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Cheetah

These are three young Cheetah males that all come from the same litter. We were driven for almost three hours over sand tracks through the Kwando Reserve in Northern Botswana  in order to spend time with these fantastic creatures.

What a privilege to have been able to see these cats in their natural environment. It was an emotional experience!
COMMENTS
Mikalis said at 9:40 a.m. on Sep 20, 2009:
fantastic photos celia well done, beautiful preditor, well captured photos
Lifequest22 said at 9:52 a.m. on Sep 20, 2009:
Looks like your 3 hour drive was worth it--these shots are great Ceila. We can count the spots on that last one.
NeusinhaGedoz said at 9:52 a.m. on Sep 20, 2009:
Celia, I have been a great experience. I think, who loves animals, dreams of being near such an animal. Beautiful photos. Thank you.
Pkeener said at 9:53 a.m. on Sep 20, 2009:
amazing to see these animals in their habitat, so the natural camoflage is evident. So beautiful. you took some very nice photos, Celia, and I can't imagine how exciting and emotional it was!
Fabio_DL said at 10:10 a.m. on Sep 20, 2009:
Precious set of photos!

Thanks so much, Celia, for sharing another chapter of your African trip with us! Quite an experience, eh? The almost three-hour drive to find the cats is another proof of how scarce they are becoming.

"... the young males remain together for life" (Wikipedia.com). Isn't that beautiful?

Favorite ** 9999999999999999!
Chilla said at 10:22 a.m. on Sep 20, 2009:
Linda, Thank you. We were able to get very close to the cats, but only for a short while as our guide was very sensitive the natural environment and so much of the time we watched from a distance.
Neusinha, thank you, going on safari has been one of the best things in my life!
Pam, it was very emotional. I so wanted to see Cheetah and so when we actually arrived and saw them I was overwhelmed! They are so beautiful!
Fabio, you are so right, it is beautiful! Thank you so much for your interest and kind comments. I am glad you like the new avatar, I was taking a picture of a very rare creature, the Pangolin.
Gaylet said at 10:30 a.m. on Sep 20, 2009:
Celia, this is an awesome experience! thanks for sharing.
Fabio_DL said at 11:04 a.m. on Sep 20, 2009:
Celia, I am learning a lot with your African Safari tabblos. I am looking forward to seeing the photos of the Pangolin. Thanks much! You and your family have a great week! David told me yesterday that he is wearing a jacket for the evenings in Leicester. Autumn is about to start.
Leftofcenter said at 11:07 a.m. on Sep 20, 2009:
they look so .. elegant with an attitude :) you managed great shots (despite the emotion!) terrific.
Wildthing said at 11:14 a.m. on Sep 20, 2009:
Awesome shots of those beautiful animals, Celia. How worthwhile that three-hour drive turned out to be. What an utter pleasure it must have been to see them in the wild, and to get such marvellous photos.
Merja-zerga said at 11:17 a.m. on Sep 20, 2009:
Superbe!!!
Quoi de plus élégant, fier et beau qu'un félin...
Merci et bravo Célia pour ces magnifiques images.
ThierryKarine
Akeke said at 11:22 a.m. on Sep 20, 2009:
wow!!!!! lucky you! and slendid pictures!
Chaitiamma said at 11:41 a.m. on Sep 20, 2009:
An amzing encounter !!! Great photos !!!
Chilla said at 11:45 a.m. on Sep 20, 2009:
Gayle, indeed an awesome experience, thank you.
Fabio, Tabblo is so good, it is great to be able to continue the experience of our trip as I sort through our pictures and make the Tabblos! We do feel as though we have returned to Autumn as it is generally cooler here.
Annelies, I like that ... elegant with attitude...........describes them so well. Thanks for your comment.
Mike thank you, the boys said it didn't seem that long as the anticipation was so great! Thank you for your kind words.
Merci beaucoup Thierry et Karine.
Ake. thank you, I so enjoyed your wonderful pictures from your African safari. We did feel very fortunate to be able to see these wonderful cats!
Moabjeeper said at 12:06 p.m. on Sep 20, 2009:
Great tabblo! Awesome.
Lageho said at 12:27 p.m. on Sep 20, 2009:
Just great shots of a great animal.
RosaneMar said at 4:51 p.m. on Sep 20, 2009:
Celia...um tabblo digno de admiração. Parabéns!!!
Chilla said at 4:56 p.m. on Sep 20, 2009:
Bob, thaqnk you very much
Thank you Lars
Muito obrigado Rosane
Erich said at 2:35 a.m. on Sep 21, 2009:
wonderful creatures. Awesome shots of these shy and fast animals. Gerat tabblo and thanks for sharing.
Eduardo.affonso said at 6:27 a.m. on Sep 21, 2009:
You took really amazing photos of these lovely & fast cats. I am sure it was a great adventure.
Chilla said at 6:57 a.m. on Sep 21, 2009:
Erich, thank you very much for your generous comments
Eduardo, thank you so much. It has been a great adventure and it is great reliving it all by making some Tabblos!
FoguinhoFoto said at 7:35 a.m. on Sep 21, 2009:
Celia, beautiful beautiful, I have done more photos zoologigo so never think it would be the dream of any photographer beautiful tabblo parabens.
Rod38 said at 8:41 a.m. on Sep 21, 2009:
Amazing ! You are so lucky to be up close with those beautiful creatures. Good one Celia.
Sonnia said at 9:20 a.m. on Sep 21, 2009:
wonderful cats!!!
Buschinho said at 11:39 a.m. on Sep 21, 2009:
we are so lucky that you share your wonderful adventure with us in tabblo
your shots are fantastic
Chilla said at 11:51 a.m. on Sep 21, 2009:
Muito obrigado Foguinho.
Thank you Rod, it was a real joy to see these wonderful creatures in the wild.
They are Sonnia.
Vielen Dank, Andreas. I am equally grateful that you share your adventures here as well!
DanMan said at 1:13 p.m. on Sep 21, 2009:
Great adventure! Gorgeous wild cats and truly impressive photographs!
HtD said at 1:33 p.m. on Sep 21, 2009:
Wow, wow wow Celia wonderful photo's.
Chilla said at 3:13 p.m. on Sep 21, 2009:
Dan and Henk, thank you so much!
Andre. said at 6:13 p.m. on Sep 21, 2009:
Perfection.
Snooway said at 12:23 a.m. on Sep 22, 2009:
great animals, cool shots
Chilla said at 1:00 a.m. on Sep 22, 2009:
Thank you Andre and Sue
Isralev said at 9:50 a.m. on Sep 22, 2009:
Beautiful place! Very nice cheetah.
Chiica81 said at 11:02 a.m. on Sep 22, 2009:
Simply fantastic:-)
Debdog said at 3:04 p.m. on Sep 22, 2009:
wow......GORGEOUS !!!!! i would cry seeing these beautiful cats!!!!
Chilla said at 3:42 p.m. on Sep 22, 2009:
Isralev, it was lovely and the Cheetah were so special.
Chiica, thank you
Debbie...I did!! It was a very emotional experience. In my mind I had always hoped we would see Cheetah but though it was unlikely, so I did find it very emotional!
Candlepower said at 12:56 p.m. on Sep 23, 2009:
Superb! Spectacular Tabblo!
Ira said at 2:07 p.m. on Sep 23, 2009:
Perfect photos of majestic and strong animals!
Chilla said at 1:38 a.m. on Sep 24, 2009:
Thank you so much Pat and Ira.
Hollyridger said at 8:50 p.m. on Sep 25, 2009:
Wow, Celia, somehow I missed this tabblo. What truly beautiful photos. I can relate to your emotion. My fav is the first shot.... superb! Thank you...
Chilla said at 3:18 a.m. on Sep 26, 2009:
Thank you Noreen, I appreciate your comments always
Moorlerche said at 3:11 a.m. on Oct 3, 2009:
You were very lucky Celia, to see all these animals from such a nearness. I remember cheetahs to be very shy animals, we had a hard time to see even from a distance.
Chilla said at 4:35 a.m. on Oct 3, 2009:
Anke, We were able to get quite close to them to take a few pictures but then stayed back as the guides were anxious not to disturb them. They seemed very unconcerned by us.
Lolit_cbls said at 9:01 p.m. on Oct 5, 2009:
Myyy!!!! another breathtaking presentation...made this one of my faves...from you... More powers!!!
If this is your line of work, and I had that chance to be in your shoes, I would never never quit. Each encounter I guess is a unique experience. Very fantastic Chilla !!! :)
Chilla said at 11:48 a.m. on Oct 7, 2009:
Lolit, thank you so much for your lovely comments. I wish it were my line of work as I agree it would be difficult to quit! In fact I am just stopping work and this gives me a bit more time to have a few adventures!
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