The king.

Sometimes being the king is tiring.

[Rick Schies]

What an awesome photo. They are magnificent animals.

[cglist]

Oooo... what a great capture!

[Katrina Cristy]

Beautiful close up!

[Marinade Spatula]

he's got an old man look about him - sort of having worrying dreams! You can almost feel that mane too. Very good shot.

[Janet Hutnik]

Wow!! This is magnificent!

[wendy chapman]

Great portrait Margaret.

[Halcyon49]

I know how he feels! Lovely shot - and thanks for following me :o)

[Laura Lee Knopf]

Awww, he looks so snuggly while asleep. Love it, Margaret!

[Rev. Fr. Joel Osborne]

Wonderful capture of the King!

[Robert Velten]

Excellent!

[Yoori]

so cute!!

[Laerke Thorndal]

Wow that is an awesome close-up!

[Fiona Kierans Dunne]

Fabulous capture, he looks so content :)

[Bill Dodsworth]

Wonderful feel, pic. Love the pose!

[Danielle]

Excellent close-up capture!

[heather tares]

I can well believe it lol lovely shot

[Santosh Namby Chandran]

so cute..... lovely...

[glynnis garrod]

Very tired lion :-) Where is he ?

[Carole Neesam]

Wow another amazing shot,A Fav x

[Margaret Tryon]

@digitalrn @cglist @katrinacristy @miranda Thank you for your comments. Miranda, I do believe he isn't too young.

[Pyrrhula]

He`s not tired, just lazy and can affort it.
Love the pic.

[Margaret Tryon]

@jmhutnik @wac @halcyon49 Thanks for the comments. and Halcyon, I enjoyed going through your photos. I love looking at as many pictures on here as I can. I keep finding new interesting people. :-)

[Margaret Tryon]

@lauralee @revjoel @robv @yoori @lily Thank you for the comments. They do encourage me.

[Margaret Tryon]

@fluffy @bill_d @godsgirl @ukers @santoshnc @glyn @redfl83 Thanks for the comments and encouragement. It really means a lot to me.

[Margaret Tryon]

@glyn Glynnis, He is at the zoo that we visit as often as possible.

[Maggie]

Great shot!!

[Margaret Tryon]

@lovelyrita_mm Thanks Maggie. I appreciate the kind words.

[aikiuser (jenn)]

Lions are my favorite animal--and this shot just makes me want to rub his face. Nice!

[Mark Buehl]

A great shot.

[Koshi]

A fantastic capture ... how peaceful and non-aggressive he looks while sleeping :)

[Margaret Tryon]

@aikiuser @markbuehl @koshi Thank you for the kinds words. AikiUser......I would love to rub his face also.

[Saira Priest]

Great shot! He is sooo beautiful!

[Janice]

Wonderful! In this pose he looks so peaceful!

[Margaret Tryon]

@saira @phxjanice Thank you Saira and Janice for your kind comments.