Tortilis Sunset, Amboseli Kenya

 Right! There goes another year!  Have a great NY's eve y'all.

Egyptian Goose, Masai Mara Kenya

 

Brave, or just another silly goose?

Two Amboseli Singles

Left and Right single-tusked Amboseli Bulls.

Zebra Drinking, Masai Mara Kenya

 Water's better in the middle.

Lilac-breasted Roller, Masai Mara Kenya

 Lilac-breasted roller on wood.

Male Lion, B&W, Masai Mara Kenya

 On top of his Realm.

Tawny Eagle, Masai Mara Kenya

 A young Tawny atop a Euphorbia tree.

Siver-backed Jackal, Masai Mara Kenya

 

Elephant and Egrets, Masai Mara Kenya

 Consultations

Barn Swallows, Masai Mara Kenya

 Barn Swallows are difficult to photograph- they don't stay still for long.

Cape Buffalo Mud Wallow, Masai Mara Kenya

 An afternoon at the spa.

Hammerkop, Masai Mara Kenya

 A thirsty Hammerkop.

Mara Elephant

 A bit too close? Maybe I've intruded on her & her calf's personal space.

Egyptian Goose, Masai Mara Kenya

 A rather elegant Egyptian Goose.

Burchell's Zebra, Masai Mara Kenya

 Very pretty in stripes!

Mt. Kilimanjaro With Snow

 Kilimanjaro at dawn. The snow soon melts.

Superb Starling, Masai Mara Kenya

 A splendid Superb Starling.

Acacia tortilis, Amboseli Kenya

 Acacia tortilis, the Queen of Acacias (in my opinion). This pair is in Amboseli.

Mara Elephant, B&W

 Lone bull on the Mara Triangle plains.

Cape Buffalo & Termite Mound, Masai Mara Kenya

 I've always wondered why some termite mounds never get past a certain height.....

Hippo.... Upe Close.

The only way to safely get a shot like this is to use a long lens!

.....and in other news (what I've been doing):

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Yellow Billed Oxpecker & Cape Buffalo, Masai Mara Kenya

 There's a lot of territory to hunt ticks on a Buffalo, and oxpeckers cover pretty much all of it.

The Tawi Spa, Amboseli.

A relaxing afternoon in the Tawi Spa, Amboseli.

Hammerkops, Masai Mara Kenya

 Hammerkop courtship.

Burchell's Zebra

 An old-fashioned postcard photo.

African White-Backed Vulture, Masai Mara Kenya

 Final approach, landing gear extended.....

Elephant & Fig Tree, Masai Mara Kenya

 Evening at the bottom of the escarpment, Masai Mara.

Mating Elephant, Masai Mara Kenya

 Making a BIG baby.

Ground Hornbill Portrait, Masai Mara Kenya

 I suspect that the impressive eyelashes are effective fly-swatters.

Amboseli Waterhole

 Here comes the Big Fella to break up the drinking party.

White-Back Vultures and Marabou Stork

 Somehow I can't see Marabou Storks being serious competition with vultures at mealtime.

Pied Kingfisher, Masai Mara Kenya

Pied Kingfisher. Doesn't much matter whether I photograph this bird in colour or B&W...

Greater Flamingo, Lake Amboseli Kenya

 Yes- that's the way Flamingo eyes reflect evening light. 

You can also see how long each neck vertebra bone is.

Bull Elephant, Masai Mara Kenya

Pull over to the side when you see the Highway Patrol!

Kongoni- Hartebeest- Masai Mara Kenya

 Kongoni are very similar to Topi and co-exist in the same areas but apparently do not interbreed.

Masai Mara Fig trees

 Two of the larger (and less mobile) residents of the Mara.

African White-backed Vultures, Masai Mara Kenya

 Scavengers rarely dine alone.

Shiny Hopper, Nairobi Kenya

This chap must've just molted- all bright and shiny!

 

Cape Buffalo, Masai Mara Kenya

 In honour of World Cape Buffalo Day.
Just kidding... but there SHOULD be one!

Lilac-Breasted Roller & Rainbow, Masai Mara Kenya

 An appropriate background for a colorful Roller!

Midday Ruminations, Masai Mara Kenya

 An Eland sun-shade.

Hammerkop, Masai Mara Kenya

 The Hammerkop. Up really close.

Newborn Eland, Masai Mara Kenya

 .... and about 5 minutes later...

Eland Birthing, Masai Mara Kenya

 A distant photo of a new Eland emerging into the world.

Greater Blue-Eared Starling, Masai Mara Kenya

 

Kilimanjaro at Dawn

 Early light on Mt. Kilimanjaro

Saddle-billed Stork, Masai Mara Kenya

 An interesting design.

Evening showers, Masai Mara Kenya

 'Grass Rains' in the Mara. This is what the Gnus chase hither & yon.

Baby Elephant, Masai Mara Kenya

 Not yet weaned, but beginning a long life centered around eating,..... 18 hours a day.

Ring Necked Dove, Masai Mara Kenya