by Thomas | May 2, 2021 | Africa, Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
We spotted these Ground Hornbills forging in the tall grass as we drove into the Maasai Mara Reserve. They were not very far from the road and we stopped to observe them. Soon enough one of the Hornbills paused to check us out – helping in capturing this...
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 | 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 | Mar 9, 2014 | Africa, Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Kenya, Maasai Mara
In this final post on our first visit to Masai Mara Reserve, we want to showcase some animals and birds in their natural habitat that made captivating portrait compositions. We spotted a pair of sparring Thomson Gazelle (above). And the flies flying from one Thomson...
by Thomas | Apr 22, 2012 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Serengeti, Tanzania
We find the Hippopotamus to be the most ill tempered from among all the mammals that we sighted in Africa. And we always sensed an uneasy calm in every waterhole in Serengeti national park, where we spotted a pod of Hippos huddled together. One doesn’t have to...
