Safari: Kenya - Ol Pejeta Conservancy Part 2, Monday 2022 October 31


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October 31st 2022
Published: May 31st 2023
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At the end of our morning drive, we passed a young (5 years) elephant lost and distressed. Steve thought it had stayed in the wallow after its mother insisted on leaving. Eventually, through smell and distress cries, it should be able to reunite with its family; meanwhile it was vulnerable to predation. Steve explained that wallows start as holes from ground termites. Then increasingly large anim... Read Full Entry



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Hyena Hyena
Hyena

Related to aspects of both dogs and cats
White Backed Vulture White Backed Vulture
White Backed Vulture

Most common vulture
Great Spotted Eagle Great Spotted Eagle
Great Spotted Eagle

Perched high in the only tree on the landscape
Sun shines throughSun shines through
Sun shines through

Aftermath of another rain storm
Yellow Necked Spurfowl Yellow Necked Spurfowl
Yellow Necked Spurfowl

Usually seen at dusk and dawn



31st May 2023

Wow! Great shots. And a great opportunity to be close to so many wild animals that they started to fade into the background, as it were. I guess we get accustomed to anything. With stops like the Morani Centre, your tour was clearly much more than a see-it/photograph-it tour (not that there's anything wrong with that). Your guides were clearly knowledgeable and focused on transferring some of that knowledge and appreciation.
1st June 2023

My lasting memory is of the number of animals we saw close up and in gigantic herds.

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