Topic: A young male Leopard in ‘hunting mode’ at Thanda Safari this afternoon!
Technical data: Canon R6 MII with RF lens f11/800mm | ISO 8000 | 1/750sec | ev+0 | WB 6500K | AV Mode
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Topic: After over six month of ‘no decent Leopard pictures’, this evening I was able to get this beautiful shot of a young Thanda Safari Leopard. Oh happy day!
Technical data: Canon R6 MII with RF lens f11/800mm | ISO 51200 | 1/250sec | ev+0 | WB 6500K | AV Mode
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Post Bonus Pictures:
Topic: Young male Leopard after sunset
Technical data: Canon R6 MII with EF lens f2.8/70-200mm | ISO 12800 | 1/20sec | f2.8 | ev-1.5 | 130mm | WB AWB | AV Mode | Hand held
Blog bonus pictures:
It does not happen often that we see a Leopard kill in a tree at Thanda Safari. So it was a very pleasant surprise to be able to get a glimpse (and a picture) of this beautiful cat feeding on an Impala carcass. A Hyena was on standby at the bottom of the tree for some drop-offs.
Using the light from the spotlights of my tracker Bheki I was able to capture this image in very low light. This was the only useable picture documenting the encounter.
Technical data: Canon R6 with RF lens f11/800mm | ISO 51200 | 1/60sec | ev+0 | WB AWB | AV Mode
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A SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR MY SOUTH AFRICAN FRIENDS!
Quite a few people asked me about the large stuffed Leopards which I have imported from China as deterrents against Monkeys.
It is amazing that these large toy cats (90cm and 133cm in length) scare Monkeys.
Placed as the centre piece on or just somewhere in a tree near a buffet table they keep the Monkey thief’s away from breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. I even used one for a picnic at Sodwana bay (famously invaded by monkeys) and not one of the small primates came anywhere near the food.
Feel free to contact me if you would like to purchase one of these large ‘toys’. I have still a few left and I will import more if the demand continues!
This is a link to a page on my website with all the relevant info: https://sperka.info/leopards/
PS: I have also posted one of my favourite Leopard pictures for those among you how are not interested in stuffed toys 🙂
The incredible take-off speed of a Leopard!
Video taken with an iPhone 12 Pro Max
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We went on game drive this afternoon to find Elephants, but we got much more. As we left the Thanda Safari Lodge we encountered two male Lions and when we stopped to watch a few Warthogs and Impalas we spotted a large male Leopard hunting. After this very special encounter we continued on our Elephant quest and almost immediately ran into a White Rhino. And towards the end of the drive we finally found the long-noses.
What a day! The Big Five on one drive.
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📷 Picture by Christian Sperka
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