Grevy’s zebra in the afternoon sun
Grevy’s zebra looks a bit different than the stock zebra in that it has more tightly spaced stripes.
Giant Marabou storks on the lookout
Three huge and healthy Marabou storks sitting near the Mara river observing the dead carcasses of drowned Wildebeests in the river below.
Two crocodiles dozing in the sun on the bank of the Ewaso Ngiro river
Northern Kenya is arid and only have the Ewaso Ngiro river as a lifeline. The rest is tough bush. Two crocodiles dozing off waiting for the next meal.
Bat or flying fox sleeping under a bush in Tsavo West
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
Cheetah portrait with blood on the face from eating a Grant’s gazelle
Cheetah mother have just killed a Grant’s Gazelle for her puppies and has now finished her hunger. Sitting looking out over the plains with blood on the nose.
Messy vulture nest on top of a tree
A vulture nest looks pretty much like a pile small branches on top of a tree. Not the most esthetical or pretty, but probably fits the needs for a pair of vultures.
A hole in the clouds in the Masai Mara Game Reserve
Dramatic hole in the clouds over the Masai Mara Game Reserve
Two beautiful Water Bucks standing on the savanna
Two very healthy looking Water bucks standing near the swamp that surround Governors Camp in the Masai Mara.
Wildebeests swimming for their life
Big ugly crocodiles are lurking in the waters of the Mara river and the wildebeests are swimming for their life to get to the other river bank before being spotted by the big monsters.
Beautiful veiw over the savannah
Beautiful view over the savanna. The Kenyan grass lands with a single tree standing in the foreground with dramatic clouds in the sky.
Baboon grooming a baby
Baboon mother grooming her baby in the morning sun in Amboseli National Park. As we pass by the mother and the baby looks straight into the camera.
Marabou storks and vultures feeding on drowned Wildebeests
Marabou storks and vultures feeding on a massive amount of Wildebeests that have drowned during the annual migration. The free lunch do exist as these Marabou storks and vultures dig into the carcasses of Wildebeests lying dead on the edge of the Mara river.
Portrait of a Water Buck in Buffalo Springs National Park
A nice portrait of a Water Buck looking straight into the camera.
Big herd of hippos in the Mara river.
The hippos normally only graze at night, in the daytime they rest or frolic in the water to cool their massive trunks. Sometimes the hippo pools smells rather nasty from all the hippo excrements, it looks like they don’t mind at all.
Monster crocodiles in the Mara River
Could look like some prehistoric monster crocodiles resting in the sun on a river bank in the Masai Mara. Enormous and fat these crocodiles live on a steady diet of wildebeest and Zebra.