Balancing Act: Lappet Faced Vulture, Masai Mara

A Lappet Faced (AKA Nubian) vulture keeps cool in the breeze in the Masai Mara.

Grey Backed Fiscal Shrike- Lake Nakuru, Kenya

The Grey-Backed Fiscal Shrike is an efficient predator on insects and small reptiles.

Topi with young- Masai Mara Kenya

Mara Topi with young- looking pretty miserable in the rain...

Rupell's Griffon Vulture- Masai Mara Kenya

A Rupell's Griffon Vulture from the banks of the Mara River. One of the Wildebeest migration attendees.

Gikururu River, Aberdares range, Kenya

The Gikururu River at 10,000 ft (3050 m) in the Aberdares range, Kenya. My favourite Brown Trout stream. I love the climatic and ecologic variation within Kenya....

Young Lesser Egret- Lake Baringo Kenya

Rising waters have provided some new nesting sites in drowned shoreline trees around Lake Baringo, as well as allowing access into the colonies by boat. This is an adventurous young Lesser Egret exporing the branches next to it's nest.                  We now have a webcam on Kokwe Island- see HERE

Cape Buffalo & Yellow-Billed Stork- Lake Nakuru Kenya

Inter-species sun-bathing. Buffalo & Yellow-Billed Stork, Lake Nakuru.

Great White Pelican- Nakuru Kenya

A Great White Pelican defies gravity over Lake Nakuru. Due to increased water levels, decreased salinity and an absence of suitable algae, Lake Nakuru's famed flamingos have migrated elsewhere- most to Ethiopia actually. Many other species of waterfowl have flocked in to replaced them.

Colubus Monkeys Grooming. Mt. Kenya

Colobus spend about an hour each day preening each other.

Vulture & Wilbebeest- Masai Mara Kenya

There are times when a bloated corpse is only used as a perch- when all the soft bits are under water. Vultures have difficulty piercing the hide.

Cape Buffalo- Lake Nakuru Kenya

Obviously been a frustrating day... know the feeling? TGIF.....

Young Colobus Monkey- Mt. Kenya

'Cute little devil' would be an apt description of this young Mt. Kenya Colobus monkey.

Kirk's Dik-dik, Nakuru Kenya

Kirk's Dik-dik is a small antelope found in eastern and southwestern Africa. It grows to 70 centimeters in length and weighs up to 7 kilograms when full grown, standing to a shoulder height of approximately 35–45 cm. Wikipedia

Sand Grouse- Nairobi Park Kenya

A typically well camouflaged Sand Grouse. It's the only bird I know of that carries water in it's feathers for it's young back at the nest.

Rhino- Nairobi Park, Kenya

This Black Rhino looks even more prehistoric with it's mane of Tick-Birds.

Vulturine Guineafowl- Meru Park, Kenya

One from the archives- taken last year in Meru Park.

Lion Kill- Masai Mara, Kenya

If you're too full to eat any more you can always just rub your face in it!

The Njemps fisherfolk use these tiny one-man 'ambach' reed canoes to travel about Lake Baringo- travelling up to 15km at a time using hand-paddles.

Yellow-Throated Longclaw- Masai Mara, Kenya

Took me a  while to ID this one... not a weaver, not a shrike, not a wagtail...... a Longclaw!

Warthog- Masai Mara Kenya

A good example of a 'Tusker' Warthog from the Mara. The lower canines are kept chisel-sharp by constant abrasion against the upper tusks.