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Heinrich Neumeyer Wildlife and Landscape Photography:
Day 1 of the ‪#‎ChallengeOnNaturePhotography‬.

Thank you so much for nominating me Annemarie Du Plessis Zani Prinsloo.
This is one of my favourite photos and it takes me back to one of the best mornings I had to date in Pilanesberg National Park.
It was an early morning May, and the Winter had just started to borrow the colours of the grasses and trees.
I recall the Laughing Doves eloquently calling with a couple of Rufous Naped Larks pitching their infamous songs as well.
I had a solo drive and as I reached Lengau Dam, I saw a very familiar shape and colour drinking from the Eastern edge.
A lion!!!
Not just any lion, this was Keitumetsi, one of the then two brothers who ruled the area. 
Truly a magnificent male lion, yet he was quite smaller than his ginormous brother Labola-Bonthle.
After drinking he proceeded his powerful walk towards the road, and into the middle of the road.
As he stood there, with all of his power and pride, he started to roar.
The vehicle was literally shaking from the noise! 
The best way to start any day!!
He then crossed over to my right and he walked right next to me as he made his way towards Kubu Dam which is roughly 2 kilometers away.
All of this wonder, and me being the only person...
I just smiled and shook my head with a great feeling of content as this spectacle further emphasised the yearning to do this for the rest of my life, and to share these incredible sightings with as many people as I can...

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