Tsavo West National Park

Hundreds of buffaloes at the water hole in dry arid Tsavo west.

Large Monitor Lizard that had just been woken up from a midday slumber.

The breathtaking view from the upper parts of Tsavo national park. Small mountains, grass plains and acacia trees

Lesser Kudu antelope hiding in the bushes in Tsavo West. Beautiful grey-brown coat with 10–15 vertical white stripes.

Four Elephants at the water hole. The park was extremely dry and dusty,  they looked very thirsty and stayed a long time filling up the tank.

The Vulturine Guineafowl is a spectacular bird that has feathers that dazzle with color

In the long dry grass the Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse can be very difficult to see, Camouflage at its best.

On a dusty morning in Tsavo West Hundreds of Buffaloes moving trough the dry red soil to get fresh water from the water hole.

The sun setting behind the Chyulu Hills. Was standing in the Tsavo West National Park while the sun left a trail of soft warm colors over the landscape.

Hippos mating in Mzima Springs. The hippos are very large animals and I guess that it would be difficult for them to mate outside the water. You can see the females nose sticking out of the water.

Handsome Martial Eagle sitting high on a tree branch in Tsavo National Park

Early morning in Tsavo West and there sitting very pretty high on a bush a White-crowned Shrike i believe.

Extremely dirty hyena, that looks like he has just been frolicked in a pool of mud.

I am not a Bat expert and since the list of bats is long, or maybe it is a flying fox? I can only speculate about the one I photographed here. Tsavos bat list contains the following Rousette Fruit Bat, Fruit Bats Epauletted Fruit Bat, Pale-bellied Fruit Bat, White-bellied Tomb Bat, Hollow-faced Bat, False Vampire Bat, Yellow-winged Bat, Lander’s Horseshoe Bat, Lesser Leaf-nosed Bat, Giant Leaf-nosed Bat, African Trident Bat, Banana Bat or African Pipistrelle, Yellow-bellied Bat, Angola Free-tailed Bat, White-bellied, Free-tailed Bat, Flat-headed Free-tailed Bat

Just heading back to the camp and there they where a large group of elephant drinking at the waterhole with the sun setting and the moon raising on the blue sky.

The Vervet monkey is a notorious thief that is very skilled in stealing just about anything that looks to be edible. The will even steal your beers if left unattended.