Lion Portrait, Masai Mara Kenya

I rather like B&W portraits, especially with a cooperative subject.

Blood Moon- 27/7/18

What we saw on the 27th from Nanyuki (Mt. Kenya).

Nile Crocodile, Mara River Kenya

Sometimes gravity seems sooooo strong on the beach!

Hot Air Balloons, Masai Mara Kenya

The actual giants of the Veldt.

Black-Headed Weaver, Masai Mara Kenya

A Weaver reinforcing his nest's attachment point. Important detail!

Marsh Terrapin, Masai Mara Kenya

Old swamp buddies.

Crowned Cranes, Masai Mara Kenya

A good view over the Mara River from atop this tree.

Leopard, Masai Mara Kenya

Checking out the breakfast menu?

Banded Mongoose, Masai Mara Kenya

Not easy to sneak up on these little predators. Banded Mongoose from the Musiara area of the Mara.

Puff Adder, Masai Mara Kenya

A Puff Adder. Not a great pic, but one normally doesn't see them or, once seen, one is running in the opposite direction.

Yellow Mantled Widowbird, Masai Mara Kenya

The (fiercely territorial) Yellow Mantled Widowbird.

Lions Have Right of Way

At times one has to just be patient with the Masai Mara traffic issues.... Roads and tracks are most often congested in mornings and evenings.

Mara Lioness Portrait

A rather glamorous female from the Mara Triangle.

Lions & Tall Grass, Masai Mara Kenya

From the Mara Triangle last weekend. Tall grass and hungry lions waiting for the wildebeest to arrive.

Ground Hornbill, Masai Mara Kenya

 

Ground Hornbill snacking on what appears to be a de-shelled Giant African Land Snail. Yum!

Immature Bateleur, Masai Mara Kenya

Interesting how the beak cere of an immature Bateleur is green & red when mature.

Crack of Dawn, Masai Mara Kenya

Another day dawns in the Marta Triangle.

Leopard Grooming, Masai Mara Kenya

Keeping clean, and, interestingly enough, obtaining vitamin D created from the sun's effect on oils secreted from hair/fur follicles. Now you know...   :-)

African Fish Eagle, Kenya

African Fish Eagle from Lake Baringo, Rift Valley, Kenya.

Nile Crocodile, Mara River Kenya

As a species, Crocs have been around much longer than humans and have some interesting adaptations when you take a close look....

Silver-backed Jackal, Masai Mara Kenya

One of the most anciant Canids, the Silver Backed Jackal ranges widely through Africa.