It was a magic morning, the mist rising out of the valley as the first sun came over the hill, the flock of blackbirds swirling in the still air only added to the moment.
This wonderful leopard spent the heat of the day in sausage trees along the banks of the Savuti Channel in Botswana's Okavango Delta. She patiently waited for some unsuspecting impala to be lured in by the promise of cool shade and sausage tree fruit and flowers to nibble on. We patiently waited to see the possible out come. After three days, all the impala in the area were still safe.....
Thunder clouds over the plains, cheetahs in the evening sun, just some of my favorite things..
This piece was one of the popular at this years show at the Mockingbird Gallery in Bend Oregon
It is a very moving thing to look into the eyes of any of the larger primates.
