by Thomas | Jan 10, 2021 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
During our last trip to Maasai Mara, on our first game drive in the afternoon, I noticed Emanuel our driver/naturalist heading towards the Mara Serena Airstrip. I enquired to find out the reason and he pointed out that he had seen some African Lions in the area and...
by Thomas | Jul 1, 2018 | Africa, Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
After “Breakfast by the Hippo Pool” in Maasai Mara National Park, we headed out to scan the popular crossing points on the Mara River. Enroute we saw this African elephant headed to the Mara river, probably to quench her thirst. This little fellow...
by Thomas | Nov 26, 2017 | Africa, Amboseli, Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya
While the Zebra calf suckling its mother, that we sighted at the Amboseli National Park was the highlight of this post, this safari had other wonderful photography moments that we cherished. One such moment was when we spotted the Yellow-throated Spurfowl. With its ...
by Thomas | May 8, 2016 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
We started this morning safari in overcast conditions. As we drove towards the Mara river, we noticed that the overnight rains had played havoc with the safari tracks, which now resembled off-road tracks. Our driver skillfully maneuvered the vehicle and reached the...
by Thomas | Nov 29, 2015 | Africa, Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
We started our first game drive of this Masai Mara safari and almost immediately saw a small herd of African Elephants. While we photographed them (above), the Matriarch of this herd came up close and we switched over to my D700 mounted with the 300mm f2.8 with 2x TC...
by Thomas | Sep 28, 2014 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Kenya, Maasai Mara
Today was the last day in the Masai Mara Reserve and I was ready before dawn, patiently waiting for the Sunrise. We wanted to see and photograph the gorgeous Sunrise as it lit up the Masai Mara plains. As the sun rose, the entire landscape was slowly getting lit and...
by Thomas | Jul 6, 2014 | Africa, Animals, Kenya, Maasai Mara, Places
After spending some time with the Lilac-breasted Roller, it was time to head back for breakfast at the resort. As we got closer to the resort, our driver and naturalist mentioned that we should check out a couple of major crossing points en-route. As we came close to...
by Thomas | Sep 15, 2013 | Africa, Animals, Kenya, Maasai Mara
The Mara Serena in Masai Mara, Kenya is located ideally on top of a hill giving spectacular views of the Masai Mara savannah. One afternoon we were just sitting there, sipping a beer when we noticed a trail of speck appear in the distant horizon. Over the next one...
by Thomas | Jul 28, 2013 | Africa, Animals, Ngorongoro, Tanzania
We were on a dawn-to-dusk safari in the Ngorongoro crater. And its needless to say that it was a spectacular safari! The sheer density of wildlife in the crater is simply mind boggling. We started out early and caught the sunrise over the crater and then descended...
by Thomas | Mar 24, 2013 | Africa, Animals, Kenya, Maasai Mara
We had seen African Lions, Cheetah, Hyenas and African Elephants in Masai Mara. However, the primary reason for going to Masai Mara in the July to Oct period was to witness the greatest wildlife spectacle on the planet – the annual Wildebeest migration. We were...
