by Thomas | Dec 21, 2014 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Kenya, Lake Nakuru
After the excitement of watching the African Lion brothers, we moved on as it began drizzling in Lake Nakuru National Park. Soon the drizzle turned into a heavy shower as we trudged on. A herd of Impala were huddled together to shield themselves from the rain and I...
by Thomas | Dec 7, 2014 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Kenya, Lake Nakuru
We were driving along the banks of Lake Nakuru on our last safari of this trip, when it dawned on us that we hadn’t seen a single cat in the Lake Nakuru National Park. Twenty minutes into the safari we hit a traffic jam. It was clear that a predator had been...
by Thomas | Nov 23, 2014 | Africa, Birds, Kenya, Lake Nakuru
After the fantastic birding safari, we returned to Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge in Lake Nakuru for breakfast. After breakfast I settled down by the cottage to soak in the ambience of the Game Lodge. As I was relaxing, I heard calls of some birds, so I quickly setup my...
by Thomas | Nov 9, 2014 | Africa, Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Kenya, Lake Nakuru
After the White Rhinoceros encounter the previous evening, we set out early this foggy morning in what turned out to be a birding safari. For the first 45 minutes, the soft misty light made bird photography impossible. Finally when the light got better, we spotted a...
by Thomas | Oct 26, 2014 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Kenya, Lake Nakuru
In the previous post on Lake Nakuru, I had mentioned that our vehicle had a break down and refused to start. Every passing vehicle would stop by and their driver would try to help our driver start the vehicle, but without much success. While our driver was at it, we...
by Thomas | Oct 12, 2014 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Kenya, Lake Nakuru
We left Nairobi in the morning and reached Lake Nakuru by mid day. As we waited for our driver to get the permits to enter the Lake Nakuru National Park to reach the Sarova Lion Hill Lodge, I saw a troop of Baboons foraging around the tourist waiting area. And amongst...