Safari Photos

In July, 2007 Sharon and I travelled to Kenya for a 9 day Safari through Tsavo, Mt Kilimanjaro, Mt. Kenya, Lake Nakuru and the Masai Mara/Serengetti.
We saw some amazing things and met some very interesting people.
Here are some of the photos I took while in Africa.

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Giraffes - Lake Nakuru

Young lion feasting on Buffalo

Silver Backed Jackal

Wart Hogs

Female Ostrich on The Mara Plains

15 foot Crocodile on The Mara River

Masai Child

Sharon with Joseph, his "money man" and another Masai
Joseph was the Masai chief's son and next in line for chief

White Pelicans

Masai Woman

Masai Manyatta's
Manyatta's are made from a framework of branches, covered with
cow manure. They last about 10 years.

Baboon

White Rhino

Sharon & Terry at
The Shetani Lava Field

White Rhinos at Lake Nakuru

Spotted Hyena

Hunting Cheetah
This Cheetah was stalking a small herd of Thomson Gazelles,
but did not catch one.

Two-Tone Elephant
Observed from the top of a hill, the elephant
had just come out of the water, so he was still wet.
It gave the impression of a two tone elephant.

Male Ostrich

Lioness
She had just killed a large Buffalo and left it for
her 7 children to eat

Ground Horn Bill

Leopards
There were 2 Leopards.
Unfortunately, we could not approach them
too closely, so the photo is poor.

Saddle-Back Storks

Elephants
Too close for comfort!

Two slide shows. Not everyone will be able to view the slideshows.
They require a good deal of bandwith and the latest version of Flash.

Terry & Sharon at
Mzima Springs

Hippos as seen from
our breakfast table
at Galdessa

Male Impala

Hippo at Mzima Springs

Jacob, Our Masai guide at
Ngulia Camp

Amboselli

Our cottage at Mara Hippo Lodge

Lioness Hunting

Male Impala

Dik Dik
Smallest Antelope species

Termite Mound
We saw thousands of these throughout
the plains of Kenya

Male Lion in the distance

Lioness, right outside our van

Nairobi Slum

Mother and child

Flamingos at
Lake Nakuru

This little baby elephant fled to her mother's
side when the van started up and startled her.

Masai Giraffe

Wildebeast migration on The Serengetti

Our armed guard at Mzima Springs
Mandated by the Kenya Government to protect us
at this location from animals, not people.

Picnic lunch with the Zebras
on The Serengetti

Sammy Ducoyit, our driver and guide

Our "Tent" at Galdessa Camp
Not really roughing it.

On the border between
Tanzania & Kenya

The border between the Mara Plains (Kenya)
& The Serengetti Plains (Tanzania)

Cheetahs

Young lions feasting on a buffalo

Buffalo

White Rhinos at Lake Nakuru

Sharon & Terry at Lake Nakuru

Accomodations at Galdessa

Lake Nakuru Lodge

This marauding Vervet Monkey came into our van
and completely ignored us while he hunted for scraps of food
in the front seat. He wouldn't leave until we started to bang on
the seat and yell at him.

Thomson Falls

Terry & Sharon
on the Equator

ToeJam Hotel & Butchery
Not exactly The Hilton

View from our window at the Serena Mountain Lodge
on Mt. Kenya

Market near Nairobi

Typical Kenya "Traffic" Jam

This large group of about 40 elephants literally surrounded our van for a
number of minutes, as they passed us on the way back
from their waterhole. They came very, very close to us.
It was the only time I was nervous during the whole safari.

Masai school children.
Sharon wanted to take home the cute little
girl with the green ornaments in her hair.

Masai Manyatta under construction

Inside a Manyatta
Although made from cow manure, there was
absolutely no manure smell at all inside.
It just smelled a little smoky because of the
small cooking fire inside.