An almost-daily photo blog from Kenya By Elsen Karstad, resident in Kenya, East Africa. Cameras: Nikon Z8 & Nikon D850 Lenses: Nikon 14-24 F2.8, Nikon z20-70 f2.8 Nikon 50 F2.8, Sigma 105 F2.8 Macro, Nikon 70-200 F2.8, Nikon 200-500, Nikon 600 F6.3 Enquiries on photo use or prints, email elknbi@gmail.com
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Baringo Sunset
Nestled in the Great Rift Valley at less than 3000 ft altitude, Lake Baringo is surrounded by highlands reaching over 9000 ft. Great cumulus clouds, complete with lightning and occasionally hail, are created along the line of the escarpments where hot air rising from the deserts of the Rift meet cold moist air over the fertile highlands.
Google map link:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Lake+Baringo,+Rift+Valley+Province,+Kenya&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FZeGCQAdC1kmAg&split=0&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=23.875,57.630033&hq=&hnear=Lake+Baringo,+Rift+Valley+Province,+Kenya&ll=0.60149,36.072235&spn=0.641288,1.352692&t=h&z=10
Monday, September 20, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
Baringo Fish-Eagle in Action (Part 1)
The first of two shots- a Fish Eagle in action- at the moment of making contact with a tilapia on Lake Baringo.
The population of Fish Eagles resident at Baringo appears to have declined over the past three years or so,possibly a natural cyclic trend- possibly due to something more sinister in the environment. The good news is there are quite a few nesting pairs with chicks at the moment & the opinion is that numbers are on the rebound.
BTW- the lake level continues to rise & is currently only a few inches from levels only last seen in the '70's. El Nin'a is definitely having an effect in the Rift Valley.
The population of Fish Eagles resident at Baringo appears to have declined over the past three years or so,possibly a natural cyclic trend- possibly due to something more sinister in the environment. The good news is there are quite a few nesting pairs with chicks at the moment & the opinion is that numbers are on the rebound.
BTW- the lake level continues to rise & is currently only a few inches from levels only last seen in the '70's. El Nin'a is definitely having an effect in the Rift Valley.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Hatchling
A freshly hatched Green Turtle hits the surf on Manda Island, part of the Lamu archipelago in Kenya. Nests of the endangered sea turtles are located and guarded through to hatching by a local organisation the Lamu Marine Conservation Trust- www.lamcot.org
For more info on the Green Turtle see:
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/green-turtle/
Location:
http://maps.google.co.ke/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Lamu+kenya&sll=51.505364,-0.958192&sspn=0.399185,1.352692&gl=ke&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Lamu,+Coast+Province&ll=-2.285065,40.982952&spn=0.040051,0.084543&t=h&z=14
For more info on the Green Turtle see:
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/green-turtle/
Location:
http://maps.google.co.ke/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Lamu+kenya&sll=51.505364,-0.958192&sspn=0.399185,1.352692&gl=ke&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Lamu,+Coast+Province&ll=-2.285065,40.982952&spn=0.040051,0.084543&t=h&z=14
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Egret at dusk. Lake Baringo
Snowy Egret. Taken 3rd Sept at 18:25 from a boat on Lake Baringo.
We stayed at Baringo Island Camp on Ol Kokwe Island. Highly recommended (inexpensive too!). It's a bird photographers paradise & serene off-the-beaten-track getaway at 2800 ft altitude in the bottom of the Great Rift Valley.
Location:
http://maps.google.co.ke/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=lake+Baringo&sll=51.638476,-0.958557&sspn=0.398018,1.352692&gl=ke&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Lake+Baringo,+Rift+Valley+Province&ll=0.615223,36.067429&spn=0.320645,0.676346&t=h&z=11
We stayed at Baringo Island Camp on Ol Kokwe Island. Highly recommended (inexpensive too!). It's a bird photographers paradise & serene off-the-beaten-track getaway at 2800 ft altitude in the bottom of the Great Rift Valley.
Location:
http://maps.google.co.ke/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=lake+Baringo&sll=51.638476,-0.958557&sspn=0.398018,1.352692&gl=ke&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Lake+Baringo,+Rift+Valley+Province&ll=0.615223,36.067429&spn=0.320645,0.676346&t=h&z=11
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