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5.48pm. +temp still hovering close to 40C!
The activity was really ramping up now, as the no tail tip female the best & most experienced hunter of the pride led the way by
climbing on the back of the first buffalo.
At this stage there were 3 adult females and 4 sub adults in the thick of it.

D3s 500VR 1/400s f/4 ISO6400 -cropped (top & bottom only) to pano.







We sat back and observed from a distance............. but now with heart/excitement level racing I needed to be closer.
D3s 500VR 1/400s f/4 ISO6400 -cropped (top & bottom only) to pano.







5.56pm.
Having finally positioned our vehicle closer as the action now started to spread to the river section making for some exciting water chase/dance routine sequences.

D3s 500VR 1/200s f/4 ISO6400






D3s 500VR 1/200s f/4 ISO6400



Cheers
Marc

Awesome!
I'm looking forward to seeing how it ends.

simply brilliant, cant wait to see more

Marc

This is a great series of images made stronger by your narrayive (thanks for that).

#2 here is an absolute pearler and conveys so much of the drama of the hunt.

Another great series Marc. The one I really like here is the third one with the one to one confrontation. Also shows to what lengths the lions will go to in order to get their meal. A male buffalo is a tough animal to take down, even for a large pride of lions.

cheers,

André

radar wrote: A male buffalo is a tough animal to take down, even for a large pride of lions.

cheers,

André

Very true Andre, especially knowing that this pride took on not one, but a pair of tough bulls!
And have become well known for this activity at this particular time of year, when the overall condition of general game isn't great.

Mesmerizing stuff. Stop damn teasing with these short posts dammit !
Btw: that's ISO 6400 and cropped ? Lmfaooooooo

Rooz wrote: Btw: that's ISO 6400 and cropped ? Lmfaooooooo

Thanks Chris

The first two from here were cropped top & bottom, and the last two were pretty much F/F.