Cub up a dead tree

Hlaba nkunzi and her cubs were chased off yet another kill by a lioness yesterday, the poor cubs spending most of their day perched safely up a tree.

One of the cubs was clearly bored up there for so long and was very curious towards us gazing up from underneath, providing some great photo opportunities.

The day was overcast and the light very harsh so my 580 EX II flash was used to full effect in brightening up the cubs face and adding detail to the expressions. What was also nice was that the tree they chose was dead so no leaf and branch clutter in the images!