by Thomas | Sep 5, 2021 | Africa, Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, its been a while since we visited Maasai Mara and in this last post from our previous trip, on Maasai Mara, we wanted to include a few birds, animals and the beauty of the landscape of this absolutely amazing place. Here we go. The...
by Thomas | Jan 26, 2020 | Africa, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
Grey crowned cranes are found in most parks of East Africa, and we saw a pair of them not far from the safari road in Maasai Mara. We approached them carefully and switched off the engine as soon as they were in range of my 600mm f4. While foraging, one of the cranes...
by Thomas | Oct 29, 2017 | Africa, Amboseli, Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya
On an evening game drive in Amboseli National Park, we saw a pair of Grey Crowned Cranes foraging close to the road and we stopped to get a picture. I waited till the famous Crown was perfectly spread by the wind and took a few pictures. I timed a capture when the...
by Thomas | Jun 5, 2016 | Featured
We spotted and photographed many birds on this trip of ours to Maasai Mara. The Grey Crowned Crane that was foraging along the safari tracks took the feature image slot thanks to its gorgeous crown. We also caught a glimpse of the ever wary Black-bellied Bustard, that...
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 | Jul 21, 2013 | Africa, Birds, Endangered Species, Serengeti, Tanzania
The first time we saw the Grey Crowned Cranes of Africa, it was near a waterhole in the plains of the world famous Serengeti national park. We were delighted to see these stunningly beautiful but endangered Cranes. We saw this Grey Crowned Crane couple foraging in the...
by Thomas | May 8, 2011 | Africa, Birds, Endangered Species, Serengeti, Tanzania
We started our journey of Wild Tanzania with some stunning landscapes that left us breathless. Then we were lucky to have witnessed the memorable Leopard kill and also to have spent a morning with a pride of Lions. And this is just the beginning as Serengeti –...
