Finding a lion in a haystack, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Wildlife photograph by Ofir Drori, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, February 2025

Finalist Wildlife · February 2025

Finding a lion in a haystack

Photographed by Ofir Drori

This month as the savanna’s grass is yellow and tall , finding lions is like finding a needle in a haystack. But the finding them against the texture of the grass and the dreamy feel of grass pillows is worth it.

Award
Finalist — Wildlife, February 2025
Location
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
  • grass
  • lioness
  • savana

The February 2025 Wildlife award

Winner and finalists

All 2025 Wildlife
Great Tusker, Kenya. Wildlife photograph by ChanOnn Fong, winner of the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, February 2025 Winner ChanOnn Fong Great Tusker Elephant Calf, Kenya. Wildlife photograph by ChanOnn Fong, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, February 2025 ChanOnn Fong Elephant Calf Ruddy Kingfisher, Malaysia. Wildlife photograph by ChanOnn Fong, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, February 2025 ChanOnn Fong Ruddy Kingfisher Bear, Alaska, USA. Wildlife photograph by Karen Morris-Lanz, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, February 2025 Karen Morris-Lanz Bear The Weight of Survival, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Wildlife photograph by Maxine Noel, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, February 2025 Maxine Noel The Weight of Survival Too Much To Handle, Island. Wildlife photograph by Nikita Chicherin, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, February 2025 Nikita Chicherin Too Much To Handle Baboon staredown, Nairobi, Kenya. Wildlife photograph by Ofir Drori, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, February 2025 Ofir Drori Baboon staredown Sunset giraffe, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Wildlife photograph by Ofir Drori, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, February 2025 Ofir Drori Sunset giraffe Close-up of a Furcifer pardalis, Madagascar. Wildlife photograph by Rindra Randriandimbimahazo, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, February 2025 Rindra Randriandimbimahazo Close-up of a Furcifer pardalis

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