lioness lunching

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 2, 201182 views4 comments

Driving through the Serengeti, we came upon a group of lionesses. On closer inspection, we saw that they had a kill in the grass. So we parked to watch. Each lioness took a turn at feeding, laying in the same spot where they had dragged the wildebeest. They had created a "cave" in the grass, which formed a beautiful frame for the photos. It was early morning (7am) and the sun was low and cast a beautiful light on their cave, which fortunately faced the sun.

Nikon D300; 70-200mm f2.8 VRII
1/640 @ f5; 140mm; iso200

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Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on July 2, 2011 at 5:34 PM

Great image margaret ! Agree with you that the cave in the undergrowth makes an awesome frame ! I also like how the lioness stands out against the dark interior of the cave.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 2, 2011 at 11:38 PM

Fine environmental and behavioral shot.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on July 3, 2011 at 12:31 PM

You indeed have a wonderful natural framing here for this gruesome scene Margaret. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on July 4, 2011 at 8:21 AM

Cool setting n pose !
Jagdeep Rajput

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