The smile of death
Wildebeest carcass where pretty much only the skeleton and the hide is left. In a weeks time the ants will clean everything except the bones.
Masai’s near Namanga
Two Masai women and one man walking home in the dying sunlight near the border town of Namanga. Masai’s near Namanga, Kenya The Masai people are a nomadic tribe that live in the hot and arid regions of Kenya and near the Tanzanian border. They are well known for their distinctive dress and their manyattas, or villages, which are typically made up of circular huts with conical roofs. The Masai are polygamous, and most men have more than one wife. They are also cattle herders, and often walk many miles to find suitable pastures for their animals.
Serene afternoon in the Mara
Wildebeests are covering the hills before the Mara river. Small groups of wildebeests are slowly building up to eventually cross the river.
Sable Antelope
Male Sable Antelope in Shimba hills National Reserve. Seen trough the tall grass a small group of Sable Antelopes are grazing on the open plains of the park.
Wildebeest
The hardy survivor, the wildebeest. It looks as easy prey but in fact has a toughness that defies its look, more like “tough as nails”
Dolphin family
Dolphin family trailing our boat near Wasini. Quite a large family where the individual dolphins weave in and out of the surface waters to get air.
Black Rhino on the shore of lake Nakuru
Rhino standing on shore of the famous Lake Nakuru. The lake is normally home to thousands of flamingos as can be seen in the background. It is a alkaline soda lake, that gives life to large amounts of algae that in turn feeds the flamingos.
Young Kudu
Beautiful kudu standing on the plains in Hells Gate. If you look closely there is a small oxpecker on the back.
Small baby Vervet Monkey
Small baby vervet monkey sitting on a yellow fever tree near the lake side. Vervet monkeys are opportunistic small primates so look out for your lunch pack.
Tawny Eagle
Tawny Eagle guarding a messy stick nest. From the distance the nest looks like someone has dumped a pile of sticks on top of a tree.
Small baby elephant running
Baby elephant in full flight, trying to catch up to the rest of the family.
Wet Secretary bird
A wet and miserable Secretary bird after a night with hail, thunder and extremely heavy rain. At times the weather pattern can be quite unpredictable in the Mara triangle.
Hippo swimming briskly
Near the shoreline a Hippo is swimming briskly creating a small wave behind the head. Hippos are good swimmers and can move quite fast in the water.
Mangrove tree standing solitary on the beach
Mangrove trees are quite an amazing plant as it grows directly in saltwater with strong tidal variation. In order to survive this hostile environment the Mangrove tree has barriers in the roots that filter out salt. Mangrove seeds float and it can therefore be dispersed over a large area of coast line.
Fish eagle Lake Naivasha
In the Kenyan Rift Valley one of the large water bodies is lake Naivasha. Lake Naivasha is home to a large range of birds and animals that feed on the riches of the lake. Here a Fish eagle sitting on the shore line.