WILD & FREE
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)
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Comments
Beautiful! great composition. well done
the four are looking like they sit for a painting ;-) SY
Lovely shot
This is so beautiful, love the exact same alert expression on each of their faces, beautifully captured and composed!
Too cute!!!
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.
Family aint it grand …. beautiful shot
great!
You are such a skilled photographer…beautiful image
beautiful capture. they seem as though they were very camera happy!