WILD AND FREE / / We were really lucky to find these mating lions first thing one morning while the park was still quiet! / / / (Samburu National Park – Kenya) / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
This was the first mating action of the morning for these lions, which is usually the most violent (as you can see here)! We were really lucky to find them just after first light while the park was still empty! / / / (Samburu National Park – Kenya) / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
The kitty soaks up the sun on an equally lazy afternoon..
Reticulated giraffe eating in the Masai Mara. / / (Masai Mara – Kenya) / / / African Art and Writings Group / / Best Photo/Artists of the Month Contest Winner for January 2008 / CLICK HERE TO HAVE A LOOK / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
This is Lego. / (part Siamese). His eyes are shockingly blue.. / and as you might have guessed..he likes Lego’s. / He, along with his 5 siblings & pregnant mother, is kind / enough to allow me to continue living here with them. :-/
WILD & FREE / / Just a bit of fun! / / This lion was posing for the cameras!! / / Hope it makes you smile as much as me! / / / (Masai Mara – Kenya) / / >< / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
When my daughter came to me with our kitty sleeping / on the dust pan, I ran for the tripod! We were at another / site then, (in a contest), and I told her that if we won, / I’d give her the camera. They took longer than expected / to ship it and ended up giving us the top camera there / to make up for it. Needless to say, her camera is better / than mine now. :-/ (And I have to “get permission” to use it! Ha.)
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This is Coconut. (Lego’s brother.) Quite possibly the cutest ball of fluff that was ever created. He’s a bit of a softie; just lays around..purs alot. That kind of thing. / But man is he cute!
WILD AND FREE / / Bengal Tiger / / (Bandhavgarh National Park – India) / /
Glade this lion was not fixed on me. Looks like he means business! / / (Masai Mara – Kenya) / / / >< / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Digital manipulation based on Amur Tigress Yenna and one of her three cubs. The tigers’ pose is genuine – the family of tigers were very tactile and playful with mum. ;o)
WILD AND FREE / / Two cheetah cub brothers sitting on a termite mound. Taken early one morning about half an hour after sunrise. (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! Check out more info here / Cheetah Conservation Fund / / / /
Snow Leopard / Endangered Species / Canon EOS 30D DSLR The Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia),sometimes known as the ounce, is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central Asia from Afghanistan to Lake Baikal and eastern Tibet. The taxonomic position of this species has been subject to change. In the past, many taxonomists included the Snow Leopard in the genus Panthera, with several of the other largest felids, but later it was placed in its own genus, Uncia. However, a recent molecular study places the species firmly within the genus Panthera, although the exact position remains unclear.[3] Along with the Clouded Leopard, it represents an intermediate between so-called big cats and smaller species, as it cannot roar, despite possessing an incomplete ossification of the hyoid bone, which was thought to be essential in allowing the big cats to roar. However, new studies show that the ability to roar is due to other morphological features, especially of the larynx, which are absent in the Snow Leopard.[4] Well known for its beautiful fur, the Snow Leopard has a whitish-tan coat with ringed spots of dark, ashy-brown and rosettes of black. Its tail is heavy with fur and the bottom of its paws are covered with fur for protection against snow and cold. The life span of a Snow Leopard is normally 15–18 years, but in captivity they can live up to 20 years. Although the Snow Leopard is internationally regarded and legally protected as an endangered species, currently there exist no effective measures to stop poaching and loss of habitat in Jammu & Kashmir. The Snow Leopard population of Jammu & Kashmir has increasingly come under pressure as a result of poaching for furs, loss of habitat caused by deforestation and dam projects, and loss of food sources caused by similar environmental pressures. In both Pakistan and India-administered Jammu & Kashmir, this threat to the Snow Leopard has developed. The armed conflict of the last 8 years in Jammu & Kashmir has further exacerbated this problem as the soldiers and armed resistance groups have shown little regard for species preservation. The instability has also allowed for an illegal trade of furs. A 1994 raid on a group of traders in Srinagar that hauled more than $1 million worth of furs and garments made from 1,366 of the world’s most endangered wild cats, tigers, snow and clouded leopards and Bengal tigers indicated that the lack of effective measures to preserve endangered species has deteriorated further as a result of the 8 year old conflict. Cases like these reveal that the poaching of wildlife in Jammu & Kashmir’s forests and in other Himalayan regions has returned with a vengeance that threatens some of the world’s most beautiful and exotic animals after a period of curtailment of such poaching in recent decades. Under this situation, the Snow Leopard is directly threatened. K.E.W.A. advocates that strict conservation measures be put in place in Pakistan and India-administered Jammu & Kashmir. Habitat protection, captive breeding, stiff penalties for poachers and international buyers of illegal furs, and public education must all be a part of such an undertaking to save the Snow Leopard. But such an effort would require major involvement of international organizations. The rarest and most beautiful of the great cats, the snow leopard…is wary and elusive to a magical degree, and so well camouflaged in the places it chooses to lie that one can stare straight at it from yards away and fail to see it. Yet the snow leopard’s talent for invisibility has not kept it safely out of the sights of hunters, who continue to kill the cat for its “coat of pale misty gray, with black rosettes that are clouded by the depth of the rich fur”. Elusiveness also has done little to help the snow leopard cope successfully with an ever-increasing influx of tourists, sheep herders, dam-builders, and other humans eager to make use of the spectacular landscape. The result is that the snow leopard, despite its remote home high in the Himalayas, has become one of the most endangered of the large cats.
Acrylic painting of a calico cat watching the sky covered with flying dandelion seeds. It is on 11×14 inches 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper.
This is Oreo one of my cats. / A great card for Halloween. / Featured in Weekly Theme Challenges – Nov 24, 2008 / Featured in HALLOWEEN – Mar 15, 2009 / Featured in Dimensions – October 23, 2009 / Featured in Paws n Claws – November 1, 2009 2nd Place in the challenge “It’s In The Eyes”, Weekly Theme Challenges – Nov 24, 2008 / 2nd Place in the challenge “Avatar challenge #1”, in HALLOWEEN – Mar 29, 2009 / 2nd Place in the challenge “Halloween Cards” in All About Your Best Work – October 16, 2009 / 4th Place in the challenge “Samhain. All Hallows Eve. Halloween. etc…” in The Woman Photographer – October 26, 2009
Snow, is my cat and he is a very sweet, verbal cat. / Featured in Bubblers’ Weekly Challenge – Jan 12, 2009 / Featured in Color Me a Rainbow – Apr 2, 2009 / Featured in High Key – Apr 8, 2009 / Featured in Cats and Dogs – November 20, 2009 10th place in the challenge “NOVEMBER AVATAR”, Domestic Cats – Oct 31, 2008 / 2nd Place in challenge “The Color White”, Bubblers’ Weekly Challenge – Jan 12, 2009 / 5th Place in challenge “April Avatar”, Domestic and Pedigree Cats – Mar 31, 2009 / 2nd Place in challenge “Best of FEATURED White Works” in Color Me a Rainbow – Apr 9, 2009 Angel – Sarah McLachlan / / Other cat images / / / / / Views 1002
Close-up of Scottish tabby cat grooming as she washes her paw with the greatest of concentration. After eating, grooming is the cat’s most observed ritual, followed by napping …
My cat Oreo / Oct 2008 / Nikon D80 w/ 24-120mm VR Featured in Black With a Hint of Colour – Nov 28, 2008 / Featured in Color Me a Rainbow – Apr 9, 2009 / Featured in Paws n Claws – August 26, 2009 1st Place in the Challenge “Avatar challenge” in Black With a Hint of Colour – Jan 5, 2009 / 1st Place in the challenge “Best of FEATURED Black Works” in Color Me a Rainbow – Apr 16, 2009 / 7th Place in the challenge “Rescued and Adopted Cats” in Paws n Claws – Jun 21, 2009 / 1st Place in the challenge “Black, White or Black & White Cats only” in Paws n Claws – Aug 22, 2009 / 5th place in the challenge “BLACK AND WHITE But not” in Canon vs Nikon – August 29, 2009 / 1st Place in the challenge “Cats (Black Background Only)” in Paws n Claws – November 2, 2009 Group Avatar in Black With a Hint of Colour – Jan 5, 2009-Feb 1, 2009
In memory of my Cat Stormy. He was a gentle soul! I use to sing Stormy to him when we were alone only he knows why. Oh and he came running to high pitch noises! Model/Background – *rammkitty-stock Woods Background – steppeland Classic IV – Stormy You were the sunshine, baby / Whenever you smiled / But I call you Stormy today / All of a sudden that ole rain’s fallin’ down / And my world is cloudy and gray / You’ve gone away Oh Stormy, oh Stormy / Bring back that sunny day Yesterday’s love / Was like a warm summer breeze / But like the weather ya changed Now things are dreary, baby / And it’s windy and cold / And I stand alone in the rain / Callin’ your name Oh Stormy, oh Stormy / Bring back that sunny day Oh Stormy, oh Stormy / Bring back that sunny day Bring back that sunny day Oh Stormy, oh Stormy / Oh Stormy, oh Stormy
Zina had 5 kittens including this one we call Tighe.
This is an all graphite drawing I did by hand…........ Original…................Sold
This is an all charcoal drawing I did by hand on black paper…........
My Website BreakEven I’m still alive but I’m barely breathing, / Just prayed to a god that I don’t believe in, / ‘Coz I got time while she got freedom, / ‘Coz when a heart breaks no it don’t break even. Her best days will be some of my worst, / She finally met a man that’s gonna put her first, / While I’m wide awake, she’s no trouble sleeping, / ‘Coz when a heart breaks no it don’t break even, even no. What am I supposed to do when the best part of me was always you / What am I supposed to say when I’m all choked up and you’re ok / I’m falling to pieces / I’m falling to pieces They say bad things happen for a reason / But no wise words gonna stop the bleeding / ‘Coz she’s moved on while I’m still grieving / And when a heart breaks no it don’t break even, even no. What am I supposed to do when the best part of me was always you / What am I supposed to say when I’m all choked up and you’re ok / I’m falling to pieces, yeah / I’m falling to pieces, yeah / I’m falling to pieces, (One still in love while the other one’s leaving) / I’m falling to pieces, (‘Coz when a heart breaks no it don’t break even) You got his heart and my heart and none of the pain, / You took your suitcase, I took the blame. / Now I’m tryna make sense of what little remains, oh. / ‘Coz you left me with no love, with no love to my name. I’m still alive but I’m barely breathing, / Just prayed to a god that I don’t believe in, / ‘Coz I got time while she got freedom, / ‘Coz when a heart breaks no it don’t break, no it don’t break, no it don’t break even no. What am I supposed to do when the best part of me was always you / What am I supposed to say when I’m all choked up and you’re ok / I’m falling to pieces, yeah / I’m falling to pieces, yeah / I’m falling to pieces, (One still in love while the other one’s leaving) / I’m falling to pieces, (‘Coz when a heart breaks no it don’t break even) Oh, it don’t break even, no / Oh, it don’t break even, no / Oh, It don’t break even, no The Script
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