A View into the Serengeti

   Grazing off into the distance; a view into the Serengeti.

Sunbird on Bottlebrush Flower, Mt. Kenya

Hunter's Sunbird on a Bottlebrush blossom, Nanyuki.

Mother Elephant and Offsrping, Masai Mara Kenya

                  Definite family resemblance here.

Wart Hog & Tick Bird- Masai Mara Kenya

    Warthog with symbiotic Tickbird.

Cheetahs on a Kill, Masai Mara Kenya

    Getting right into breakfast.

Lake Baringo Vista

   Dusk from the top of Teddybear Island, Lake Baringo.

Serval Cat, Masai Mara Kenya

A large male Serval Cat from the Mara Triangle. They prefer long-grass for hunting small prey.

Bull Elephant, Masai Mara Kenya

   Some elephants are made bigger than others. This is Tim, from the Mara Triangle, a gentle giant.

Infant Elephant, Masai Mara Kenya

    Keeping close to Mother in the Mara.

Masai Mara Lions

    Mara Lions. The assigned babysitter must exhibit much patience....

Collared Sunbird, Nairobi Kenya

    Drying off after a dip in the birdbath.

Coral Remnant, Chale Island Kenya

    An eroded remnant of old coral stands alone on a tidal flat off Chale Island on the south Kenya            coast.

African Fish Eagle, Lake Baringo Kenya

   Don't need two feet for small fish.

Masai Mara Lion Portrait

    Is he day-dreaming or is it just a vacant gaze...?

Banded Mongoose, Kenya

    A Banded Mongoose from the masai Mara.

Mara Leopard Portrait

   A Mara Triangle leopard dozing off in the long grass.

African Fish Eagle, Lake Baringo Kenya

One of our mating pair of African Fish Eagles on TeddyBear Ilsand, Lake Baringo.

Burchell's Zebra, Masai Mara Kenya

    Four in a row.

Chale Island Beach, South Coast Kenya

Crab shell on coral rock, Chale Island Kenya.

Masai Mara Lions; The Brothers

    Midday Siesta in the Mara.

Crowned Crane, Masai Mara Kenya

Crown Crane- national bird of Uganda (Kenya's is the chicken....).

Kilimanjaro at Dusk

Kilimanjaro at dusk. The original photo was very flat due to low light & was enhanced in Photoshop.

Great Cormorant, Lake Baringo Kenya

A Great Cormorant dries it's wings. Unlike most waterfowl, cormorant feathers are not oily and they don't repel water, allowing the cormorant to dive freely underwater in search of fish. However, they must dry off before being able to fly easily again.

White Rhino with Young, Kenya

Mama and young White Rhino from Laikipia.

Masai Mara Leopard

Who's going to blink first?

Elephant, Amboseli Park Kenya

Sometimes the light on overcast days is excellent. This photo was taken in Amboseli.

Cape Buffalo, Masai Mara Kenya

Fresh from the spa.

Baby Elphant, Masai Mara Kenya

This little one has a long way to grow.

White Backed Vultures, Masai Mara Kenya

The Mara Triangle parliamentarians.

Silver Backed Jackal, Masai Mara Kenya

The Silver-Backed Jackal- AKA Black-Backed Jackal is monogamous, usually seen hunting in pairs, and as a species is considered quite ancient with little morphological change all the way back to the Pleistocene which ended some 12,000 years ago. Goes to show; if it works well, don't evolve it!

Green Grass.... Over There; Masai Mara Kenya

Wildebeest are taking note of this rain, and will likely be heading toward it as if magnetised to the fresh green grass that almost immediately appears in it's wake.

Baringo Boy, Kenya

A boy from the Njemps tribe of Lake Baringo on a traditional Ambach-reed boat.

Masai Mara Leopard

This is a healthy Mara Triangle leopard, taken in May this year.

Kori Bustard, Masai Mara Kenya.

One of the larger savannah birds here, the Kori Bustard predates on insects, snakes, lizards, frogs and small mammals.

Mating Leopard, Masai Mara Kenya

First time I've seen this in the Mara- or anywhere... Big cat romance last Saturday evening in the Mara Triangle.

Posturing Bush Buck, Aberdares Kenya

Who's the boss? An Aberdares Bushbuck displays aggressively to another male.

Roller, Masai Mara Kenya

A Lilac-Breasted Roller from the Masai Mara.

Bushbuck, Aberdares Park Kenya

Camp-follower Bushbuck from the Aberdares.

Wildebeest Crossing the Mara River

A hasty exit from the Mara river- all wet and glossy. I've never seen a count of just how often an individual wildebeest crosses the Mara river in an annual migratory cycle, but I'd guess it's between 10 and 20 times, depending on rainfall patterns from year to year. The grass often IS greener on the other side.

 

A White-Backed Vulture drops in to join the feast.

Lioness Yawn, Masai Mara Kenya

Must've been a long night.

Greater Cormorant, Lake Baringo

A Great Cormarant using a little paddle-power on take-off from Lake Baringo.

Babt Elephant, Masai Mara Kenya

Shaded and safe.

Lake Baringo Sunset

Off to this place: TeddyBear Island on lake Baringo tomorrow!

Weaver Bird, Masai Mara Kenya

OK, all finished. Now to attract a tenant!

Very Large Herbivores (VLH), Masai Mara Kenya

A few of the Mara Heavyweights.

End of the Migration

The migration is almost over. Very much over for some....

Cheetahs on Kill, Masai Mara Kenya

Breakfast in the Mara Triangle.

Leopard Print.

What a leopard footprint looks like.

Desert Rose, Lake Baringo Kenya

This photo was taken HERE.