Jungle Queen

 Not that I  follow football but as the Women's Football World Cup is taking place at the moment I thought a picture of a Lioness would be appropriate... I am far more interested in the big cats than the soccer team actually so I was very pleased to capture this lovely shot at Chester Zoo, where the Lions have a fantastic new enclosure.

Beautiful Big Cat

Wow

This is one of my favourite big cats and I think these are really lovely pictures, especially the second shot.

I love the expression on his face, he is very clearly concentrating on something as he was patrolling his territory.

Mystery No More

I promised yesterday that if someone guessed the identity of the spotty coat in yesterday's image I would post a shot of the creature in full.

So true to my word here is a picture of the majestic and powerful Jaguar. I love big cats so much and so I was thrilled to get this shot, it was worth the wait.

Easy Tiger

Here's a fantastic shot of a beautiful Sumatran tiger...

Cards? I don't think so!

Well you wouldn't play cards with a cheetah...

Sorry I know it is a dreadful joke. 

I love cats, even though I won't have a pet one (so nobody ask) and I love big cats even more. My favourite is a close tie between a Jaguar and a Snow Leopard but not far behind is the cheetah, It is so beautiful, it has such poise and bearing. It is so powerful and ready to leap into action to chase down its prey. At the zoo the cheetahs enclosure is being refurbished and improved so they have been moved to a smaller temporary enclosure which meant I could get really close, it was amazing. It was always on the move so I was thrilled to get such a good clear shot, even through the wire.