Secretary Bird, Masai Mara Kenya

 In days gone by, secretaries often carried quill pens behind their ears. Hence this was named the Secretary Bird, so I've been told....

Cape Buffalo and Oxpecker, Masai Mara Kenya

An Ox-Pecker in office. 

Tusker, Masai Mara Kenya

 You gotta have strong neck muscles to lug this hefty pair around!

2020 Wildebeest Migration Participants

 The fabulous annual Mara-Serengeti Audience.

River crossing, Masai Mara Kenya

 Hmm... anyone out there??

Masai Giraffes, Masai Mara Kenya

 Parental attention.

Immature Bataleur Eagles, Masai Mara Kenya

 The forest along the Mara River in the Triangle hosts several resident breeding pairs of Bataleur Eagles.

Mara River Nile Crocodile, Kenya

 What you usually don't see that's under the water. 

Nile Crocs like this can exceed 500kg.

Lilac-Breasted Roller Take-Off, Masai Mara

I've FINALLY captured a decent Lilac-Breasted Roller take-off image. You've no idea how many discarded images there've been prior to this.... 

I've FINALLY captured a decent Lilac-Breasted Roller take-off image. You've no idea how many discarded images there've been prior to this....

White-Backed Vultures, Masai Mara Kenya

 Dinnertime can be a bit rowdy in big families.

Gun & Egret, Masai Mara Kenya

 Gnu with Egret. The bird eats insects disturbed from grass by pretty well any large herbivore's passage. It's a form of mutualism- the bird befits with easier access to prey and the mammal may be alerted to the presence of predators by the alert and wary bird.

Focused Mantis, Nairobi Kenya

 They SAY they can read the date on a penny from 20 paces...... Or something like that.

Zebras & Wildebeest, Mara River Kenya

 Zebras look best in black & white....

A Rocky Mara River Exit

A rocky exit, but best not to hang around in the river longer than necessary!

 

 Drive-by shot of a Red-Necked Spurfowl from the Mara.

Lioness With The Migration, Masai Mara Kenya

 I'm not asking for much, just ONE please?

Croc on Wildebeest, Masai Mara Kenya

 We don't know the whole story, but preceding this photo we were told that there had been a tug-of-war between this croc and a lion over this Wildebeest beside the Mara Triangle swamp.

Anemone with Clownfish, Indian Ocean, Kenya

Nemo is alive and well, just offshore from Msambweni Kenya.

 

Nile Monitor Lizard, Masai Mara Kenya

 A Nile Monitor Lizard from the Mara, widespread throughout most of Sub-Saharan Africa close to water.