"Hanging up your stripes", a Leopard hauls it's Zebra kill up a tree.

[marc]

Hanging up your stripes

A magnificent 3 yr old male Leopard has just brought down a baby Zebra and proceeds to haul its prize up a giant Fig tree.
Kogatende region, Northern Serengeti- TZ.

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Cheers
Marc

 

[ingweDave]

Great sequence Marc

 

[Jim G]

Hanging up your stripes

A magnificent 3 yr old male Leopard has just brought down a baby Zebra and proceeds to haul its prize up a giant Fig tree.
Kogatende region, Northern Serengeti- TZ.

Nikon D850
Nikkor 70-200E FL VR f/2.8
f/6.3
1/2000s
ISO2200@ 200mm.

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Nikon D850
Nikkor 70-200E FL VR f/2.8
f/6.3
1/2000s
ISO2500@ 200mm.

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Nikon D850
Nikkor 70-200E FL VR f/2.8
f/6.3
1/2000s
ISO1100@ 130mm.

View attachment 11251




Nikon D5
Nikkor 400E FL VR f/2.8
f/5.6
1/2500s
ISO1800@ 400mm.

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Nikon D5
Nikkor 400E FL VR f/2.8
f/7.1
1/1000s
ISO3600@ 400mm.

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Cheers
Marc

Hi Marc.

Great opportunity, terrific results.

JIM

 

[Cristobal]

Fantastic sequence!

 

[Kumar A]

Great sequence. Liked his look in the last frame

 

[Ralph]

Hanging up your stripes

A magnificent 3 yr old male Leopard has just brought down a baby Zebra and proceeds to haul its prize up a giant Fig tree.
Kogatende region, Northern Serengeti- TZ.

Nikon D850
Nikkor 70-200E FL VR f/2.8
f/6.3
1/2000s
ISO2200@ 200mm.

View attachment 11249




Nikon D850
Nikkor 70-200E FL VR f/2.8
f/6.3
1/2000s
ISO2500@ 200mm.

View attachment 11250





Nikon D850
Nikkor 70-200E FL VR f/2.8
f/6.3
1/2000s
ISO1100@ 130mm.

View attachment 11251




Nikon D5
Nikkor 400E FL VR f/2.8
f/5.6
1/2500s
ISO1800@ 400mm.

View attachment 11252




Nikon D5
Nikkor 400E FL VR f/2.8
f/7.1
1/1000s
ISO3600@ 400mm.

View attachment 11253

Cheers
Marc

Wow! Great sequence Marc.

 

[Callie]

Pure green adrenaline! Magic sighting, lovely images, Marc!

 

[Rassie]

Great series, Marc. It's amazing how strong those cats are.

 

[Harry.G]

Superb images Marc - love the pose in the last image


Harry.G

 

[Marcus Slade]

Wow, quite the series of images. Nicely done, Marc.

 

[JP Onstwedder]

Gorgeous!

 

[Laurent Dieu]

Wonderful series

 

[Tadzio]

Excellent series Marc

 

[marc]

Great series, Marc. It's amazing how strong those cats are.

Very true Rassie, showing great strength in their neck/shoulder area, this young Zebra would have been close to 40Kg's (90lbs)

 

[Yezdi]

Outstanding series Marc...well done...

 

[marc]

Many thanks for the kind words and positive comments folks, much appreciated.

 

[Gongster]

Splendid!

 

[Hawkeshead]

You always tell a great story with your images Marc, Super series.

 

[Steve]

Heck of a series!!