Baringo Kids

OK, it's not actually a wildlife photo... cute though! Kokwe Island residents from Lake Baringo.

Elephant Portrait- Masai Mara, Kenya

Is this a gesture or just an itchy eye?

Baringo Crocodile- Lake Baringo Kenya

Looks like a very healthy set of teeth!

Spur-Winged Goose, Nairobi Park Kenya

A Spur-Winged Goose from Nairobi Park.

Goliath Heron- Lake Baringo Kenya

The Goliath Heron is probably the tallest bird in this area, though not the heaviest. This one is from Lake Baringo in the Rift Valley.

Cape Buffalo & Tick-Bird Symbiosis

One can indulge in a little-shut-eye during rumination secure in the knowledge that security alarm services are awake and alert.

Baringo Showers- Lake Baringo Kenya

An afternoon sun-shower at Lake Baringo creates a partial rainbow along the Rift Valley escarpment wall to the east.

Hyena- Amboseli Park, Kenya

Members of a large pack of Hyena that are so famous their den is marked on Google Maps. Click Here

Eland- Laikipia Kenya

A couple female Eland on the trot. A big male can reach 750kg.... and still clear a 7 foot fence!

African Paradise Flycatcher- Lake Baringo Kenya

This African Paradise Flycatcher is an unusual colour morph between the white & rufous varieties- both found on Kokwe Island in Lake Baringo (google map image here).

Colobus Monkey, Mt. Kenya

An interesting monkey; the Colobus is strictly vegetarian, has a stomach that can hold a weight of food equal to the monkey's (empty) body-weight, and has a hand with four fingers and no thumb. It also has a lightweight skeleton and an effective parachute made up of a tail and mantle of long white fur- as shown here. 15 foot (5m) leaps are all in a days travel.

Wart Hog Family, Amboseli Park, Kenya

A Wart Hog 'family' from Amboseli.

Woolly-Necked Stork, Masai Mara Kenya

The Woolly-Necked Stork. A large bird around 1m (3ft) tall, it is commonly seen in tall grasslands near water cruising for insects and reptiles.

Old Cape Buffalo- Nairobi Park, Kenya

It may be hard to tell young calves apart, but it's certainly easy to distinguish one old buff from another- what with all the accumulated scars & missing bits.... Is this one looking at the camera or at the incoming tick-bird?

Giraffe Sunset- Amboseli Park, Kenya

A giraffe eclipse of the sun. Much more common than a dik-dik solar eclipse.....

Egyptian Goose- Nairobi Park Kenya

Imagine sleeping on one leg.....

Zebra- Nairobi Park, Kenya

A Burchell's Zebra from Nairobi Park... which is HERE if you wish to see just how close to downtown Nairobi it really is.

Laundry Day- Lake Baringo Kenya

Laundry day for these women with their children on Kokwe Island, Lake Baringo. There are plenty of crocs around, but attacks on humans are uncommon- and the people, mainly relying on fishing with nets, tend to leave the crocs alone as well.....

Mother & Young Elephant- Masai Mara Kenya

 

A mother with her calf in the Masai Mara Reserve.