Sep
25
Male Leopard, Kwando, Botswana, May 2010.
I’ve a new gallery update, with new pictures and new galleries and with a slightly modified look too. The new galleries include those of cheetahs, leopards and one of a drawn out river battle between a crocodile and a wildebeest. And I’ve added a few more to some of the other galleries as well.
The main galleries page is here where I’ve eleven galleries of six to nine pictures in each.
I’ve also Facebook page with regular updates at David Lloyd Wildlife Photography on Facebook.
Sep
18
A young lion cub, one of several, were using a fallen tree as a jungle gym. I took this at midmorning during an overcast day, which was ideal for watching lion pride activity because without the heat of the direct sun, they’re less likely to be snoozing under the shade of trees.
I think there were about sixteen in this group, two mature males, lionesses and several cubs of varying ages. Earlier, we’d encountered three young males who’d been recently kicked out of the pride to begin new lives of their own.
These were all of the Marsh Pride, made famous by TV’s Big Cat Diary.
Taken using a Nikon D300 with a 200-400mm f/4 lens at 400mm, f/4.8, 1/180 and ISO 400.
Sep
10
One point five million wildebeest cross the Mara River every year on the way to or from Kenya and Tanzania. On this occasion, some 10,000-15,000 traversed at this point in the river, taking almost an hour and a half to pass. What a photograph cannot capture is the sound, and I also think any photo would find it difficult to catch the mayhem involved as well.
After the passing a dozen or more wildebeest remained in the river, either by drowning or having been trampled to death.
This was undoubtedly the highlight of last week’s trip to the Masai Mara in Kenya. I’ve witnessed river crossings of some 1,000 wildebeest of ten minutes or so duration, but this one clearly was much more memorable. On top of this there were many of the Mara’s cats, lion, cheetah and leopard which I’ll post here in the next week or so.
Taken using a Nikon D700 with a 70-200mm f/2.8 lens at 70mm, f/9.5, 1/250 and ISO 400.
