by Thomas | Jul 25, 2021 | Africa, Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
A game drive in Maasai Mara is always exciting given the wide variety of birds and animals. On this drive we got within striking (photography) distance to get some lovely pictures of two of the Big 5’s and frame filling compositions of the Hadeda Ibis. The...
by Thomas | Jun 27, 2021 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
This post is a continuation of our sighting when we were watching an African Lion feasting on an Elephant carcass in Masaai Mara. We were at a distance and our driver was trying to figure out the best way around to get a closer look without getting stuck in the swampy...
by Thomas | May 30, 2021 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
During one of our safaris in Maasai Mara, we saw an Elephant herd jostling for space on a rock! And guess why were they jostling – it was to scratch their undersides! When we stopped to take a closer look at them, the Elephants too stopped, to check what we were...
by Thomas | May 10, 2020 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara, Places
This post showcases some images of Maasai Mara that simply convey the paradise that it is. The feature picture is a pride of Lions hiding in the bushes looking out probably for prey to come close by. And the picture below is that of a male African Elephant calmly...
by Thomas | Apr 12, 2020 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
After the exciting sightings of the Caracal and the Serval, we reached the area of the most popular Leopardess of Maasai Mara. But she wasn’t on her favourite tree and we moved ahead in search of her. After going around for a while, we got news that she was...
by Thomas | Mar 1, 2020 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
We were driving along on an afternoon game drive in Maasai Mara National Park when we noticed a Topi along with its calf close to road. We switched to our telephoto lens and zoomed in to get a nice composition of the mother and calf. We then drove to another area of...
by Thomas | Jan 12, 2020 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
A game drive in Maasai Mara, when you don’t spot any big cats, looks something like this. You will most likely see a herd of Impalas standing, normally with their backs to the sun, so that they can shield their heads in the shadow cast by their body. When you...
by Thomas | Jan 1, 2020 | Africa, Animals, Bandipur, Central India, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Kenya, Maasai Mara, Nagarhole, South India, Tadoba
We wish all our readers a very Happy New Year! In this blog, we share our “Best Wildlife Experiences” of 2019. Maasai Mara, Kabini, Bandipur and Tadoba have been our favourite wildlife destinations and that’s probably why they are featured in this...
by Thomas | Dec 8, 2019 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
After the amazing sighting of the African Elephants playing in the Mara river, we headed deeper into the Maasai Mara Savannah only to be stopped in our tracks by this motionless Yellow-billed Stork. It formed a beautiful reflection in the water. After taking a few...
by Thomas | Nov 24, 2019 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
This post is another follow-up to the “Mara Crossing – African elephants” post. Here we wanted to depict the playful character of African Elephants. While most of the herd peacefully crossed the Mara river, these two juveniles decided to spend some...
