Banded Mongoose, Masai Mara Kenya

Three watchful Banded Mongooses (geese?).

Silver Backed Jackal, Masai Mara Kenya

Silver-Backed Jackal. Commonly seen in pairs, these small canids are considered to be an ancient species & little changed since the Pleistocene era which ended some 12,000 year ago. Why change the design if it works??

Learning to Graze, Masai Mara Kenya

Grasp, pull, kick. It takes a bit of practice, but this is how elephants graze. The 'kick' uses the toenails to scuff at the base of the grass to loosen it from the earth and dislodge soil from roots. Excess soil is shaken off with a flick of the trunk. This little fellow is aiming a bit high....

Red-Billed Oxpeckers, Masai Mara Kenya

Gossip.

Lilac Breasted Rollers, Masai Mara Kenya

The young one is on the left... should be old enough to feed itself!

Elephant in the Grassland, Masai Mara Kenya

Heading off over the horizon.

Heads in the Grass, Masai Mara Kenya

Obtaining an unusual view of the grassland by standing in a gulley....

Leopard, Masai Mara Kenya

Keeping the tools well maintained.

Rear View, African Fish Eagle, Lake Baringo Kenya

The rear view of a happy fisher. Fish Eagle, Lake Baringo.

Borana Elephants, Laikipia Kenya

B&W rendition of a photo take a few years ago on Borana Ranch, Laikipia.

Five Lion Cubs, Masai Mara Kenya

The next generation- at least in the northern part of the Mara Triangle.

Leopards, Masai Mara Kenya

Mother & cub from the Mara Triangle.

Spotted Hyena, Masai Mara Kenya

A body purpose-built for heavy-duty scavenging.

Lilac Breasted Roller, Masai Mara Kenya

LBR fly-by. Gorgeous colour!

Tickbird and Buffalo, Masai Mara Kenya

Eyerritation

A sunset rainbow over Lake Baringo.