Snow leopard in Annapurna area, Nepal

Karl- the "other side" of the story :) We assume you were at a distance which makes this even the more amazing. Congratulations!

Karl, what a find! I've seen several documentaries which indicated that snow leopards are both elusive and rare. You captured this magnificent beast apparently in hunt mode. My congratulations on a fine photograph.

Gregory, Verena and Michael, thank you for your comments. In fact this is not the snow leopard sitting on the edge of the ridge I mentioned earlier. This is one of three snow leopards that we saw earlier, roaming around admidst a Yak heard. It was about 80 meters away from us.

There was a mother with two cubs, teaching them respect and appropriate behaviour with big animals. An unforgettable experience that we witnessed during our one month wildlife photo expedition in March in Manag area, Nepal.

A very lucky encounter. Best, - Sandor

Excellent capture! Best, Tina