by Thomas | May 25, 2014 | Africa, Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Kenya, Maasai Mara
The circumspect Hyena that we talked about in the previous post led us to a fresh Buffalo kill (above) on the plains of Masai Mara. The Hyena seemed to have the half eaten Buffalo carcass all to itself. However, instead of gorging on the bounty, he seemed very...
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 | Jan 26, 2014 | Africa, Animals, Kenya, Maasai Mara
We started this evening safari into the Masai Mara Reserve with the intention of checking one of the major crossing points on the Mara river. As we turned right to take the safari road to the crossing point, we sighted a huge herd of Impalas grazing alongside the...