Stunning Back leopard. This female black leopard goes by the name of Giza, which in Swahili means “darkness”. A most appropriate name! We saw this black leopard or black panther whilst staying at Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. It was late in the afternoon a she was...
Noisy Hyenas on a Zebra carcass. We came across this very noisy and large clan of hyenas on a Zebra carcass near Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. There was a single young male lion near by and we surmised that the lion (or lions) had taken down the zebra but that this...
A wonderful black leopard (or black panther). Leopards are fabulous big cats but finding a melanistic or black leopard is simply sensational. We were very fortunate to see this black leopard or black panther whilst staying at Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. This...
Lions in the rain. We had experienced some very dramatic storms on our recent visit to Kenya’s Maasai Mara. As we drove around we came across this pride of lions which had just decided to ride out the storm and were getting very wet. There was a lot of head shaking!...
Playful subadult lions in a tree. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara, there had been a monumental rain and thunderstorm. This pride of lions had been sheltering from the worst of the weather but as soon as it stopped they set off and gathered near this tree. One of the subadults...
Leopard in a tree with a kill. This one year old leopard cub was feasting on a baby wildebeest carcass high up in a tree. The Maasai Mara, Kenya is a superb place to watch these magnificent cats. The leopard was munching away on the carcass and much of it had been...
Lion pride after the storm. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara, there had been a monumental rain and thunderstorm. This pride of lions had been sheltering from the worst of the weather but as soon as it stopped some of them wandered out into the open. The sky was dark and there...
Elephant with her very young calf. We spotted a small herd of elephants in the distance inn Kenya’s Maasai Mara. As we got closer we could see to onside of the herd was a female elephant with a very small calf. The calf stayed close to its mother. It was such joy to...
Leopard comes down from a tree. This one year old male leopard cub was spotted high up in a tree in Kenya’s, Maasai Mara. It was clearly keen to come down from the tree but the presence of a couple of hyenas nearby had made it rather nervous. The hyenas moved some...
Lions fool around in a tree. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara, there had been a monumental rain and thunderstorm. This pride of lions had been sheltering from the worst of the weather but as soon as it stopped they set off and gathered near a tree. One of the young cubs climbed...
A pride of lions on the move. The sun had just risen in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve as we encountered this pride of lions on the move to their regular shady spot in the croton bushes for the day. The light was lovely with bands of mist and and layers of...
A fabulous male Leopard goes walkabout. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve, we had been watching this huge cat for sometime as it relaxed under bush. As the wind began to pick up, the male Leopard got up and set off walking. We tracked him for sometime. He gave a...
A magnificent male Leopard. Finding a relaxed male Leopard is a rare thing. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve we found a magnificent male leopard relaxing near the river. Such a powerful big cat! A fabulous encounter!
Leopard climbs a tree to reach its prey. Monkeys alarm calling suggested we were near a Leopard in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. We found this lovely female cat hiding in the long grass. We could see its prey in a nearby tree. So we positioned ourselves in...
Elephants cross the dried lake bed. The dried bed of Lake Amboseli provides a wonderful setting to view elephants. The bands of colour are striking. We had watched this herd of elephants approaching from the distance. We could see adults and very young calves as they...
Cheetah suckling her very young cubs. As the sun was setting over the Kitirua Conservancy in Kenya’s Amboseli region, we came across this cheetah with her four, four month old cubs. They were hiding in bushes and difficult to see. We stayed with them hoping they wold...
Elephants on the dusty bed of Lake Amboseli. It was hot and windy as we made our way across the dried up bed of Lake Amboseli, Kenya. In the shimmer ahead we spotted a herd of elephants heading towards us. We waited for them to get closer and then spent quite sometime...
Very young Cheetah cubs playing with mum. As the sun was setting over the Kitirua Conservancy in Kenya’s Amboseli region, we came across this cheetah with her four, four month old cubs. They were hiding in bushes and difficult to see. We stayed with them hoping they...
Howling African Golden Wolf. Prior to 2015, the African Golden Wolf was known as the Golden jackal. But detailed genetic analysis showed that the Golden Jackal was more closely related to grey wolves than they are to Eurasian Golden Jackals. Hence the African Golden...
A very rare sighting: a melanistic (black) Serval cat hunting. We had three sightings of very rare melanistic (or black) Serval cats in Amboseli/Kitirua, Kenya. Two of them were very fleeting. On this occasion, this remarkable cat was visible for quite sometime as it...