Male Leopard, Masai Mara Kenya

This is a really large male from the northern Mara Triangle area.

Ground Hornbill eating snake, Masai Mara Kenya

Snake-snack for a Ground Hornbill

Leopard Hunting, Masai Mara Kenya

Leopard hunting in the Mara- this was an easy one to find.

Warthog and young, Lake Naivasha Kenya

 

Mom & young son.

Crowned Crane, Masai Mara Kenya

Crowned Crane B&W.

Cheetah Family, Masai Mara Kenya

Three on a termite mound. This was taken in August 2017 and I'm happy to report that the entire little family is still intact and thriving as of last week.

Fast Jahazi, Lamu Island Kenya

Another from Lamu this New Year. One dip in the wind or wiggle on the tiller & the mobile ballast gets wet!

Black-Headed Weaver, Masai Mara Kenya

A Black-Headed Weaver builds it's next- while noisily advertising a vacancy for a female tenant.

Mara Leopard

Breakfast in a Sausage Tree- Mara Triangle, Masai Mara.

Lion Love, Masai Mara Kenya

Cub love- Masai Mara.

Cheetah Cub, Masai Mara Kenya

Cheetah cubs have a mane along their backs that adult's don't have. Maybe to let them look more big and fierce? And I've never met one that looked as if it ha a sense of humor.

Spotted Hyena, Masai Mara Kenya.

 

A rather relaxed Spotted Hyena.

Hippo & Lapwing, Mara River Kenya

A Spur-Winged Lapwing is scrutinized.....

Lamu Jahazis, Kenya

 

Battling it out during Lamu's New Year's Jahizi Race.

Praying Mantis, Baringo Kenya

An elegant Praying Mantis blending in to it's environment.

African Fish Eagle, Lake Baringo Kenya

A Baringo Fish Eagle triptych.

Guinefa owl, Lake Baringo Kenya

 

 Hello!!

Tiny Elephant, Masai Mara Kenya

Knee high to a grasshopper (well, almost).

Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat, Lamu Kenya

 

A mid-sized bat with a large name: Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat, from Lamu Island, Kenya.

Jahazi Race, Lamu Kenya

It's a new year, and Lamu's New Year's Day attraction is the annual Jahazi boat race out of Shela- here's the four leaders tacking into the second leg.