This was early in the morning before sunrise. There were 2-3 female lions near the river. Two of them went down to the river while this one stayed up on top and just watched for a while before going down herself.
Bob Marley and Ziggy
Bob Marley and Ziggy are two male lions, who happen to be brothers, whose territory is the area where we were staying. (Bob Marley was so named because of the dreadlocks in his mane). When we first encountered them, it was just around sunset and they were both sleeping in some tall grass. We watched …
Lioness
We found this lioness close to the Mara River near the area where the wildebeest often cross. There were no crossings happening at this time so she just found a nice little mound to lie down and relax.
Sunbathing
These hippos were sunbathing on the banks of the Mara River just below our Wild-Eye Camp. We passed by the remnants of this hippo by the side of the road every day.
Crossing No. 4
We were lucky enough to have multiple wildebeest crossings in our first few days in the Mara. Crossing number 4 was just as chaotic as the rest of them. It also allowed us time to experiment with motion blur. Most of my motion blur photos didn't turn out very well. But it was fun to …
