Patterns

Kgalagadi NP, South Africa,November 2007
Originally uploaded by katydownunder

Before we left for KTP in 2007 we already heard about a Leopard Lady that was roaming the area near Twee Rivieren with her cub.
We were keeping our fingers crossed that we would be able to see her during our stay.
On our first evening we drove to Leeuwdril waterhole, just before we reached our destination we simply could not believe our eyes.
There she was, coming form our left side, stepping onto the road and very slowly crossed over to the other side.
What a beauty, we were stunned.
What impresses us as well, was the fact, that she was quite small.
This and the wonderful patterns of her fur make her nearly invisible, especially when resting in a tree.



The patterns of her fur merge with the patterns the sun paints on the tree trunk.
Nature is perfect.....