Leopard on Fallen Tree, Kenya

This is a photo of a leopard in the Ol Kinyea Conservancy area of Kenya.

I posted a photo of this leopard last June with its head pointed in the direction of the camera.  I tend to prefer portraits of animals showing both eyes, but I like this profile pose, so here it is.  It was taken as the sun was setting.

Leopard, Ol Kinyei, Kenya

This is a photo of a leopard that stops in a flowery open area as the sun sets.

Like most nature photographers, my favorite times to photograph nature are those two hours or so centered on sunrise and sunset.  If there are flowers to add color to the scene, so much the better.  So, I was happy when this female leopard stopped in this setting for a moment.

It was 6:33pm, one minute after sunset, when I took this photo.