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Thanks so much, Sprocky,

for your always so magnificent shots - Love the kudus and the helmeted shrikes \O \O \O


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Hi everyone. I'm back again with a few pics in between all my time being spent at the airfield.

Yesterday evening we had our monthly sundowners at the river. When I got home I started making dinner, when suddenly, I heard crazy growling sounds. I ran out with the spotlight, expecting to see Lions...but no, it was a mating pair of Leopards right next to my house. :shock:

I went back in to get the camera, but when I got back outside the female dashed off and left the male on his own. I managed to get a few pics of him, but please excuse the quality, I was shooting at 25600 ISO.
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Next up, a cool sighting this morning on my way to the airfield... X#X


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Up early this morning to go flying, still on a high about the Leopards next to the house, I got a pride of about 12 Lions. :-)

I won't post comments, just the photos...
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More Lion pics in a few minutes...


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More of the Lions...
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That's it till next time... X#X


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Wow great sightings ^Q^ Leopards next to your house :shock:..... Awesome ^Q^


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0/* Sparky!

Wow!!!! Leopards at your house! :shock: :shock: :shock:


And lovely light on the lions a few hours later! [O] [O]

Not a bad weekend... X#X


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\O ^Q^ Wow lovely to see the cats at your house :-0 :-0


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:shock: :shock: :shock: Mating leopards right next to your house. Never a dull moment there, hey :-0

And then a decent sized pride later on. Incredible. You must have been flying high even without your vessel. lol


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:shock: :shock:
No comments only O/\ O/\ O\/ O\/ ^Q^ ^Q^


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Awesome Sprocky,

as Lisbeth said no comments :-0 :-0 :-0


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