Nat Hab's 2024 Guest Photo Contest

Species: Leopard | Location: Near Jacana Camp, Okavango Delta, Botswana

While on the Secluded Botswana Photo Safari late August 2023, while out on an afternoon safari, we spotted a female and male up on a large dead tree branch. According to our guide, the two leopards we resting from a mating session. I was watching and noticing how beautiful the female was when she got up to stretch and stand, showing her full profile and awesome fur coat. I took the photo when she turned her head facing in our direction. The lighting of the day helped to accentuate the colors in her coat. Just goes to show that fur looks best on its live wild original owner.

About The Photographer

Enjoys photographing wildlife, wildflowers, landscapes and macro, Entered digital photography in 2016 in preparation to first NatHab trip, Hidden Yellowstone Safari and have continued since, whether it be in my yard, at local reserves and parks, during personal travel or subsequent NatHab trips. While photographing, I prefer to vary the settings on my Nikon cameras in order to capture the scene as close to how I observe it as possible.