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Story Sequences Moderator and Wildlife Moderator
Like a Flame
The Caracal is indeed like a flame...A large bundle of red fur, and cute as only a cat can be...yet strong enough to kill a young impala calf or anything of similar size. She even chases warthogs, I hope I will be able to share with you more images of this caracal at some stage, for now just a few frames showing the agility of the species and I hope you will enjoy this:)
Solitary and territorial, the caracal forages alone, it is a very special sighting if one comes across a female in the company of its young and I have not had this opportunity yet. This is perhaps one of the most agile cats and a wonderful skilled climber, not to forget those amazing vertical jumps I was once so fortunate to witness and photograph. The caracal is able to catch birds in the air - it is said that from a crouched position they can jump over 3m high! Like most cats, they always land on their feet... They are mainly nocturnal and feed on birds, mice, but also reptiles.
I apologise profusely for being absent in this Forum for some time, those of you who have been so kind to participate surely realise it takes a bit of time to process a number of images:) My partner's little ones are here for the holidays (just arrived from the Cape), and at work things have been rather hectic lately...But I am always around, lurking between Wildlife, Avian and Story Sequences...
Hope you have an awesome, fun, productive week-end...we are off to one of the local Game Reserves tomorrow early morning, hopefully some special sightings
Warmest regards,
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Lifetime Member
Great looking cat and sequence. The 3rd frame is my favorite!
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Story Sequences Moderator and Wildlife Moderator
Thank you Marina!
So kind of you to look and comment - really appreciate it. I will be back with more:)
Have a wonderful week ahead,
Warmest regards,
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I am so very impressed with this sequence! Stunning work! Indeed, #3 is the cat's meow ....but the whole sequence is even better! Impressive (yea, I know I already used that adjective!) focusing control and tracking. Each image reveals a slice of the scene in focus with foreground and background nicely blurred.
I look forward to more stories from you!
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Lifetime Member
Hi Gabriela - I didn't see that you had posted this. What a great sequence! Is this your friend or is this one out in the bush?
TFS,
Rachel
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Story Sequences Moderator and Wildlife Moderator
Thank you Karen and Rachel
Just replying briefly, load shedding has begun a few minutes ago...also, I am cooking dinner for tomorrow (10 people, LOL).
I would like to thank you for viewing and those very kind comments, glad you enjoyed those few images!
Rachel, this is Lumi... Frames taken some time ago, all from a folder that has almost 1000 images...I have two shots of her chasing warthogs, just not enough to make up a sequence:)
Hope you have a wonderful evening, here dark and cold - winter has arrived...Will be back with more images soon...
Warmest regards,
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WOW -- these are incredible! Amazing focus tracking with great compositions, and what a gorgeous animal!! I love cats!
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Story Sequences Moderator and Wildlife Moderator