On dawn patrol.

Posted by Marc on Sat Jan 20, 2024 2:40 am

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A big mature male Leopard strides confidently through the grassland plains of Lamai watched over by a vigilant Thompsons Gazelle in the background. His tail is up ＆ curled, sending out a message.... not hunting....just passing through!
It's rare enough to see a Leopard totally out on the open grassland (and in glorious early golden light) let alone this big male striding confidently for 45 mins, traversing from one end of the Lamai plains to the other.........pure joy! Things would've gotten very interesting had one of the 2 local prides spotted him!

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by david fletcher on Sat Jan 20, 2024 3:20 am

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Smashing shot Marc. What a marvelous sight to see one so blatantly out in the open and in such good light. Yup, had the prides seen him, there would have been new records for the 100m dash, for sure...... (hope your eye is better, by the way).

Always a pleasure to see your images, this being no exception.

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by Carol Clarke on Sat Jan 20, 2024 10:33 am

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Amazing to see the most elusive and secretive of the African big cats out in the open like this for so long, Marc! What a magnificent and handsome leopard, striding out - and the soft pink blush in the sky tells us its early dawn, one of my favourite times to go out searching for the wild cats out there. A beauty!

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Sat Jan 20, 2024 12:50 pm

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Not just a beautiful specimen in great light, but also the colors of the clouds make it special, Marc.

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by Peter Ireland on Thu Jan 25, 2024 4:29 am

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What a beautiful beast.Lovely light, comp and colour,Marc

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by Cynthia Crawford on Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:42 pm

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Simply gorgeous- such great light and such an elegant striding cat. Must have been a real thrill to watch for so long.

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by Marc on Sun Jan 28, 2024 5:02 am

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Many thanks for the positive comments everyone, greatly appreciated!
And also a thank you to team NS for the Editors pick.

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