Tiger - Yorkshire Wildlife Park

[hockeyboy150]

Tiger - male by Vince Cowell, on Flickr
I've been to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park 4 times now and this is the first time one of the Tigers has gone into the water.
It was a warm day so probably a good way of cooling off.

 

[Buck]

That's a nice shot Vince.

What lens were you using to get the above?

 

[iwols]

lovely shot really is a good day out

 

[hockeyboy150]

That's a nice shot Vince.

What lens were you using to get the above?

Cheers Buck, I used a Canon 100-400 mk2 at 400mm. I don't know if you know YWP but you can shoot from a footbridge into the Tiger enclosure with no fencing in the way.

 

[hockeyboy150]

We got there at 10.15 (it opens at 10) and left at chucking out time. It's obviously packed with families during the school hols.

 

[Buck]

Thanks Vince

I was hoping it was going to be the 100-400 as I'm looking to upgrade my 70-200 for this one. Not sure on the Mk I or II yet though!!

PS I've never been to the YWP but is on my list particularly now I know there are places with no fence between the animals and the lens

 

[snerkler]

You lucky devil getting the Tiger in the water, lovely pic. I've been lucky enough to see them walking at the bottom near the boardwalk but never in the water. Are the cubs in the main enclosure yet or still in the smaller one?

 

[snerkler]

Thanks Vince

I was hoping it was going to be the 100-400 as I'm looking to upgrade my 70-200 for this one. Not sure on the Mk I or II yet though!!

PS I've never been to the YWP but is on my list particularly now I know there are places with no fence between the animals and the lens

It's a great place, I've been 3 times this year. Depending on where the animals are within the enclosure you can get a fence free shot of most of the animals there. They've done a really good job and so much better than the older zoos that have the high mesh fencing. You can go into some of the enclosures too, such as lemurs, squirrel monkeys and wallabies

 

[hockeyboy150]

The cubs (3 of them) and mum were in the large enclosure on the corner. Separate from the one with the waterfall. I realise I was lucky. I've been 3 times now and haven't seen them move hardly. Lol. It's a cats life.