WILD4 Photo Safari to Kenya August 2011, SAMBURU, LAKE NAKURU and the MASAI MARA

This years Kenya migration photo safari proved to be very productive and the three locations visited all offered a great variety of different opportunities and photographs.

Kenya's SAMBURU reserve was our first stop where we spent 4 nights and captured some of the more unique species found in Kenya.

Then it was a 2 night stay at LAKE NAKURU where the flamingos and pelicans provided great entertainment as well as a great Black Rhino and Rothschild giraffe sighting.

Finally we hit the MASAI MARA for the final 8 nights, in search of the famous river crossings. Our second day served up a crossing to remember, close to 2 hrs of wildbeest contstantly crossing the Mara river provided more than enough opportunities for both stills and video.

Other sightings in the Mara were plentiful, great sunsets, lion cubs, leopard and cheetah, elephant and the other Mara residents rounded off a fantastic trip.

A short movie trailer of each location is found below, before the photos from that location.

Enjoy . . .

Kind regards

Stu

SAMBURU RESERVE

Movie Trailer from SAMBURU RESERVE

Lions on Rocks, Samburu

Superb Starling, Samburu Reserve

Reticulated Giraffe fighting, Samburu Reserve

Male Gerenuk, Samburu

Grevy's Zebra, Samburu

Olive Baboon yawning, Samburu

Little Beeeaters, Samburu

Pale Chanting Goshawk, Samburu

Martial Eagle, Samburu

Beisa Oryx, Samburu

Elephant crossing the Nwaso Nyiro River in Samburu

Cheetah mum with her two big cubs, Samburu

Reticulated Giraffe, drinking, Samburu

Elephant, Samburu

Sunset, Samburu

LAKE  NAKURU

Movie Trailer from LAKE NAKURU

Great white Pelican, Lake Nakuru

Marabou Stork, Lake Nakuru

Pelican, Lake Nakuru

Flamingos, Lake Nakuru

Grey Headed Gull, Lake Nakuru

Pelican flying through rainbow, Lake Nakuru

Pelicans, Lake Nakuru

Black Rhino, Lake Nakuru

Buffalo fighting, Lake Nakuru

Rothschild Giraffe, Lake Nakuru

Pelican Bathing, Lake Nakuru

Flamingo, Lake Nakuru

Pelicans, Lake Nakuru

Flamingos and rainbow, Lake Nakuru

MASAI MARA

Movie Trailer from Masai Mara

Topi, Masai Mara

Hyaena cubs, Masai Mara

Giraffe at sunset, Masai Mara

Black Backed Jackal, Masai Mara

Wildebeest motion, Masai Mara

Hippo and Wildebeest at a crossing, Masai Mara

Zebra swimming, Masai Mara

Elephant, Masai Mara

Impala at sunrise, Masai Mara

Wildebeest Croccing, Masai Mara

Wildebeest crossing, Masai Mara

Bull Elephant, Masai Mara

Lioness with wounded cheek, Masai Mara

leopard female and cub, Masai Mara

Starling, Masai Mara

Wildebeest heading towards the Mara River

Wildebeest crossing, Masai Mara

Lioness on termite mound, Masai Mara

Zebra, Masai Mara

Thompson's Gazelle running, Masai Mara

Male Leopard stalking, Masai Mara

Zebra and rainbow, Masai Mara

Sunrise, Masai Mara

Male Lion, Masai Mara

Topi fighting, Masai Mara

Lion cubs, Masai Mara

Sunset, Masai Mara

Cheetah, Masai Mara

Giraffe and Cheetah, Masai Mara

Impala males, Masai Mara

On safari in the Masai Mara

MIGRATION VIDEO

Movie Trailer of the Great Migration

TIMELAPSE VIDEOS FROM THE TRIP

Timelapse movies taken on the Photo Safari

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WILD4 Best of Kruger Plus BIG CATS photo safari - AUGUST 2011

As usual, August proved to be a busy month in the bush. The available water is getting less and less and the animals are congregating near the rivers and large dams. Predators are not far behind the big herds and this made for some interesting sightings.

Firstly, some sad news for all those folk that have met and photographed the 4 cheetahs at the Big Cat Reserve, Tequila, one of the females was run over in the car park in a freak accident and died shortly after. The two males, Floppy, Hunters and Ntombi the female are all still well though and the two males have been accepted by the female King Cheetah as she is on heat as I write this - holding thumbs.

The Kruger provided some real gems, a leopard dragging a kill up a tree and 16 Lion cubs on the S100 were some of the many amazing sightings.

Herewith, some photos from the last trip.

Enjoy !!

Look out for the next trip report which will be out of Kenya and the great migration.

Very best wishes to all

Stu

Leopard - Big Cat Reserve

Leopard - Big Cat Reserve

Cheetah with Impala kill - Big Cat Reserve

Caracal - Big Cat Reserve

Water Thick Knee - Kruger National Park

White Crowned Lapwing - Kruger National Park

Female Leopard with Impala Kill - Kruger National Park

Male Leopard with Impala Kill - Kruger National Park

Yellow Billed Storks - Kruger National Park

Grey Heron - Kruger National Park

Female Common Waterbuck - Kruger National Park

Elephant in the Olifants River - Kruger National Park

Elephant in the Olifants River - Kruger National Park

Tawny Eagle - Kruger National Park

Black Collared Barbet - Kruger National Park

Lilac Breasted Roller - Kruger National Park

Purple Roller - Kruger National Park

Black Headed Oriole - Kruger National Park

WILD4 Safari Vehicle - Kruger National Park

Dongo the Wilddog - Big Cat Reserve

Caracal Jumping at Sunset - Big Cat Reserve

Jaco, Norman, Bhubesi - Big Cat Reserve

Ntombi - Big Cat Reserve

Hunters with the King Cheetah - Big Cat Reserve

What do you see ?

Leopard at Sunrise - Big Cat Reserve

Leopard at Sunrise - Big Cat Reserve

Male Lion and cub - Big Cat Reserve

Cape Vulture - Forest Lodge extension

Puff Adder - Forest Lodge extension

Sungazer Lizard - Forest Lodge extension

Snouted Cobra - Forest Lodge extension