Lioness and cubs

[Anthony]

On our final game drive in Botswana, a leisurely progress towards the airstrip and a 9:30 am flight, our guide heard birds giving warning calls. He suspected they had spotted a lion and we went to investigate. A lioness and three cubs appeared, and we accompanied them for nearly two hours. They were completely uninterested in us, often lying down close to our vehicle. I particularly like these group photos. Disclosure - some distracting twigs have been removed in pp, but that is the sort of thing I would do with any family photograph.

[Bent Hjarbo]

On our final game drive in Botswana, a leisurely progress towards the airstrip and a 9:30 am flight, our guide heard birds giving warning calls. He suspected they had spotted a lion and we went to investigate. A lioness and three cubs appeared, and we accompanied them for nearly two hours. They were completely uninterested in us, often lying down close to our vehicle. I particularly like these group photos. Disclosure - some distracting twigs have been removed in pp, but that is the sort of thing I would do with any family photograph.

Sweet

[Thomas Stellwag]

On our final game drive in Botswana, a leisurely progress towards the airstrip and a 9:30 am flight, our guide heard birds giving warning calls. He suspected they had spotted a lion and we went to investigate. A lioness and three cubs appeared, and we accompanied them for nearly two hours. They were completely uninterested in us, often lying down close to our vehicle. I particularly like these group photos. Disclosure - some distracting twigs have been removed in pp, but that is the sort of thing I would do with any family photograph.

nice series, you might do a surreal pano with them and your deers, shown some days ago 
There is an astonishing amount of flies/moskitos. Looking at the ear of mother lion and wound in the side of one of the youngsters, they seem to have been in some trouble, recently

[pluton]

"On our final game drive in Botswana, ..."

Fascinating shots, unlike any I've seen.

[Bruno Schroder]

Great intimate shots.

[Birna Rørslett]

All are great and the last in the sequence is really outstanding. Cuteness and family relationships all rolled into one.

Even the queen and her offspring cannot avoid annoying flies. Although the swarms don't appear to bother the lions?

[Anthony]

Thanks, all for the kind comments.

A pano with the deer would be interesting. I am sure the lions would love to meet (meat?) the deer.

The number of flies is amazing. We were not bothered at all by flies on the trip - they seem to prefer wildlife to humans.