More of my favourite Sandibe Leopard

Here are some more images of my favourite Leopard.  As mentioned in previous posts she entertained us for hours in the Botswana Okavango Delta bush during our stay at the & Beyond, Sandibe Lodge. These were captured in August 2011 and to this day I can see her right in front of us when I close my eyes. Hunting inquisitively and posing in between focused efforts to find prey.  As she constantly searched the area with all her senses, using every tree as a vantage point she became one with her environment.

On this particular game drive, we were out looking for what the & Beyond Game guide said was a positive Cheetah sighting the day before.  It was getting late in the morning, and I saw her in the far distance as she came off a Termite mound.  She was hungry and was positively in hunting mode.  She first tried to catch a Cape Fox (Image included), then went for none less than a Honey Badger with a pup, and after that stalked some impala. With no hunting success she evantually relaxed on a tree branch and then dissappeared into the thick bush where we lost sight of her.  If you have ever ran a marathon you will recognise that ‘glow’ that your body experiences for a good few hours or days after the race. Well after this shoot I felt like I had run a marathon with my soul.  It is moments like this that feeds my passion for Nature Photography.

In the next weeks I will post more images from this trip to the Okavango Delta Bush.

As allways please let me know what you think by leaving a comment

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She is the most beuatiful speciman

Cape Fox shot in Okavango Delta Botswana

Every tail tells a story

Peeping through the main stumps of the tree

Against the bark of Tamboti tree

On the way down from a 5 meter jump from the tree

Almost down

Landing after a 5 meter drop from the tree

Magnificant Girl

Gorgeous Girl

She loved to pose for us

Tree Framed Female Leopard

Lazy Leopard Legs

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