Africa

Africa (Kenya, to be specific) is a magical place for me. There is such a diversity of mammals, birds, and landscapes. Of course I am somewhat familiar with much of it through books, videos and zoos, but the reality of the native habitat seems almost larger than life. The interplay of the tender and scary moments, the life struggles, the beauty, and the harsh, sometimes cruel reality of nature explode before my very eyes. And the existence of much of this is threatened by the creep of “civilization”, by greed, by fear, and yes, sometimes by hunger.

Mother and Child
Mother and her young child

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Family
A baboon family in a tender moment

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Lesser Flamingos in early morning, lined up along shoreline of Lake Nakura

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Maribou Stroll
Maribou Stork walks in the shallow water of Lake Nakuru in search of food

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Marabou Standing
Marabou Stork in the shallow water of Lake Nakuru in search of food

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Black Rhinocerous
Black Rhinocerous stops momentarily from its feeding

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Acacia trees serve as a background for the wildlife

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Muddy White Rhinocerous
A White Rhinocerous emerges from a mud wallow after using it to get off parasites, insects, and a cooling of the body

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Alert Jackal
Black-backed Jackal on alert, sniffs the air

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Hoopoe Bird
Hoopoe bird by the edge of the road near Lake Nakuru6

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A family of elephants crossing the savanna after drinking at the river

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Superb Starling on Limb
a brilliantly colorful Superb Starling rests on a limb in between eating larvae on the limb

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Vervet Monkey 1
Vervet Monkey poses for the camera

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Male Little Spotted Woodpecker
Little Spotted Woodpecker looks for food on the edge of a tree trunk

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Female Little Spotted Woodpecker
Female Little Spotted Woodpecker looking for insects

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Let's Play,_Crocodile
A young African Elephant splashes towards a Nile Crocodile moving off a sandbar in the Uaso Nyiro River, while the elephant's mother crosses to the river bank

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Gerenuk Eating
A Gerenuk stands talls to get tender leaves between the thorns of the tree

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After the Kill
Young female cheetah cleans herself after a successful kill with her mother

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Guineafowl
Guineafowl, resplendant in its dress of white and black stripes on a neon blue background, with black polka dot feathers, scours the earth for food

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Dik-Dik
A shy, small Dik-Dik blends almost perfectly into into its environment

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Oryx & Tongue
An Oryx cleans it lips with its long tongue after chewing a wad of grass

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The Pause that Refreshes
A not quite adult Reticulated Giraffe drinks water from the Uaso Nyiro River

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Topi on Hill
A Topi stands lookout on a hill

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Tag
A mother Cheetah and her two youngsters tag a Thompson's Gazelle in the Masai Mara

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Albino Zebra
Our knowledgeable native guide old us this is one of the rare albino zebras.

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Banded Mongoose
Two Banded Mongoose sit by the edge of the road

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On Lookout
A mother Cheetah and her two youngsters sit on a hily rise looking for prey, for the opportunity for momma to teach the youngsters the fine art of the kill

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The Water Line
Five Plains zebras lined up in a row drinking water in the Mara River to quench their thirst on their annual migration

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Lilac-breasted Roller
Lilac-breasted Roller sitting on a pointed tree trunk

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Jaws of Death6
Nile Crocoldile swims down the Mara River with with the body of a crippled wildebeest in a death grip in its jaws

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Follow the Lead
Wildebeest cross the Mara River during their annual migration, following the leader even though the leader's path leads to giant boulders and tall cliffs; a much easier path lies beyond them just a few yards away by the green shrubs on the cliff.

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Grazing Time6
Thousands of Wildebeests graze on the savanna after having successfully crossed the Mara River during their annual migration

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Serval
A Serval, a small member of the cat family, 6emerges from hiding in the grass in search of prey

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Nile Crocodile
A large Nile Crocodile rests on the bank of the Mara River

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Family Pride
Three young lions recline on a hillside with their parents nearby, resting in the early morning

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What Big Teeth
An adult male African Lion yawns in the early morning light

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Come Hither
A female African Lion in heat passes by her mate, fully saying "Come on, Big Boy!"

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