This was another time when I was amazed that our driver/guide spotted this Malachite Kingfisher. It was in a gully, in the shadow, and behind us as we drove past it. It took a long time to spot it even after he tried to point it out to me. This was taken with a 400mm …
Giraffe
This giraffe was waiting for us just outside our camp when we returned for lunch one day.
Leopard
I don't know how one of the guides spotted this leopard. It was sleeping on a branch in a tree with a lot of foliage. From our vehicle I could not see it with my naked eye. After looking through a pair of binoculars I spotted it and was able to get a couple of …
Black Rhino
We had just one black rhino sighting while we were in Africa. In the mid-1900's, black rhinos were plentiful. Â In the 1960's settlers killed off a large number of the rhino population. By 1970, there were an estimated 65,000 black rhinos that could be found throughout sub-Saharan Africa. But in eastern Africa, 90 percent of …
Up and Away
Going up in a hot-air balloon has been on my bucket list all of my life. So when the opportunity presented itself on our trip to Kenya, I jumped at the chance. What better place to fly then over the Masai Mara? We had a 3:45 a.m. wakeup call and were driven to the field …
