October 3, 2013
Masaii Mara
These pictures are arranged as we saw these animals and areas.
Another day in the Masaii Triangle
TOPI
GAZELLE
CROCODILE
CROCODILE
CROCODILE
HIPPOPOTAMUSES
GAZELLE
IMPALA
GIRAFFE
MID-MORNING AND A HIPPO OUT OF THE WATER!!
Rett and Susanne posing for a picture by Brynna!!
NESTS of the WEAVER BIRDS!
HIPPOPOTAMUSES
BABY HIPPO
TOPI and YOUNG
LIONESS, CUB AND FOOD
GIVE ME SOME
IT IS YOUR TURN NOW!!
LIONESS watching for danger while the cubs eat
LION CUBS
LION CUBS and lunch
VULTURE
waiting in a nearby tree for the
lions to finish their part so he can get the remains!!
ELEPHANT
Very unusual to see a small elephant all alone.
LEOPARD KILL
Leopards take their kill into a tree to eat and
here is the remains of a leopard's meal.
COMMON ZEBRA
CAPE BUFFALO
WARTHOG FAMILY
ZEBRA
DEFASSA WATERBUCK
YELLOW BABOON
YELLOW BABOON
We had our box lunch at the airstrip guardhouse.
Isaac, Kyalo, Susanne, Brynna, Rett, Elder Moon
Brynna and Susanne took advantage of the open space
with the guards against the animals to go for a run.
This is a beautiful country and Game Reserve
HIPPOPOTAMUS
SPOTTED HYENA
LIONS
Rigth next to the road and spotted by Elder Moon was a pride
of young lions (well relatively young). Males get their manes at
about 8 -10 years and there were five males just getting their
manes and a young female about the same age.
Notice the mane just beginning on this one.
They were hungry and ready to go on a hunt.
This one is a little older with more mane,
He is headed out to entice some animal to be their food!!
A young LIONESS with these LIONS.
Two started up the hill (using different paths)
where there was a topi on the look out
for his fellow topis and a zebra was there also.
Some settled under another bush to keep watch on
the hunters and would be ready if the prey came running down the hill.
We waited quite a while but it is a SLOW process and we left.
The area of the crossing.
Landscape dotted with animals.
YOUNG COMMON ZEBRA
MASAII GIRAFFE
LEOPARDS
The view from our Hotel room.
In the evenings we saw several animals come for a drink.
WHAT A GREAT DAY!!
GOD HAS CREATED SUCH BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS
AND LANDSCAPES!!
