Zebra herd on the move making lots of dust. It had been a hot, dry and very dusty day in Amboseli, Kenya. Our morning game drive was coming to an end and we were heading back to camp. The wind had picked up. and the heat building. In the distance we could see a large...
Lions fool around. We had been with the Breakaway Enkoyanai pride of lions for quite some time in Kenya’s Maasai Mara and for the most part they had been sleeping (as lions tend to do!). Some of the sub adult lions began to fool around watched by a one month old cub....
Lion plays with a very young cub. We had been with the Breakaway Enkoyanai pride of lions for quite some time in Kenya’s Maasai Mara and had been watching the antics of a small cub. The cub decided to join a lone young male lion a little bit apart from the rest of the...
A pride of lions after a Warthog kill: bonding by much mutual grooming. The bonds within a pride of lions can be very strong and are constantly being reinforced. Here, the subadults of the breakaway Enkoyanai pride, having just killed and consumed a Warthog began a...
Two very tiny but playful lion cub. As the evening was drawing to a close in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, we found these two, one month old lion cubs. Their mother was close by. Initially, they were relaxed and sitting watching the world go...
Subadult lions have fun. Early one morning in Kenya’s Maasai mara we found elements of the breakaway Enkoyanai pride of lions. The subadults were on the move and enjoyed playing with each other as they made their way across the plain. It was fun to watch them chasing...
Hyenas and vultures tussle over a buffalo carcass. In the distance, in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, we could see lots of vultures and we assumed they must be on a carcass. As we got closer we could see they were feasting on a Buffalo carcass. It was also clear that Hyenas...
Huge male Lion drags a zebra carcass chased by Jackals. This male lion (called Osupaat) had been with two females for several days and had been mating with both of them. We got news that he had killed a zebra so off we went to find him and his females. When we arrived...
Two very young leopard cubs at play. After the demise of her mother, Fig, her daughter, Figlet, has taken over as the queen of the Leopards in the Naboisho/Olare Motorogi Conservancies. We spent a lot of time looking for Figlet and her two almost five month old cubs....
Lion on an Eland carcass. Some lions of the River pride in the Mara North Conservancy, of Kenya’s Maasai Mara had taken down a male Eland. An adult male Eland is around 1.6 m tall at the shoulder and can weigh up to 900 kg. So to take down such prey is no easy task!...
Lion pride with a three week old cub. When we first found these lions of the breakaway Enkoyanai pride they were rather sleepy and relaxed. After a while a three week old cub got restless and began to interact withe sub adults and adults. Great fun to watch the antics...
Elephant herd. Dusk was approaching quickly when we encountered this herd of elephants in Kenya’s Olare Motorogi Conservancy. These gentle giants were making their way slowly across the plain munching on grass as they went. So nice to see such a range of ages of...
Lion pride get together after the heavy rain. The breakaway Enesikiria pride of lions had been sheltering from a very heavy downpour of rain in Naboisho Conservancy, Maasai Mara. They emerged from the bushes and immediately began grooming themselves and each other and...
Lions in the rain. Finding Lions in the rain is always an enjoyable watch. These lions in Naboisho Conservancy, Maasai Mara were no exception.The first sight of two lions looking very miserable is one I will remember. Other lions seemed more relaxed: one with a big...
Leopard and her cub explore. In the Mara North Conservancy of Kenya’s Maasai Mara, we had been watching a leopard and her cub deep in the undergrowth. They were very hard to see. They emerged and set off seemingly with a purpose. We followed them for a short while and...
Lions play with a very young cub. We had been following the Enkoyanai pride of lions for some time in the early morning light of the Olare Motorogi Conservancy, Maasai Mara. They stopped for rest but the younger lions could not resist playing with a one month old cub....
Lions fooling around. The Enkoyanai pride of Lions in Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara had been on the move for some time in rather a sedate manner. Then some of the lions decided to have some fun and started to fool around. The forward role that one...
Lioness and her cub. Early one morning as the light was getting very nice we came across the Enkoyanai pride of Lions in Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. We found eight adults, one a female with a very small cub (not much over a month of age). Most...
Lion plays rough with a very young cub. Early one morning as the light was getting very nice we came across the Enkoyanai pride of Lions in Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. We found eight adults, one a female with a very small cub (not much over a...
At a Masked Weaver's nesting site. Driving along the lugga in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara we could hear the call of the Masked Weaver around a bend in the lugga. As we turned the corner, the nesting site came into view. Several nests were...