Monday, December 31, 2018

Elephants, Acacias and Kilimanjaro

Here's to a New Year full of valued and protected natural beauty.

Thursday, December 27, 2018

Friday, December 21, 2018

Amboseli Gerenuk

Here's a local chap we've name named 'Rudolf'.

Merry Christmas everyone! I'll be back on the 27th.

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Lion Cubs, Masai Mara Kenya

If you don't have to hunt & you've had enough sleep.... play!

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Monday, December 17, 2018

A Few Gnu

I wonder just how many gnus came into the Masai Mara this year....

Friday, December 14, 2018

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Masai Mara Leopard

Fabulous whiskers! The must help navigation in the dark & detecting wind direction.

Monday, December 10, 2018

Friday, December 7, 2018

Yellow-throated Longclaw, Masai Mara

Surveying the territory atop a well-browsed bush.

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Rub-a-Dub Dub, Six Elephants in the Mara River!

Play time in the Mara River. Elephants sure know how to have fun!

Friday, November 23, 2018

Kilimanjaro, Acacia tortilis & Elephants

Another Amboseli pic taken a couple weekends ago. Who needs colour anyway?

Thursday, November 22, 2018

Baloons and Rhino, Masai Mara Kenya

A couple of the Masai Mara's tourist attractions.

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Mara River Water

Muddy bathwater from the Mara River.

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Monday, November 19, 2018

Helmeted Guinea Fowl, Kenya

Animals evolve in form and appearance for good reasons... hmm... Really??

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Elephants & tortilis, Amboseli Kenya

Elephants and Acacia tortilis trees- one of my favourite combinations.

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Burchell Zebras, Masai Mara Kenya

Zebras are known for their 'no-holds-barred' fights...

Monday, November 12, 2018

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Mara Lion Portrait

Seeing how soft & cuddly the lions were, a tourist asked his guide "Can I step out and pet that one?"

"Sure you can"  said the guide.... "Once".

Monday, November 5, 2018

Lamu Jahazi Sailboats

This is from last New Year's Lamu Jahazi race... just to break the monotony of wildlife an landscapes!

Friday, November 2, 2018

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Blue-Naped Mousebird, Lake Baringo Kenya

A Blue-Naped Mousebird navigating through some serious Acacia thorns.

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

White Backed Vulture

A mature White-Backed Vulture from the Masai Mara.

Monday, October 29, 2018

Lake Baringo Dawn

Taken with my phone (Samsung S7) this morning from TeddyBear Island.

Thursday, October 25, 2018

2018 Wildebeest Migration

Well, the migration is over for this year in the Masai Mara. The much smaller & resident Loita population will move around in the northern parts of the Mara ecosystem as determined by the rainfall patterns, but the Serengeti in Tanzania will host the (mainly dispersed) main population until July-August next year. Bon Voyage Gnus!

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Rains over Lake Baringo

The Short rains are here again. This was taken in Baringo, early November last year.

Monday, October 22, 2018

Gnus Galore, 2018 Wildebeest Migration

This year's migration hit the Mara  triangle en-mass rather late- in early October- ate most all the grass & left within 2 weeks.

Friday, October 19, 2018

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Young Spoted Hyena, Masai Mara Kenya

Very nice looking.... when not drooling and covered in blood & gore.

Friday, October 12, 2018

Masai Mara Leopards

Young Leopards leave their mothers between 18 - 22 months of age. This one may be around 14 months old.

Monday, October 8, 2018

Mara River Sunset

I managed to line up the setting sun with a nice stretch of the Mara River... took some organising!   :-)Mara r

Friday, October 5, 2018

The Origin of the Wildebeest

It's old local tribal lore that the Wildebeest was designed by a committee and assembled out of surplus parts.

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Friday, September 28, 2018

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Home Construction, Weaver Bird

Taking a break from construction (& checking the size).

Saturday, September 22, 2018

Lion Portrait

A healthy young Mara male, not too scarred up from fighting yet.

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Tuesday, September 18, 2018