The Steely Stare It moved eerily through the darkling Sri Lankan shadows. Its focus tightly gripped the subject ahead. Unrelenting was that feline gaze. The steely stare was a harbinger of an impending violent affair. ~ Anecdote and Leopard capture, The Steely Stare © Jerry L. Ferrara
Shades of Black and White In the shadows the feline waitsPatient, it anticipatesFor the moment soon to comeA deadly deed will sure be done ~ Poem and Leopard capture, Shades of Black and White © Jerry L. Ferrara
The Prince of Ambush Trek you through darkled jungle,but please do be awareThe ‘Prince of Ambush’ watches,he has a steadfast stareThat gaze is fixed and steady,its purpose to prepareFor the moment that’s coming,you may not have a prayerBeware the ‘Prince of Ambush’,he waits in brushwood … there! ~ Poem and Sri Lankan Leopard capture, The Prince of Ambush © Jerry L. Ferrara
Upon A Mound Silent, silent it makes no soundSits it and waits upon a moundBecome complacent and less waryYou’ll surely be this feline’s quarry ~ Poem and Leopard capture, Upon A Mound © Jerry L. Ferrara
On A Mission Slinking steathily through the dense Mara bush, a female leopard appears to be in the act of exhibiting her finely-honed stalking skill and deadly ambush technique. But her posture was only apparent. Her kill already adorned a nearby tree limb. She was actually on a mission to locate one of her cubs, who wouldn’t stay put. ~ Anecdote and Leopard capture, On A Mission © Jerry L. Ferrara