Wildlife Image of the Week Rudi van den Heever for the week ending Mar. 30th, 2012 - Kgalagadi Queen

[Daniel Cadieux]

Congratulations Rudi!!!

Sorry for being so inactive lately, but I will try to make make up...

This lioness was a member of a pride of about six lions that we found near the Monro waterhole in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in South Africa during May 2011. The other members of the pride were enjoying themselves with the scraps left of a bluewildebeest kill, when she came strolling down to them...

I could not confirm whether she had some very young cubs nearby that have not been introduced to the pride yet... Her grace, confidence and mere presence made for a thrilling encounter with these rulers of the kalahari...

Equipment: Canon 7D and 500mm F4 L IS USM lens
Settings: 1/250s at F5.6 and ISO 400
Other: A bean bag of course!!

[Ken Watkins]

Rudi,

Great image a well deserved recognition

[Mark Wiseman]

Congrats Rudi, well done!!
Best wishes,
Mark.

[Rudi van den Heever]

Thanks for the acknowledgment guys! It is appreciated!

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Spectacular image, Rudi. Well deserved recognition. Congrats!

[Andrew Merwin]

A superlative image. Congratulations. She's a real beauty.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Congrates Rudi, excellent image and well deserved.

[Rudi van den Heever]

Thanks everyone! It is really appreciated!

[Morkel Erasmus]

Great stuff Rudi!!

[Dumay de Boulle]

Congrats Rudi!