Time with a pride of lions. We found a pride of lions just relaxing in the chill of the early morning. The cubs played with the females and there was much grooming. It is always impressive to spend time with a pride of lions and marvel at the power and beauty of these...
A cheetah family on a chilly morning. It was a chilly morning when we found this cheetah family in Kenya’s Maasai Mara close to Kicheche Bush Camp in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy. The four, four month old cubs huddled together with their mother to warm up and do...
Lioness with small cubs. The Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara is a great place to see lions. On this quite chilly morning we found a pride of lions and the cubs enjoyed playing with one of the pride female lions. Such a lovely sight seeing a lioness...
Cheetah and her four, four month old cubs. We had seen this cheetah and her four cubs in the Naboisho Conservancy whilst at Kicheche Valley Camp but they had left the area and gone to the Maasai Mara National Reserve and we thought we had seen the last of them. So it...
Leopard climbs a tree at sunse. We had been tracking this leopard for a while in Kenya’s Maasai Mara not far from Kicheche Bush Camp. The day was drawing to a close and we suspected that the leopard would rest in a tree overnight. Would the light fail before we could...
Young Lions play around a tree. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara not far from Kicheche Bush camp, we found a ride of lions. Some of the cubs and juveniles decided it was time for some play. They found a suitable dead tree and began to play. As the rest of the pride carried on...
Young Lions fool around on a rock. We had spent some time with a pride of lions in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy close to Kicheche Bush Camp, in the Maasai, Mara. Two of the young lions spotted a rock a short distance away and could not resist using it as a...
With a pride of lions in the Maasai Mara. Heavy rain in the Maasai Mara had made the ground around Kicheche Bush Camp in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy very wet indeed. We spent quite some time with a pride of lions as they moved on from a topi kill to find a resting...
Fabulous male lion. This fabulous male lion had just enjoyed feasting on a topi in Kenya’s Maasai Mara not far from Kicheche Bush camp. The early morning mist had mostly vanished and the light was improving. As he walked towards us we could hear his impressive paws...
Lion pride in glorious early morning light. It was a misty morning as we set off from Kicheche Bush Camp, in Kenya’s Maasai Mara and there had been heavy rain for the previous several days. As the sun broke through the mist began to lift as we found a lion pride in...
Lions take down a zebra as a storm builds. Close to Kicheche Bush Camp in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy, Kenya, Africa we saw that a pride of lions had spotted a small herd (a dazzle) of zebra as they prepared to cross the river. The lions immediately started to...
Lions mating. In the Naboisho Conservancy, Maasai Mara, Kenya, these magnificent lions were coming to the end of their mating cycle. The snarling and growling associated with this act is very impressive. Although on this occasion less so compared to early in the...
Cheetah takes a Grant's Gazelle. We spent several days following this cheetah and her four six month old cubs in the Naboisho Conservancy, Maasai Mara, Kenya. The mother was an accomplished hunter and had done well to raise four cubs. In the pouring rain she had been...
Cheetah climbs a tree to look for prey. This cheetah had four six month old cubs in the Naboisho Conservancy, Maasai Mara, Kenya. The previous day she had taken down an impala and the family had had a big feast. But keeping four six month old cubs fit and healthy...
Playful young cheetah cubs. This was great fun to watch. We had been following this cheetah family for several hours in the Naboisho Conservancy, Maasai Mara, Kenya. Whilst these four, six month old cheetah cubs had had nothing to eat for a few days they still had...
Cheetahs before the storm. A remarkable feature of our one month visit to the Maasai Mara, Kenya in January and February 2024 was the astonishing amount of rain we had given this is meant to be the hot and dry season. At times we got very wet indeed. This particular...
Cheetah family play in a tree. We got to know this cheetah and her six month old cubs well as we followed them around for several days in the Naboisho Conservancy close to Kicheche Valley Camp, Maasai Mara, Kenya. This afternoon we found them playing on and around a...
Magnificent mating lions. Close to Kicheche Valley Camp, Naboisho Conservancy in the Maasai Mara we found these two lions mating. The snarling, growling and roaring associated with this act is very impressive. The male was a particularly fine specimen. Watching...
Vultures take over an Impala carcass from cheetahs. As the cheetah family were about to finish feasting on an Impala carcass, more than ninety African White-backed Vultures had gathered nearby. Our time with this cheetah family in the Naboisho Conservancy, Maasai...
Cheetahs on an Impala kill are joined by lots of vultures. In the Naboisho Conservancy, Maasai Mara, Kenya, we had watched as this cheetah had taken down an Impala and then fetched her four, six month old cubs to enjoy their first substantial meal in several days....