Kenya Maasai Mara and Nairobi NP Days 5-11 (gallery 2)

Maribou stork
Two young males that eventually try to hunt some zebras
Their manes are partially grown out
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LIG!!
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They have seen the zebras and started to hunt!!
Well, maybe not for this one:))
But this one is in cat stealth mode!!
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Busted, they have been seen!!!
Egyptian Goose
Yellow-billed Stork
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Big yawns!!
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Duh....lawyers must be in Africa as well:)))
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More migration herds
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Black-headed Heron
Some long wildebeest trains
They are actually headed southwest back to the Serengeti where they came from. They should be heeded northeast
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Awesome sight, a Top Ten Nature Wonder of the World
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Black Crake amongst the water lillies
Adult warthogs with 2 young ones!!
Baboons!!!
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A big male...maybe the alpha
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Yep, the alpha male!!!
Two male lions.....a woman on our safari spooked them when she went too far from the truck on a walk after lunch!!!
They've calmed down now. Paul surmised they were two males patrolling their territory!!
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So well camouflaged!!
Nice picture...lions and giraffes silhouetted against the sky!!
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The other giraffes looking at the two male lions
Hmmm.....some herds gathering near the river....our hopes increase for a river crossing later!1
Warthog on the move
Hmmm...white hair on top????
Spotted hyaena
Two hyaenas
Just finished eating!!
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Wattled Lapwing
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Jackal
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Two jackals running away!!
Banded Mongoose
Usually they run away but they like something here!!
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Big crocidile
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Lots of crocodiles!!
Tree full of vultures!!
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We had left the herd by the river and came back to camp for a cocktail!!!
But then we got a call around 6pm that the herd is getting ready to cross!!!
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We know the truck in front....he is the one who called us back!!!
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One brave wildebeest is going down the cliff!!
Oops, changed their mind....coming back up!!
But wait, more going down the cliff!!
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Within a minute of that last photo we have a herd crossing!!
The sound is thunderous
Wow!!!!
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Some are jumping from the cliff!!!
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The ones that have made it across!!
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This is the baby wildebeest whose mom got taken by a crocodile. The poor thing was neighing in search for his lost mom!!
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There is the big crocodile with the mom wildebeest in it's jaw still holding it underwater
All is well and in for a good night's rest!!
The end on a long day.....from Hot Air Balloon ride to a migration river crossing....wow!!
Sunrise the next morning, the 16th
The next morning and more herds close to the river....could we get another crossing??
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Oh no.....these balloons are heading right for the herds and flying too low
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These balloons spooked all the animals back away from the river....very poor guide behavior!!!
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We found some hyaenas just finishing a kill!!
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Face still bloody, belly full....LIG!!!
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Could that be a lion on it's back with its white belly showing??
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It sure was....a gorgeous male lion!!
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John taking pictures.....pretty cold/windy...notice the warm clothes!!
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A sea of horns.....cool picture!!
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We are back looking west at the Serengeti and the large amount of animals!!
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We estimated ~150,000 animals as far as we could see....maybe 10 square miles
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Some 1-2 mile long trains
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Paul, John and Jacob at a border marking the line between Tanzania and Kenya
Paul on the border!!

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