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That smells good

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 19, 201577 views5 comments

This male Lion was following two ladis when he stopped to check them out. This process is called Flehmen which involves a deep  sniff of the female urine to check whether they may be ready for matibg,

EOS 1DX

200-400mm F4 at 540mm

F5.6

ISO 800

1/400

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Max Waugh on August 19, 2015 at 11:46 AM

Nice behavioral capture, Ken.  I like the subtle contours in the grass that seem to wrap around the lion.

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments
Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on August 20, 2015 at 9:31 AM

Great DOF n wonderful frame! Dark toned grasses are going well with the lion.

Jagdeep Rajpyt

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on August 20, 2015 at 10:47 AM

Max and Jagdeep,

Many thabks for your commentsdevil

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Comment posted by William Bickle on August 20, 2015 at 12:38 PM

hello Ken

 

Great Expression & Timing is excellent. So, is this a sign of in estrus or is he disappointed?

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments
Comment posted by Joe James on August 22, 2015 at 8:28 AM

I just love the tall, green grass and overall composition of this frame Ken!  That coupled with great lighting and interesting behaviour makes this one a winner to me.

Registered on November 20, 2009, 89 Posts, 808 Comments