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
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Mara Cheetah- Kenya
Cheetah with cub (kitten?) in the Masa Mara..... with just a leeeeetle bit of Photoshop embellishment.....
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Martial Eagle, Nairobi Park- Kenya
The Martial Eagle preys on large birds and medium sized mammal (e.g. hares). It is impressively large- up to 33 inches in length & inhabits open plains and bushland.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Elephant- Masai Mara, Kenya
Who needs a background when you have such a magnificent foreground! I 'shopped out some distraction here.....
Monday, September 26, 2011
Fruit Bat- Seychelles
Large populations of the Giant Fruit Bat, or' Flying Fox' Pteropus seychellensis are found throughout the Seychelles archipelego as well as the Comoros and a couple islands off the coast of Tanzania. They are primarily though not strictly nocturnal, with the odd individual seen flying over forest at all times of the day. They emerge in large numbers from dense colonies in the evenings, often flying considerable distances between islands. The wingspan of this individual could be around 75 cm (30").
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Long-Tailed Tropicbird- Seychelles
Commonly seen soaring the updrafts along cliff-edges or dipping for fish in the ocean in the Seychelles, the Long-Tailed Tropicbird is a graceful and efficient flier.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Dragonfly flight- Seychelles
Caught this 4-inch long dragonfly mid-hover at Ans Major beach in the Seychelles earlier this week. Google map HERE.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Fig Tree (ficus)- Masai Mara, Kenya
This Fig tree (ficus) lives near the Tanzanian border in the south-western Mara. It really is a spectacular living creature and was swarming with Green Pigeons feeding on an abundance of small green figs.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
Masai Mara Cheetah & Cub- Kenya
Love the punkish mane cheetah cubs sport. Not sure the reason though- to make them look more fierce & larger? Camoflague? Insulation? We may never know.....
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Martial Eagle- Nairobi Kenya
A Martial Eagle in Nairobi Game Park. One of the largest birds of prey found in open scrub-land savanna throughout East Africa.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Rather Large Grasshopper- Nairobi Kenya
This chap was a good 9 cm long- excluding antennae. Fortunately there wasn't a plague of them, so my backyard was spared total destruction.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Hada Ibis- Nairobi Kenya
An Ibis from Nairobi Park. They are attracted to muddy & marshy areas & poke around in the mud for food using their rather specialised poking equipment....
Friday, September 2, 2011
Secretary Bird, Nairobi Park- Kenya
A Secretary Bird from Nairobi Park. Early explorers named it due to the 'quill pens behind its ears'.... or so the story goes. They stalk the long grass looking for lizards, grasshoppers, snakes, frogs etc.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Serval Cat- Masai Mara Kenya
Another of a series of photos taken of a male Serval Cat in the Masai Mara. I found him in the tall grassland not far from the river... just about HERE.
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