Hi Folks, was lucky enough to enjoy some nice weather last weekend and so went to the zoo with my daughter. Was treated with some cute poses that I wanted to share. Hope they're enjoyable...
DSC06756-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC06572-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

I recently moved to Guam for my newest duty station. It's similar to Hawaii in some ways, but definitely has it's own culture and feel. There is quite a bit of history here, from the Japanese and Americans in WWII, the Spanish from the mid 1500s through 1898, to the ancient Chamorro (the original inhabitants of Guam). Here is a sunset from a bridge the Spanish built as part of an incomplete road that was supposed to run from their main seaport of Umatac in Southern Guam, to their capital, Hagåtña, in central Guam. The second picture was taken just on the other side of the bridge. I'll try to post a few more pictures I've taken since moving here over the next few days. I edited these a little in Lightroom, with my limited knowledge and ability. Please feel free to comment on what I could do better, either in Lightroom, or with the picture in general.

....big cats from the Tenikwa Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre near Plettenberg Bay in South Africa. Just a couple more shots of the big cats as seen in my previous post, hope you enjoy the smaller kitties in this set too.

I was going to bin the first shot but changed to b/w.

The white lion is not an Albino, it carries a recessive gene which is responsible for the lack of pigmentation.

The seldom seen Serval is a wild cat native to Africa. Their primary prey includes rodents, birds, reptiles, fish, frogs and insects.

The Caracal also a wild cat native to Africa is typically nocturnal and lives mainly alone or in pairs, it preys on small mammals, birds and rodents. It can leap higher than (3 mtrs) 9.8 ft and catch birds in mid-air.

The Marabou stork (undertaker bird) is a massive bird, large specimens are thought to reach a height of 152 cm (60 in) and a weight of 9 kg (20 lb). A wingspan of 3.7 m (12 ft).

Canon 650D, Tamron 18-400 lens.

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Today we visited Tenikwa Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre near Plettenberg Bay in South Africa. Three years ago I took the male and female Cheetahs for their early morning walk. Could only book a private visit to photograph the cats today, due to my big broken toe being a pain......

It was great to meet the two Cheetahs again, did they remember me? I was allowed to go inside the Cheetah enclosure.

The White Lion is not an Albino.

Hope you enjoy these pussy cats.

Canon 650D, Tamron 18- 400 lens

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