Kathy feeding the giraffes at the Nairobi Giraffe Center
And John too
We fed them pellets made from molasses....yep, a nice treat.....they rotate in/out the various giraffes
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Some of the rare Rothchild giraffes roaming the fields
They were very gentle
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The wood carved giraffes we bought and had shipped to our home in California
Kathy and Sebastian, the salesman
Karen Blixen (Out of Africa) farm house
One of the coffee trees she tried to grow
Looking out towards the Ngong Hills
Kathy and our guide
Our first bush plane...yep, pretty small and warm/hot!!!
Views from the plane as we traveled about an hour to the Maasai Mara
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The runway!!
Paul our guide describing a small Acacia tree and its thorns
Some of the animals on our first game drive
Vervet Monkey
Small migration herds of wildebeest and zebras
Wildebeest
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Topi
Maasai Giraffe
More Topis
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Our tent for 3 nights, very luxurious and private
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View from our deck
The next morning , a large termite mound
Paul showing the termite runs up/down a tree
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Thompson Gazelles
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Black-backed Jackal
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Plains (Burchell's) Zebra
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Vervet Monkey
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Thompson Gazelle marked by black stripes on butt.....called Mickey D stripes:)))
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More Jackals
Eland
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Gorgeous elands
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Good view of the black stripes on the butts of Thompson Gazelles
Topi
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Two Jackals
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Warthog
Young Leopard ~ 1-year old well camouflaged
Waiting for her mom to return from hunting
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Spotted Hyaena
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African Bush Elephant
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Sunset Day 1
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Topi
Lilac Breasted Roller.....one of our favorites
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Found the young leopard again the morning of the 2nd day, almost in the same bushes
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But, she did come out for a view this time
Gorgeous
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Ruppell's Starling
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Warthog digging!!
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Rock Hyrax
Dwarf Mongoose
Breakfast is served on the savannah!!
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View for our breakfast. the Park burns certain areas to promote new grass growth to help provide for the migration
Our first male lion.....
And a lioness as well.....a mating couple!!!
Handsome dude.....with a few scares!!!
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Hmmm.....get ready!!!
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They mate over 300 times in one week!!
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You go guy!!!
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Back to napping!!
Another male but could not find his mate
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African male ostrich
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The other mating female
The resting male
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Yellow-throated Longclaw
African Marsh Harrier
African Marsh Harrier
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African Marsh Harrier with a hare in its talons
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Sausage Tree
Rainbow rock lizard
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A wildebeest carcass left hanging in the tree....pretty old!!
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Cape Buffalo
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Pretty old male
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Going for a river crossing...gulp!!
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Male Zebras having a testosterone moment
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Female Steenbok
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Elands
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Yea....we found some of the migrating herds
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A lot of vultures eating a 1-2 day old wildebeest carcass
White-Backed Vulture
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Bateleur Eagle
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The brown wings are Ruppell's Griffon Vulture
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Lapped-faced Vulture
Marabou Stork
A couple of female lions resting under bushes...very well hidden!!
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Secretary bird
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Iconic African scene
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Red-headed Rock Agama
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Hamerkop large nest
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