A keen-eyed fellow from Nairobi Park. It's been a good year for the Park's Lions, at least by appearance.
It's been a good year for pic-a-day too. Many thanks for all your support. I'm off till the 4th or 5th of January.
See y'all next year, and have a good holiday.
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
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Mt. Kenya Colobus
A young Colobus monkey. Colobus are 100% vegetarian (eat shoots and leaves) and do not have opposable thumbs.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Nairobi Park Lioness
This lioness had three half-grown cubs to feed & seemed to be coping quite well.
Merry Christmas everyone!
elk
Merry Christmas everyone!
elk
Friday, December 23, 2011
'Swamp Ellies'- Amboseli Kenya
This photo of Amboseli 'Swamp Ellies' is popular at my exhibition and I'd neglected to include it in the online gallery of exhibited photos ( http://www.pbase.com/pinicola/elk_exhib1 ), so here it is...
Thursday, December 22, 2011
'HoverFly'- Macro photo, Laikipia Kenya
I've always noticed these little flies- I call them 'HoverFlies'- that for reasons unknown are in the habit of hovering for minutes on end in precisely the same spot before darting away to take up a new position not far off.
This one, all of 7mm from wingtip to wingtip held position so well I was able to take my time to focus in and capture some detail of it's appearance.
This one, all of 7mm from wingtip to wingtip held position so well I was able to take my time to focus in and capture some detail of it's appearance.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Kongoni- Nairobi Park, Kenya
This Male Kongoni (Coke's Hartebeest) has been out rooting around scent-marking the perimeter of his territory. How could the females resist?
I've created a gallery of the photos in my current exhibition at: http://www.pbase.com/pinicola/elk_exhib1 so please drop by for a look!
I've created a gallery of the photos in my current exhibition at: http://www.pbase.com/pinicola/elk_exhib1 so please drop by for a look!
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
Kirk's Dik-dik: Laikipia, Kenya
Kirk's Dik-dik, Madoqua kirkii, reaches a height of only 35-45 cm at the shoulder. The male is noticeably smaller than the female and they pair for life. They are well adapted to dry conditions, metabolising all the water they need from their food which consists of leaves, buds, flowers, fruit as well as grass.
This is an older male showing some scars from close encounters with predators (including wild dogs, leopard, cheetah, lion & a couple of the larger birds of prey).
Photo Location: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=N+00%C2%B036.70+E+036%C2%B047.94&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=0.601362,36.840119&spn=0.024546,0.027595&sll=0.500558,36.510315&sspn=0.392745,0.441513&vpsrc=6&t=h&z=15
This is an older male showing some scars from close encounters with predators (including wild dogs, leopard, cheetah, lion & a couple of the larger birds of prey).
Photo Location: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=N+00%C2%B036.70+E+036%C2%B047.94&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=0.601362,36.840119&spn=0.024546,0.027595&sll=0.500558,36.510315&sspn=0.392745,0.441513&vpsrc=6&t=h&z=15
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
GULP! Somebody talked me into it........
After nearly 40 years of lugging a camera around Kenya it's time to expose my product to the most critical type of audience... potential customers! All are welcome, I'll have 42 framed images and I'm nervous.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Malachite Kingfisher- Nairobi Park, Kenya
This is the final pic from a series taken earlier this year in Nairobi Park. This little fish-eater was a particularly photogenic character.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Crowned Crane- Nairobi Park, Kenya
I hadn't realised Crowned Cranes had such big feet! They feed in and around swamps quite a bit, so I suppose they are adapted to walking in mud. Standing around 4 ft high, they must weigh over 10 kg.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Zebra Graphic- Nairobi Park Kenya
Gearing up for my first-ever exhibition here which begins on the 13 this month. This'll feature- printed on canvas 87 x 60 cm (34x24 in) with a thin black frame.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Sisal Growth Macro Detail- Nairobi Kenya
Sisal 'leaves' are single thorn-tipped blades that can reach a length of nearly 2 meters. The cluster opens from a single base with older leaves incubating younger leaves successively within. This type from my back yard lives for between 7 and 10 years attaining a circumference of up to 3.5 meters. They flower once and die- sending a single flower-tipped stalk over 4 meters vertically.
Heavy nectar-laden yellow flower clusters at the apex attract swarms of honey-bees, bee-eaters and bush-babies at night. This reproductive effort draws nutrients from the fleshy leaves and thick root, which shrivels and dries, eventually allowing the seed-laden to be blown over.... depositing it's seeds to grow from where the tip of the tall stalk lands; 4 to 5 meters away from the parent.
Heavy nectar-laden yellow flower clusters at the apex attract swarms of honey-bees, bee-eaters and bush-babies at night. This reproductive effort draws nutrients from the fleshy leaves and thick root, which shrivels and dries, eventually allowing the seed-laden to be blown over.... depositing it's seeds to grow from where the tip of the tall stalk lands; 4 to 5 meters away from the parent.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
Female Impala- Nairobi Park, Kenya
A female Impala daintily nibbles at succulent- and well protected- Acacia leaves in Nairobi Park. I can aaaaaalmost see my reflection in her eye.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Egret in Flight- Baringo Kenya
This fly-by photo of this Greater Egret from Lake Baringo converts rather elegantly to black & white image I think. I just might blow this one up to make a large print in a black frame....
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Spotted Eagle-Owl- Nairobi Kenya
Approximately 12 birds of four species and two squirrels were scolding this owl just outside my kitchen window the other day. He seemed unperturbed.....
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Young Colobus Monkey- Mount Kenya.
This little chap is probably around a month old- losing the infant's white coat for the typical black & white Colobus pelt. Taken in Nanyuki, Mt. Kenya.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
VineVegetation Detail- Nanyuki Kenya
I found this vine creeper along the Burguret Rive at our Trout Farm at the base of Mt. Kenya today (www.tamtrout.com). Nice to be able to send it to you directly from here!
Friday, November 18, 2011
Lioness- Nairobi Park, Kenya
This lioness was caring for three active half-grown cubs when spotted the other day in Nairobi Park.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Lappet Faced Vulture- Nairobi Park, Kenya
Lappet-Faced Vulture, Nairobi Park. This one's for Shiv Kapila, a raptor biologist here in Kenya (www.shivkapila.com). Keep up the good work!
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Egyptian Goose- Nairobi Park, Kenya
An Egyptian Goose- one of the few birds that can be found EVERYWHERE throughout Kenya where there is permanent fresh water below 3000m altitude. Obviously a very adaptable bird.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
White-Bellied Go-Away Bird. Amboseli Kenya
A White-Bellied Go-Away Bird. Aside from bleating like a sheep, it's call is also "G'wa!" (go away!). This one was found in Amboseli.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
Pied Kingfisher- Baringo Kenya
Looking fast while standing still- the sleek Pied Kingfisher is a purpose-built tool made to bridge the air/water divide.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Young Elephant- Masai Mara, Kenya
A young elephant with It's older sister 'minder' in the Mara Triangle Conservancy area of the Masai Mara Game Reserve.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011
Lioness- Nairobi Park Kenya
Keen eyesight. She was watching a group of Kongoni on a ridge almost one kilometer away. This was taken in Nairobi Park earlier this month (Oct 2011).
Friday, October 28, 2011
Hyena Pups- Amboseli Kenya
Lounging around the den on the Amboseli plains, these three half-grown Hyena pups are part of a large group located close to the swamps.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Lesser Egret- Lake Baringo, Kenya
Quite the costume here- what with the yellow feet & accessory feathers on head & breast. A Lesser Egret from Lake Baringo.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Urban Eland- Nairobi Park, Kenya
The dichotomy of Nairobi park is fascinating; on one side you have hundreds of square kilometers of wild savanna leading though to the expanse of the Great Rift Valley (yes, migratory corridors are still open). On the other side you've got downtown Nairobi with it's increasingly prickly skyline. Long Live Nairobi Park!
Monday, October 24, 2011
Male Lion- Masai Mara Kenya
This big fella was keeping a close eye on my activities from his vantage point on a small hill in the Mara Triangle.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Wooly-Necked Stork, Masai Mara Kenya
An odd bird and not very common to the Mara, the Woolly-Necked Stork is most often spotted along lagoons at Kenya's coast.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Two Little Bee-Eaters, Nanyuki Kenya
There must be a suitable caption for this.... just couldn't find it!
Two Little Bee-Eaters on a Bottle-Brush tree near Nanyuki, Mt. Kenya.
Two Little Bee-Eaters on a Bottle-Brush tree near Nanyuki, Mt. Kenya.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Swamp Elephants- Amboseli Kenya
From my Amboseli archives: The daily routine of trekking back to the acacia forests after a morning wallowing (and grazing) in the swamps.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Crested Crane- Nanyuki Kenya
Up close and personal- Crested Crane- Nanyuki Kenya. Every once in a while one has t ask "Why???". Or- as an ecologist "How did THAT happen???"
Saturday, October 15, 2011
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