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. 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 …
Mama and Cubs
The cubs spent a lot of time crawling over mom and playing. When it came time to eat, they joined her.
More Fierce Kitties
These little cubs didn't seem to be afraid of anything. Of course, mom was close by and kept close watch.
