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 | Sep 15, 2019 | Africa, Animals, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
We left the Mara Serena Safari Lodge a little earlier than usual for the morning game drive just in time to catch a gorgeous Sunrise over the Maasai Mara Savannah. We headed towards the Mara river scanning the horizon for game, when we noticed a couple of Topi calves...
by Thomas | Mar 17, 2019 | Africa, Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
In the Mara Triangle, there is a small herd of Black Rhinoceros that can be sighted every few days; if you look hard for them. That is exactly what we did and were lucky to spot a few of them on this morning game drive in Maasai Mara. We also spotted this Topi covered...
by Thomas | Jun 10, 2018 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
After the amazing sighting of the Lion pride during one of our safaris at the Mara, we moved on in search of other fauna. We stopped to look at this Common Elan keeping a watch on our moves. As we got closer, it scuttled away and Emmanuel our driver and naturalist...
by Thomas | Apr 8, 2018 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
African Elephant herds are widespread residents of Maasai Mara. However, they are not as common as they are in Amboseli National Park. On this safari, we spotted a mother with its calf at a distance. Once the two came close to us, the mother Elephant paused for a few...
by Thomas | Jan 13, 2013 | Africa, Animals, Kenya, Maasai Mara
A Male Topi standing alone on either a termite mound or on a clear ground in the middle of their territory looking out for predators is a common sight in the African Savannah. This is exactly what we saw when we set out on a morning safari in the Masai Mara. A male...
