Dust Bath- Amboseli Kenya

Amboseli elephant often take two baths a day- one of mud in the swamp (see the high-water mark?) as well as a dust bath out on the plains.

Elephant & Topi- Masai Mara Kenya

Big fella conin' through....

Lioness & Cub- Masai Mara

When do we EAT???

Fish Eagle- Lake Baringo

The African Fish Eagle spends most of it's day in trees along he water's edge. This one from Lake Baringo.

Elephants- Young and Old, Masai Mara Kenya

This is the tall & the short, the young and the old, the big and the small.... From Amboseli.

Saddle-billed Stork, Masai Mara Kenya

An imperious gaze from a Saddle-billed Stork in the Masai Mara.

Lilac-Breasted Roller, Laikipia Kenya

 A Lilac-Breasted Roller from Laikipia.

Topi- Masai Mara Kenya

A couple Topi from the Mara. I stand by my previous comment about 'that awkward teenage phase'....

Partially Blind Lioness- Masai Mara Kenya

This otherwise healthy lioness from the Mara appears blind in one eye.

Amboseli Elephant- Kenya

Last weekend's photo from Amboseli. Grass is mature and dry now as we enter our dry 'winter' season.

Coral & Fish- Mombasa Kenya

How many fish species? 6? 8?

Anemone & Clownfish- Mombasa Kenya

A Clownfish lurks in it's host anemone. For more on this symbiosis click HERE.

Red Lionfish- Mombasa Kenya

A highly venomous Red Lionfish. Don't touch the fins- the needle-tipped spines are toxic. The fish is, as a result, quietly confident, allowing observers to approach quite close.

Moray Eel & Boxfish- Mombasa Kenya

Another rather random shot- the Moray is too close to focus, but the Boxfish behind is sharp! Proves just how much life there is on Kenya's coral reefs.

Reef Fish- Mombasa Kenya

I was actually trying to photograph the larger fish in the background.....  Taken off Bamburi, Mombasa last weekend.

Cape Teal- Lake Nakuru, Kenya

A Cape Teal in rapid transit across Lake Nakuru.

Army Ants- Nairobi Kenya

Soldier Army Ants protecting the workers along a trail. They are most active above ground just before and during rainy periods- moving in thick columns along efficiently cleared tracks. See THIS for more info.

Baby Colobus Monkey- Mt. Kenya

This young Colobus is less than 2 weeks old. Note the vestigial thumb.

Lioness- Masai Mara, Kenya

A (big) feline sneeze.
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Crowned Crane- Masai Mara Kenya

Incoming! Crowned Crane from the Masai Mara