Larry Neel Photography

Larry Neel Photography Larry Neel Photography offers images and prints of wildlife and other nature images as well as portr Call for prices and scheduling.

Larry Neel Photography offers images and prints of wildlife -- birds, mammals, reptiles, butterflies. Other outdoor photography subjects featured include landscapes, wildflowers, and nature abstracts. Larry is also staff photographer for the Reno Pops Orchestra and enjoys portrait sessions, family photo sessions, weddings and other events.

All the lionesses, and then all the cubs passed the rig, using our shade for the few steps it mattered, and trailing beh...
06/19/2026

All the lionesses, and then all the cubs passed the rig, using our shade for the few steps it mattered, and trailing behind by quite a few yards... the Tom. And oh, what a hondo he was! Ruaha National Park, July 2013.

We turned away from the river to resume our drive when I detected movement up in the brush perhaps 60-70 yards away - se...
06/18/2026

We turned away from the river to resume our drive when I detected movement up in the brush perhaps 60-70 yards away - several tawny animals moving our way with purpose... Lions! Headed to drink at the river behind us, it turned out to be the pride from the Mwagusi River we had encountered the day before, and they had traveled many miles in the hot morning sun to get here. We parked the rig along the path they would take, and they walked in our shade the few steps it was afforded - literally right along my side only a few feet away. The lion parade was on! Ruaha National Park, July 2013.

This little shorebird has the unflattering name of Water Thick-knee. I liked the Batemanesque composition. Ruaha River, ...
06/17/2026

This little shorebird has the unflattering name of Water Thick-knee. I liked the Batemanesque composition. Ruaha River, July 2013.

On our last full day at Ruaha, our guides announced they had heard of sightings of sable antelope downriver from the lod...
06/16/2026

On our last full day at Ruaha, our guides announced they had heard of sightings of sable antelope downriver from the lodge. It was quite a long distance and would take all morning to get there, but they were will to try it if we were. Of course we were. But our first early morning encounter was this exquisite Buff-crested Bustard in the thick grass before we got to the bridge. I swear if I were to see these feathers random on the ground in Nevada I would tell you they were from a Sage Grouse without hesitation. Ruaha National Park, July 2013.

Giraffe on the move, late afternoon. Ruaha National Park, Tanzania July 2013.
06/15/2026

Giraffe on the move, late afternoon. Ruaha National Park, Tanzania July 2013.

A family of elephants leaving the Ruaha River after watering in the afternoon, June 2013.
06/14/2026

A family of elephants leaving the Ruaha River after watering in the afternoon, June 2013.

Yellow baboons supplant olive baboons in southern Tanzania, but other than their slightly brighter color, there is not m...
06/13/2026

Yellow baboons supplant olive baboons in southern Tanzania, but other than their slightly brighter color, there is not much difference between the two species regarding behavior and niche. I saw this female sitting in the filtered afternoon sunlight and asked for a stop. She sat patiently for portraits, and gave me so many nice poses, it was difficult to select one best to share. Ruaha National Park, Tanzania July 2013.

I am happy to report that, in a few minutes, whatever tension we may have perceived in our lion pride encounter on the s...
06/12/2026

I am happy to report that, in a few minutes, whatever tension we may have perceived in our lion pride encounter on the sands of the Mwagusi river eased, the Gypsy's engine purred to life, and we were able to make a peaceful exit. You all know me by now as a hopeless anthropomorphic romantic when it comes to animals, but in the thirteen years following this breathtaking event I have had many occasions to study these photos, and at risk of everything I know I will get thrown back at me, I must ask... could lions possibly have a sense of humor...? Ruaha National Park, July 2013.

One of the little cubs with the pride on the sands of what may have been the Mwagusi River, Ruaha National Park, Tanzani...
06/11/2026

One of the little cubs with the pride on the sands of what may have been the Mwagusi River, Ruaha National Park, Tanzania July 2013. "Bring it on!"

Our guides were tracking lions over the hood of our open top Gypsy jeep tour vehicle along a road that was following the...
06/10/2026

Our guides were tracking lions over the hood of our open top Gypsy jeep tour vehicle along a road that was following the north bank of a sand river well north of the Ruaha. Suddenly they pitched the rig sharply down a chute onto the damp sands of the river bottom and there, some twenty yards to our left, lay a large pride of five or six lionesses... and cubs. Little cubs. Ben cut the engine. The boys were a bit surprised, and shooshed us to get quiet immediately. This lioness, immediately intrigued by the dynamics of the abrupt situation, rolled up, crouched slightly foward to her front paws on instant alert. She was on Martha's side of the rig, and her gaze was penetrating. Feeling the tension, Martha involuntarily leaned as far my way as she could, bent helplessly by the intensity of the lioness's stare. She whispered to me, "YOU should be on this side...!" I stammered something about not wanting to make a rustle changing places, and proceeded to shoot over Martha's lap, and there we were - six humans, a pride of lionesses that could be in our laps in about three jumps, and God...

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