46 on: May 22, 2010, 07:09:09 AM »
Yes, KC - that's a Wildebeest carcass.  Leopards drag their kills up into trees to keep the hyenas from stealing their kills. VERY strong animal!
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Re: Animals
« Reply #47 on: May 24, 2010, 11:50:40 AM »
not a pick but something for the family we help them with deer releases http://www.crittercarewildlife.org/index.php/news-events/events great event lots of animals and fun for the kids
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Re: Animals
« Reply #48 on: June 22, 2010, 10:33:43 AM »




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Re: Animals
« Reply #49 on: June 22, 2010, 11:04:15 AM »
Fur stoll on the hoof :)
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Re: Animals
« Reply #50 on: July 11, 2010, 11:02:49 AM »
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Re: Animals
« Reply #51 on: August 30, 2010, 11:06:26 AM »
some shots from a recent trip...



Local traffic jam




Long Reach!!




Should have used sunscreen!!



OK buddy, I'm backing up now....




I see you, and you, and you, and...
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Re: Animals
« Reply #52 on: August 30, 2010, 11:54:59 AM »
Great photos...

Where did you go?
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Re: Animals
« Reply #53 on: September 23, 2010, 11:56:50 PM »

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Re: Animals
« Reply #54 on: May 20, 2011, 06:42:18 PM »

not a great shot of the bear, but it seemed petty close at the time lol, and it would not leave the trail so i had to re route lol
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Re: Animals
« Reply #55 on: May 23, 2011, 06:10:11 PM »
After a weekend's work, I was able to slip away on the Sunday afternoon and shoot at the Cleveland Zoo at the end of March... Here are some of the shots:

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King de-throned by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

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Cuddly by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

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Dreaming of Freedom by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

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I wonder if I have a brain by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

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Yawning by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

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I think I have something in my teeth by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

I hope you enjoyed them... it's quite a nice zoo, roomier than many but feel sorry for the animals - they can never really have enough room there, but it does allow people to learn about them and to understand the conservation needs in a more face-to-face way.
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Re: Animals
« Reply #56 on: August 24, 2011, 08:20:08 AM »
cool zoo pics!
took a walk on the North Alouette river today, saw 2 bears 2 snakes 2 sandhill cranes ( flood coming? ) a migration of tiny frogs biblical lol)  and a hawk
pretty good fos so close to home I thought



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Re: Animals
« Reply #57 on: August 25, 2011, 07:03:39 AM »
Man that IS a tiny frog!

Is that bear small, or far away?
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Re: Animals
« Reply #58 on: August 28, 2011, 08:20:08 PM »
small bear and a cropped pic
cute though
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Re: Animals
« Reply #59 on: May 22, 2012, 03:01:45 PM »
same friend and her awesome camera lol
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