Lions don't Climb Trees

Gallery: WildlifePosted May 3, 201682 views5 comments

There are asserted to be only certain areas of Africa where Lions climb trees, it must fetch the tourists in, but it is misleading.
This one was up a tree in Savute, Botswana, presumably bird watching sad

EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 with built in 1.4 ex at 560 mm
F5.6
ISO 400
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5 comments

Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on May 3, 2016 at 9:38 AM

Great composition. The leaves fill up what otherwise be empty space, the upward curving tree and the lion looking up. Nicely crafted.

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Comment posted by Mario Moreno on May 4, 2016 at 2:23 PM

Lately I have seen plenty of these cats up in trees . . . Nice sighting and well captured Ken <div id="myEventWatcherDiv" style="display:none;"> </div>

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on May 4, 2016 at 8:57 PM

Ken: apparently this lion didn't get the word. enlightened

A very nice pose with the lion looking up and with a catch light in her eyes.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on May 4, 2016 at 9:48 PM

I makes me wonder what/who is beyond reach on the higher portion of tree! sad

Thanks for sharing this interesting scene.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 5, 2016 at 6:09 AM

Thanks everybody, I have some images of the painfully slow descent devil

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