Photo #1 of a series of 3: 'The Flirt', Mating lions in the Mara.
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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
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Meru Lions- Meru Park, Kenya
A Meru Park lioness with cubs near where the 'Born Free' lions were returned to the wild by George Adamson.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Martial Eagle- Meru Park, Kenya
At nearly 1m length from head to tail, the fearsome Martial Eagle is one of the Dik-dik's primary predators.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Vulturine Guinea-fowl- Laikipia Kenya
Vulturine Guinea-fowl near Loisaba Lodge on the Laikipia Plateau. They'd not look out of place in the Rio Carnival parade!
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Marabou Stork, Nairobi Park, Kenya
Certainly not the most attractive of birds- and carrion eaters as well. Marabou Storks have a 7ft wingspan, are gregarious and can thermal to great heights- occasionally in conflict with aircraft. They are usually silent apart from bill-clattering, but can whinny like a horse during courtship.
Lovely...........
Lovely...........
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
'Nairobi Eye' Blister Beetle- Nairobi Kenya
This rather attractively coloured insect (Paederus eximius) is the scourge of the long rainy season here in Nairobi. Blister lesions caused by this 1cm long beetle are like heat burns, spread via itching and can take between 1 and 7 weeks to heal. The best treatment is first aid ASAP with a poultice of moist bicarbonate of soda which seems to reduce toxicity and spread.
Interesting how many toxic creatures tend to advertise themselves via bright colours.
Interesting how many toxic creatures tend to advertise themselves via bright colours.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Speckled Sand Snake- Meru Park, Kenya
This thin ribbon of a snake-a Speckled Sand Snake- was pretending to be a stick and waiting patiently for small lizards to happen by....
Monday, January 16, 2012
Doum Palm Sunset- Maru Park, Kenya
Doum Palms were invented by Dr. Seuss I suspect... This pic is for Chui Viv on Manitoulin Island, who made the request when she heard we were visiting Meru Park last weekend.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Grasshopper- Watamu Kenya
A coastal grasshopper from Watamu, on the Kenya coast.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Blue-Naped Mousebird
A colourful & gregarious bird found in the drier low-altitudes of East Africa; the Blue-Naped Mousebird.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Red Grasses, Laikipia Kenya
I confess to not having identified this grass species. It glows red in the light of the setting sun over the Laikipia Plateau.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Silverbacked Jackal- Laikipia Kenya
Everything about these small Canines is 'keen'- keen hearing, keen sense of smell, keen eyesight... This was was photographed at Loisaba on the Laikipia Plateau, Kenya
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Friday, January 6, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Vulturine Ginea-Fowl, Laikipia Kenya
Guinea-Fowl have got to be top contenders for inexplicable headgear & plumage. This is the Vulturine Guinea-Fowl, resident of the drier parts of Northern Kenya.
Happy New Year everyone! We've marked the occasion by passing the 10,000 page-views mark here on Pic-a-day Kenya.
Happy New Year everyone! We've marked the occasion by passing the 10,000 page-views mark here on Pic-a-day Kenya.
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