A Lappet-faced vulture flew into a kill zone where a black-backed jackal was feeding on scraps from a nearby carcass. I had been there for hours, along with the jackal and other smaller predators, waiting in line for the hyenas to depart. The sudden arrival of the lappet-faced vulture was unwelcome and met with fierce resistance. However, the jackal was no match for the largest of all vulture species. Image taken from a doors-off safari vehicle for a low angle in the Mara North Conservancy, Kenya. OR A Lappet-faced vulture flew into a kill zone where a black-backed jackal was feeding on scraps from a nearby carcass. I had been there for hours, along with the jackal and other smaller predators, waiting in line for the hyenas to depart. The sudden arrival of the lappet-faced vulture was unwelcome and met with fierce resistance. However, the jackal was no match for the largest of all vulture species. I can remember my heart racing when the lappet-faced vulture swooped into the scene and began to fight for scavenging rights against the jackal. I felt like, after watching several jackals, for such a long time that they deserved to get their share of the carcass once the larger predators, the hyenas, had their fill. Instead, they were chased off with this particular gutsy jackal taking a stand. I hope the viewer takes away a deeper level of respect for both species in the image and what smaller-sized predators have to go through to earn a meal. My biggest technical challenge in capturing the image was to make sure I was acquiring focus on the main subjects who were both moving rapidly, sometimes in different directions. I also had to make sure my shutter speed was fast enough for the subjects to be sharp but also blur the vulture's wings, I converted the image to black and white in post processing to add to the drama of the scene. Image taken from a doors-off safari vehicle for a low angle