Adventures in the Mara: February 2009

Friday, February 27, 2009

Every Good Trip Ends With A Breakdown

Waiting for a tow...

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Monday, February 23, 2009

Eggs

Found these eggs in a stagnant pool of water near one of our sites in the Masai Mara.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Lapwing Mating Display

Difficult to see here...but these two Lapwings were engaged in a mating display...flapping their wings back and forth to each other.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Friday, February 20, 2009

Elephant in Action

The expression on his face is priceless...

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Wooly-Necked Stork

This is the first time we've seen this species. Captured this picture just North of the Masai Mara.

Monday, February 16, 2009

A few weeks back, we were sampling one of our small springs just outside of the Masai Mara when Amanda said, "CHRIS...ELEPHANTS!". I turned around and saw this herd coming through the bushes about 20 meters away from us. They were walking right down the stream. The larger elephants flared their ears at us and one of them trumpeted. They kept heading straight for us so we quickly and quietly left the stream and hopped into the vehicle. Once we were in the vehicle, they didn't seem to care about us. They went on their way and we went back to business.

After they got out of the bushes and into the open, we saw why they were a bit edgy....they had two babies that they were protecting. You can see just a bit of the babies above the bush line.