Pyjamas, Sunrise, and Three Roars

At 4:30 this morning I woke up to an incredible loud Lion‘s roar, obviously just front of my home.

Not to miss the opportunity to record this incredible noise I grabbed my iPhone and rushed to my car as I was (in Pyjamas☺️).

And our dominant male delivered! I captured what I think is my best Lion roar sound recording since I came to Africa. The first 30 seconds of this video were recorded long before sunrise with the Lion hiding in high grass (I used a still picture of the morning sky with the video).

Once he got moving I followed him for the next two hours, recording two more roars. But none was as good as the first one in the dark.

‚Hearing cat‘s night noises in the front yard’ has a totally different meaning when you live in the bush. I love it!

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Lion Tree or Tree Lions?

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Learning early!

Their mum had killed a baby Warthog as dinner for these four small Lion cubs. At this age the cubs still get their main nutrition from mother’s milk, but the Lioness decided to introduce them to meat at this early stage.

Technical data: Canon R6 with EF lens 300mm L and EF lens 500mm L 4K Video 50Fps

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Who is cuter!

I am not sure who would win the cuteness contest. After seeing the little Lions yesterday evening I spotted the Cheetah cubs this evening!

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Cuteness Factor 100!

One of four new Lion cubs at Thanda Safari. Spotted this evening with their mum!

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Morning has broken …

There are times when the light is just right!

Technical data: Canon R6 with EF lens 70-300 L at 240mm. ISO1600 1/500sec f5.6 ev+/-0

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Another one …

Another eye level shot during a Thanda Safari Lion sighting!

Technical data: Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max 26mm Wide Camera

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On Eye Level 👁️

I took this image last night on Thanda Safari’s savanna. I love portraits of cats on eye-level.

Here is the technical data for the ones of you who are interested: Canon R6 with RF lens 24-240 at 240mm. ISO5000 1/500sec f6.7 ev+/-0

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