by Thomas | Sep 17, 2017 | Africa, Amboseli, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya
On one of our evening game drives at the Amboseli National Park, we spotted a couple of Lion cubs sitting close to the road. There was not a single Lioness in sight. I guess most of them were on a hunt. The cubs looked hungry and listless, so we left them to mind...
by Thomas | Sep 3, 2017 | Amboseli, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya
As we drove through the Amboseli National Park for another morning game drive, we spotted an African Elephant at a fair distance. Our guide pointed out that it was a Tusker and we drove towards it to get a closer look. As we got closer, we realised that this was a...
by Thomas | Aug 20, 2017 | Africa, Amboseli, Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya
While we titled this post after the beautiful Pink-backed Pelican that we spotted in Amboseli National Park, I could not take my eyes of the majestic Tusker that we saw non-chalantly grazing by the roadside in knee-deep swamp. Hence we made it the feature image (first...
by Thomas | Aug 6, 2017 | Africa, Amboseli, Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya
The swamps of Amboseli attract many species of birds to the national park. In fact many of them are full time residents of the park. And one species found in large numbers at the water’s edge feeding on the fresh grass shoots is the Egyptian Goose. This time, we...
by Thomas | Jul 23, 2017 | Africa, Amboseli, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya
One evening as we were about to exit the Amboseli National Park to return to our lodge, we noticed an African Elephant with a calf by the side of the road. As we came closer to it to get a couple of pictures, we noticed that the calf was very young. Our guide pointed...
by Thomas | Jul 9, 2017 | Africa, Amboseli, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya
The abundance of water bodies makes Amboseli National Park a birding paradise. And this particular morning safari was all about birds for us. The large flocks of Flamingos in the distance, is another endorsement to this birding paradise. But we just managed a record...
by Thomas | Jun 25, 2017 | Africa, Amboseli, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya
We started this morning game drive in Amboseli National Park well rested thanks to the wonderful accommodation at Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge. As with every game drive, this time too, we looked towards Mount Kilimanjaro to see if we could get a clear shot....
by Thomas | Jun 11, 2017 | Africa, Amboseli, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya
After the thrilling encounter between an African Elephant and a tourist vehicle, we drove back towards the lodge only to be stopped in our tracks by this mammoth African Elephant that was grazing at the edge of the swamps. No sooner he realized our interest in him, he...
by Thomas | May 28, 2017 | Africa, Amboseli, Birds, Featured, Kenya
The last bird that I photographed on the very first game drive in Amboseli was the Grey-headed Kingfisher. I had spotted this bird just behind my room at the lodge. It was then that my driver and guide pointed out that the lodge was indeed the best place to photograph...
by Thomas | May 14, 2017 | Africa, Amboseli, Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya
The huge swamps of the Amboseli National Park attract many species of birds and we saw numerous birds and photographed a handful of them. The most beautiful of all the birds we photographed was the Malachite Kingfisher, no wonder it made it as the feature picture even...
