Egyptian Goose, Masai Mara Kenya

Nice colour scheme on Egyptian Geese- subtle and sophisticated.....

Cape Buffalo & Mud, Masai Mara Kenya

Ah, to be able to peacefully chew your cud neck-deep in warm mud.

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.

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. 

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.

Masai Mara Lion, B&W

Lone tree, lone lion.

Nairobi Spider

A small jewel from my back yard here in Nairobi

Leopard, Masai Mara Kenya

That's an amazing tongue!

African Fish Eagle, Lake Baringo

A regal pose from the Lord of the Skies over Lake Baringo.

Bull Elephant, Masai Mara Kenya

Ridge-walking, Masai Mara.

Hippos in Lake Baringo, Kenya

Hippo graze onshore during the night & are understandably a bit tired during the day...

Rainbow Elephant, Masai Mara Kenya

The rains arrive in the Mara.

Greater Blue Eared Starling, Masai Mara Kenya

Take off.

Masai Ostrich, Masai Mara Kenya

Lone tree, lone ostrich.

Bataleur Eagle, Masai Mara Kenya

Aerial surveillance Kenya style.

Spotted Hyena, Masai Mara Kenya

Playing like any puppy- a young Spotted Hyena

White-Backed Vultures, Masai Mara Kenya

Prepping for the next fly-in feast.

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.

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.