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Honey (named after the colour of her eyes) and her three cubs were very obliging to rest on this ridge whilst they scanned the plains for breakfast. Taken in the Masai Mara early one morning about half an hour after sunrise, this is one of my favourite images and I find myself always coming back to it.
(Masai Mara – Kenya)
The world’s fastest land animal, the cheetah, is a unique and the most specialized member of the cat family and can reach speeds of 70 mph. Unlike other cats, the cheetah has a leaner body, longer legs, and has been referred to as the greyhound of the cats. It is not an aggressive animal, using flight versus fight. With its weak jaws and small teeth, the price it paid for speed, it cannot fight larger predators to protect its kill or young.
The cheetah was once a common animal found on five continents, but is slowly losing its race for survival and is now classed as an Endangered Species!
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aneta
Beautiful! great composition. well done
hospitalera
the four are looking like they sit for a painting ;-) SY
Helene Kippert
Lovely shot
Kim Roper
This is so beautiful, love the exact same alert expression on each of their faces, beautifully captured and composed!
Lance Leopold
Too cute!!!
Sharon Bishop
Gosh Steve, how lucky can you be to be able to see this kind of scene. I love the Masai Mara – the Okavango Delta and Cornwall (!) these are the best places in the world for me.
Absolutely gorgeous pic.
Coralie Plozza
Family aint it grand …. beautiful shot
bsilvia
great!
NewYorker
You are such a skilled photographer…beautiful image
Heather Loster
beautiful capture. they seem as though they were very camera happy!
Mundy Hackett
Fantastic image Steve!
Lisa Kenny
Gorgeous photo Steve!
Adela Hriscu
Nature is so beautiful! :) super capture!
Steve Bulford
Thank you for the great comments. It’s really nice to get such feedback on my images!
Cheetahs are my favourite animal so I may have to add some more pics of them soon!
Steve :-)
Holly Werner
Amazing image. Great job.
Rinkydink
Glorious picture
mick
steve,you have some amazing images great work.
Mel Brackstone
I’m not surprised its a favourite, I love it too! What gorgeous cats the cheetahs are!
Alessandro Pinto
Wow.. what a feeling you must have had..beautiful, superb image… great capture
halftone
Beautiful big cats!
brummieboy
Magnificent ….
sanyaks
This is a precious capture.. got to be one of my favourites as well.. well done!
aphoto4you
Where is Masai Mara? This is just SUPER STUNNING
Steve Bulford
To aphoto4you,
Thanks for the nice comment! The Masai Mara is in Kenya, Africa.
Steve :-)
Steve Bulford
And also thanks to everyone else above for the great comments!
Steve :-)
ECGardner
Absolutely stunning in every way. What a magnificent image of these amazing creatures.
MaluC
Beautiful cats, they were posing for you! Wonderful :)
bonniemonahan1
Hi Steve,
Your composition and interest in photo is more than excellent. Personal opinion is the Cheetah’s need more brightness & contrast to make them yell @ me. This photo is rare, & I hope you correct it. Besides the brightness & contrast add more color to all the cheetah’s. The bluchy dark blue upper background needs to be softened. – Only suggestions for an exceptional photo.
Take care, Bonnie
pauline tims
Incredilbe, your pictures are amazing!!
GracefulShadow
Stunning
chriso
Amazing. We spent days on safari to only see a leopard in the distance. To see them this close and posing like this is truly incredible.
snurfdood
stunning shot – they are such beautiful and majestic creatures…:o)
Gayle Shaw
This is such a beautiful capture, wonderful composition. They are just such beautiful creatures and I think this is the first time I have seen a pic of cheetah cubs.
JayCole37
Wow this is such and amazing capture..! Nice job
DWarren
Another gorgeous shot….your work is just wonderful!
Bob Martin
Hi Steve….great work!
Lucindawind
magnificent !
rebecca zachariah
WOw, they are such handsome creatures.
Sharon Bishop
Oh my Steve…now i’m SERIOUSLY jealous.
Sprinkle
HA HA! too cute…
Anita Donohoe
Steve, I love this shot of mother cheetah with her three cubs!
DawsonImages
nice capture,
Pat Abbott
This is a beautiful capture. You have a great portfolio.
JoPix
I’m just envious and in awe. For the sights you see and the pictures you capture. I’m in love with your work!
kmargetts
Fantastic – you have some great shots!
Beccaboo
Wowzers, what beauties.
Cheri McEachin
This has to be my favourite of yours!! wow
Judith Oppenhe...
it is a beautiful shot
diffusion
awwwwwe this is too cute
Julie Langford
Wonderful work here again steve and glad you added this into the group – A wonderful addition to Happy Haven
Seareach
I think this is my favourite of yours. Your work is amazing!
Suni Pruett
Oh I cant blame you for coming back to it…it is spectacular. I dont know how I missed this one.. I love it…
Nicole Goggins
I love this too… they are so lovely – great shot!
Albert1000
Beautiful.
JaneRia
Beautiful photo – I find the cheetahs the most regal of all the big cats. I also have photos of Honey and her cubs when they were a little bit younger ! She originally had 5 cubs and I believe that only 3 are still alive.
Steve Bulford
To JaneRia
Yes she did have 5 cubs, but 2 were lost a few weeks before we got out there! I have see pics of all 5 and Honey though, and wish I had had that chance too! Also, the last report I heard this summer was that the cubs are still doing well on there own!
Deborah Stewart
I just joined RB this week hoping to learn from others as I am just a beginner. There are many fantastic photos to see, but this one is my favorite. Your wildlife photography is wonderful. I especially love your photos from Africa. Beautiful! Thanks for taking me places through your photos.
pryere
Stunning, fascinating, beautiful.
Robyn Maynard
Great shot !! Excellent….
ApeArt
wowee
WesternDreamer
Awesome capture, can certainly see why you always come back to it… they are SO cute!!! Excellant nature/wildlife scene/capture!!!
storm22
awesome photo big cats are so beautiful!
eric shepherd
What a great photo, stunning
snookchaos
i love this shot they all look identical like clones
Martie Venter
They are so beautiful, love the regal poses – superb shot!
justimagine
Fantastic image so beautiful and powerful!
Jocelyn Hyers
Absolutely stunning!
PhotoAmbiance
Your photo’s are as beautiful as a nature documentation on TV, so real! Beautiful!
pwinslow
I agree. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
Ryan Abboud
Nice capture
Carol Lirette
this is absolutely an amazing shot.
They are all facing the camersa at the same time.
Great Pic!
JessicaHowroyd
CHEETAHS ARE ALSO ONE OF MY FAVOURITE ANIMALS IN THE WHOLE WORLD. THE ONE THING I THINK ABOUT WHEN I SEE A CHEETAH IS SPEED. WELL DONE GREAT CAPTURE.
bill oneil
very nice shot
digitalmidge
Oh how cute and beautiful these little guys are…I love them, so fantastic. Great shot, you are so talented and lucky!!! ;-)
Lori Peters
How beautiful! Mothers and babies always touch my heart. Good job.
dawndavies
wonderful picture well done
carol brandt
Love this one.
Man, you sure do seem to get around. Do you need a tripod holder, by any chance?
Joanne Bradley
Brillaint capture! Astonishing, beautiful, incredible from the expression to the stances, what excellent work!
GregV
What a composition! Really awesome!
bmckain
You have a wonderful portfolio, I like all of your Africa wildlife but this one is really sublime.
Mindy McGregor
They are so cute! Great capture!
aletarandall
Such a regal mother.
mmersphotos
Just fantastic to see this lovely shot ! Excellent work !!
Avril Brand
Thank you Steve, for breaking my heart! I wish I could be there amongst them.
Elaine Harriott
Excellent shot Steve, just wonderful capture!!!
salsbells69
They dont come much better than this shot Steve. Wonderful capture~!!
skyhorse
I feel like I’m looking at a still shot from “Big Cat Diary” – how wonderful is this? It’s already added to my fav’s
Caroline Gorka
A wonderful, wonderful shot of my favourite big cat. :)))
godders
Just brilliant work, well done, Nick
C J Hummel - ...
This is a stunning picture.
You captured this beautifully.
When I travelled to Botswana, I found it was the best time to photograph cheetahs. Sadly I can no longer travel and visit my favourite places in the world
Ken Thomas
Your wildlife photography is awesome!!!
Renee Dawson
This is amazing!
Rosie Appleton
How magical to see these beautiful creatures in their natural habitat! I saw one Cheetah in Africa, only for about 10 mins and had to share her with 10 other 4×4’s full of tourists just like me… she was stunning!!
Rachel Stickney
Wow, these cheetahs are so gorgeous! Fantastic capture! I envy you taking a trip like this.
mariarty
n amazing capture, they are so gorgeous., wonderful work.
Fran0723
They are so beautiful! And the photo is a pure perfection!
starbucksgirl26
You are so lucky to have been able to be there to capture this! The photo really is beautiful-Cheetahs are my favorite cat next to tigers and so this is an automatic favorite!!
EvaLarsen
Great shot of mother with kids.
Katka Simcikova
Beautiful!
Evan Johnson
hahaha, how did you get them to pose for the photo?
Stephie Butler
This is just gorgeous..One of my favourites animals too..and one of my favourites of your work….
linda858100
FABULOUS
Waleska Luker
Cute Cats!
Braedene
No wonder you keep going back to it. It’s masterful – what a stunning photo- I hope to go the Masai Mara. What a stunning family portrait. Liz
Nature's Realm
Another wonderful piece. – Dennis
seawhisper
lovely family :)
Marvin Tunstall
Serious moment! Awesome!
bugphoto
very interesting wildlife shot in family touch excellent photo
Lisa Weber
Wayne Pearson
Beautiful Image Steve
Debbie Schiff
Incredible capture… looks like an arranged shoot…...! :).You are so lucky to have captured them sitting like this!
PhotosEcosse
Well done on a great image AND the feature !
Olitto
CONGRATULATIONS!!! 1st Place Winner in the Indigenous to East & Southern Africa Group Challenge, Beautiful East Africa
Olitto
Tamara Cornell
Congrats on the Feature. Well done :)
It’s a beautiful image.
Vickie Burt
Many congrats on a wonderful photo Steve! They are such beautiful creatures.
P3T3
This is beautiful….it would be great in the Baby Animals Group
NATURELENS
Thats very special, super image Steve.
LeighN
:)))))))))
mariejean
THANK YOU!!! sooooo beautiful…
StopComplaining
their soooo cute :)
StopComplaining
Congrats!!!!! :D
Aquarelle
This is worth coming back to see time and time again,congratulations on all your features too.
Michelle Barlo...
Bravo Bravo Bravo
Kimberly Peers 26 days ago
Great, just breathtaking!
ScenicSC 9 days ago
DAMN. Nice. Cheetahs are my very favorite animal.
silvercircles 3 days ago
Love it! Definitely not your typical family photo. They all look very dignified, though. :D