Happy Gnu Year Everyone! See you on the other side!
An almost-daily photo blog from Kenya By Elsen Karstad, resident in Kenya, East Africa. Cameras: Nikon Z8 & Nikon D850 Lenses: Nikon 14-24 F2.8, Nikon z20-70 f2.8 Nikon 50 F2.8, Sigma 105 F2.8 Macro, Nikon 70-200 F2.8, Nikon 200-500, Nikon 600 F6.3 Enquiries on photo use or prints, email elknbi@gmail.com
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Friday, December 20, 2019
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Silver-backed Jackal, Masai Mara Kenya
This Jackal is the primary ancestor of our domestic dogs.... have we bred a bit of 'attitude' out of them over time?
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Monday, December 9, 2019
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Seychelles Reef Fish
As it's raining so much here in Kenya, a watery theme is appropriate today: Reef fish from the Seychelles.
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Cheetah Brothers, Masai Mara Kenya
Mara Triangle Cheetah brothers on patrol along the Tanzanian border. Not much escapes their notice.....
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Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Friday, November 29, 2019
Mara River Crocodile
One of the very old Mara River Mega-Crocs- AKA Gnu-Eater. Must be 15
feet long & over 70 years old, with at least one fully grown Gnu in it's
belly.
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Monday, November 25, 2019
Friday, November 22, 2019
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Monday, November 18, 2019
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Monday, November 11, 2019
Friday, November 8, 2019
Wart Hog & Drongo, Masai Mara Kenya
A Fork-Tailed Drongo upset about something or other, or possibly waiting
for the hog to disturb an insect?
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Monday, November 4, 2019
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Monday, October 28, 2019
Large objects in the Masai Mara Kenya
Big & bigger..... the massive balloons that drift over the Mara at
dawn carry up to 20 passengers, some of the largest commercially
operated hot air balloons in the world.
Friday, October 25, 2019
Elephant Calf, Masai Mara Kenya
It looks like this little one gave up trying to eat grass with it's
trunk. With 40,000 muscles in that 'nose', elephants take quite a few
months to become proficient in trunk operations.
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Monitor Lizard, Masai Mara Kenya
A Monitor Lizard can grow well over a meter in length and is an
aggressive predator for it's size with a varied diet, including eggs,
smaller lizards, birds, rodents and snakes.
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Friday, October 18, 2019
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Monday, October 14, 2019
Friday, October 11, 2019
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Monday, October 7, 2019
Friday, October 4, 2019
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Hammerkop, Masai Mara Kenya
The Hammerkop ('hammerhead') is one of our more primitive-looking birds, know for it's massive nests of sticks in trees.
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Hippos, Mara River Kenya
Hippo moms are quite protective. The young remain in creches in the river at night, guarded by an adult, while the others graze up to 3km away.
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young and mother
Monday, September 30, 2019
Friday, September 27, 2019
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Friday, September 20, 2019
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