Ostrich- Nairobi Park, Kenya

A rather graphic image of an ostrich...  wonder if they ever suffer sunburn?

Mara Cheetah- Kenya

Cheetah with cub (kitten?) in the Masa Mara..... with just a leeeeetle bit of Photoshop embellishment.....

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.

Elephant- Masai Mara, Kenya

Who needs a background when you have such a magnificent foreground! I 'shopped out some distraction here.....

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").

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.

Dragonfly flight- Seychelles

Caught this 4-inch long dragonfly mid-hover at Ans Major beach in the Seychelles earlier this week. Google map HERE.

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.

Cheetah- Masai Mara, Kenya

A Cheetah in repose- Masai Mara, Kenya

Brown Snake Eagle- Masai Mara, Kenya

 

A rather steady gaze from a Brown Snake Eagle in the Masai Mara...

Black Headed Heron- Kenya

 

A Black-Headed Heron from the Amboseli Swamps, Amboseli Park, Kenya

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.....

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.

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.

Lioness Yawning- Masai Mara, Kenya

Another Lion yawn...

Male Lion- Masai Mara, Kenya

Nice healthy teeth! 

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....

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.

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.