by Jim Coda | Nov 3, 2022 | Cheetah
I love observing and photographing cheetah cubs at play. This cub was very entertaining. One of the interesting things about all cheetahs is the tear tracks. I checked to see if there was anything written about why those tear tracks evolved and found that of all the...
by Jim Coda | Oct 20, 2022 | Cheetah
I photographed this cheetah cub in Kenya’s Olare Motorogi Conservancy just north of the Maasai Mara Reserve. I’ve become a big fan of these Kenyan conservancies which I knew nothing about until last spring. The conservancies are lands owned by Masai,...
by Jim Coda | Sep 3, 2022 | African Lion
This is one of two male lions that were the leaders of a pride that I saw every one of the four days I was at Porini Lion Camp. They were easy to find, at least when you have Nelson Keiwua and John Tompoi as your guide and spotter. Canon R5 and EF-17-40L lens. Just...
by Jim Coda | Aug 15, 2022 | African Lion
I photographed this male lion at sunrise in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy. I just read that they weigh up to about 570 pounds. Wow. This guy just exudes power. I’m glad they never jump into safari vehicles that stop for photos just 20 yards away. They...
by Jim Coda | Aug 5, 2022 | Serval
When I arrived at Gamewatchers Safaris’ Porini Lion Camp, the first cat I expected to see was, well, a lion, and hopefully a whole pride of lions. As it turned out, the first cat or cats I saw were three cheetah brothers and, a few minutes later, this serval...
