We had one morning with some high winds and dust, here the mother and cub are trying to navigate to the water hole after a good feeding.
Cheetah Mother and Cub in a Dust Storm
Tanzania, Africa
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Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/4000s f/4.0 at 350.0mm iso640
Cheetah adult female and her cub.
Clean up time!
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Tanzania, Africa
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Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/4000s f/4.5 at 400.0mm iso640
RAY_7064 Cheetah Hunting 1200 web
RAY_7197 Cheetah Cub makes a Kill 1200 web
RAY_7271 Young Cheetah with a Fresh Kill 1200 web
RAY_7325 Cheetahs on the Run 1200 web
RAY_7382 Cheetahs on a Kill 1200 web
RAY_7388 Mother Cheetah on a Kill 1200 web
RAY_7417 Cheetah Family on a Kill 1200 web
RAY_7427 Cheetah Family on a Kill 1200 web
After finishing a kill, this mother cheetah spent 5 minutes with her cubs licking each others faces to clean up. We can see they missed a few spots, but the added colour adds a story full dimension.
The dark lines under the cheetahs eyes help with vision while looking into the sun, an adaptation gifted by nature. Giving the animal some added advantage besides its complimentary 70 mph running speed.
With her ears down half way and turned, it seems the cheetah is monitoring sounds from all directions, as at this point she was missing one of her cubs.
Superb real nature in Africa.
Cheetah Portrait
Raymond Barlow Photo Tours to Tanzania Wildlife and Nature
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Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/500s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso640
Cheetahs at Play Series 12 Shots - Images 1-12
A bit of a long story, but this morning of February 12th, 2018 was pretty amazing for our group. Our advance scouts found a mother cheetah, and her two cubs, about 10 minutes from our camp. We arrived at the scene, and fired several images of the three of them finishing their kill, then licking each others faces.
Next, they were on the move, so I was looking off to the distance on my right, I saw they were heading for water. Easily keeping in front of their track, we maneuvered into several seriously good angles for photography.
So here, I have skipped to the play fight... after they had all drank some water, the 2 cubs began to jump around and carry on like kittens.
165 images later, I was almost in shock.. the D850 captured every image in excellent focus and exposure. Early am harsh light was not bad, the environment was sweet, and the action intense!
With this particular scene, we saw and captured a giant leap, one cheetah thought it was a bird for a second! Here are the first 3 shots, the next 3 shots show the cheetah even higher in the air, and landing... I will try to add the next three tomorrow.
This reminds me of the Great Tiger battle, take a few years ago in India, with Margaret Keller. that to was pretty awesome to see.
Somehow, luck follows me around., I can't explain that. I thank my brother Nas for getting me started in Tanzania!
Thanks for looking.
Cheetah Siblings at Play
Raymond Barlow Photo Tours to Tanzania Wildlife and Nature
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/4000s f/5.0 at 400.0mm iso400
Cheetahs at Play Series 12 Shots - Image 2 of 12
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Love Africa!
A cheetah on the lookout for prey and enemies!
this beautiful healthy Cheetah and its partner were sitting in the tall grass, lounging when they popped up for a look. Sweet light, and just the right amount of depth of field to cover the animal in sharp focus made this one a favourite.
Such an incredibly superb cat! What a trip!
Cheetah on Guard - Tanzania
Raymond Barlow Photo Tours to Tanzania Wildlife and Nature
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Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/800s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso500
Cheetah Cub in Africa
Raymond Barlow Photo Tours to Tanzania Wildlife and Nature
Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1600s f/4.0 at 360.0mm iso200
Cheetah Hunting
Raymond Barlow Photo Tours to Tanzania Wildlife and Nature
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Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/400s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso400
Cheetah
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Nikon D800 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/200s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso400
