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
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
Friday, October 14, 2011
Hippo- Masai Mara Kenya
Keeping cool in the Mara River. Note the lower canines- tusks- that are kept sharp by the matching upper set. These ever-growing teeth can grow out of control if the upper canines are missing, mis-aligned or damaged.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Green Headed Sunbird- Mt. Kenya
When descriptive nomenclature goes wrong. This blue-headed bird is called a Green Headed Sunbird. This one is a male. Females do have green heads.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Lioness- Nairobi Park Kenya
This female had three 6-month old cubs with her in Nairobi Park. Welcome additions to an apparently healthy and expanding wild population living only a couple kilometers from the center of Nairobi City.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Hippo- Masai Mara, Kenya
A lazy puddle-hog. Often hippo found out of the river (or lake) during the day are males nursing fight wounds. Fish nibbling at open wounds can be rather irritating. This fellow had no wounds I could see and was probably enjoying this comfortable looking mud-hole until the sun warmed him up enough to seek full immersion in the cool river.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Ambolseli Elephant- Kenya
Elephant watching is enthralling- they communicate in so many ways- trunk gestures being one. Subsonic belly rumbles transmitted through the ground & sensed via feet is another rather hi-tech means of of long-distance communication that has recently been investigated.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Carnivourous Pitcher Plant- Mahe Island, Seychelles
This species of pitcher plant, Nepenthes pervelli in Latin is found only in Seychelles. Insects drown and are digested in clear liquid in it's 'pitcher' body.
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