Five hundred fifty pounds of tooth and claw....marking his territory and daring any rivals to enter. The spray is visible behind its hind quarters as he leaves his scent on the bushes surrounding the waterhole. Sort of like Jack Nicholson in Wolfen for those who remember the bathroom scene.
Eric
Ahhhh! That's more like it Eric!! Wonderful behavioural image.
Your big cat images are amongst the best I have seen anywhere. Obviously a passion for you. That D800 otta come in handy for the next trip, eh?
angel manguel wrote:
Ahhhh! That's more like it Eric!! Wonderful behavioural image.
Your big cat images are amongst the best I have seen anywhere. Obviously a passion for you. That D800 otta come in handy for the next trip, eh?
Alan
Alan, you are too kind. Thank you. Yes, the cats do intrigue me much more than anything else in nature. I think it is a combination of the power, grace and stealth coupled with incredible beauty and add in the feeling one gets when they look right into your eyes...I don't think many other animals can bring all that to the table.
I'm hoping that I'm happy with the D800...for southern Africa where the animals are closer I am not concerned about losing reach and it is so much more versatile than what I have now. I can't tell you how many legs, heads etc. I've cut off with full frame lenses.
Eric
birdied wrote:
Until you have had a house cat that does the same thing, you will never appreciate the power !
Great shot Eric.
Birdie
While I don't have a cat, I do have neighbors with outside cats that like my yard better than their own. I haven't seen them mark my bushes yet but it wouldn't surprise me if they did.
Eric
rb_stern wrote:
Great - I'm jealous as a while ago I spent3 days at Ranthambhore and only caught a brief glimpse of one.
Richard
Richard, we were lucky...we had a couple of sightings but for 30 seconds in another location we would have had none. These guys truly find you and I do count myself as fortunate to have had this encounter. I think a summer trip when the temps get over 100F is probably better as they tend to hunker down in water holes and are more accessible photographically...of course it means us being in the broiler as well and I am not sure I want that either.
Eric
Eric,
I've seen a Bobcat do this, followed him for about 100 yards and he stopped every 10 feet or so and sprayed,
wouldn't even turn around for a photo but that's a house cat compared to this bad boy
Nice behavioral shot
Jul 06, 2012 at 02:19 AM
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but that's a house cat compared to this bad boy 
