Our safari
Flying in
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Made a nice landing on the dirt strip; 4x4 vehicles ready to take us to the camp.
Ready to leave.
Masai welcome on the dirt strip in the Mara after we landed; 'nice tooth'.
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The ladies section of the Masai dance group.
The guys; the jump is part of the dance.
Getting out of the sun
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Stalking a warthog; she wasn't successful.
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Firing up; 06:15 in the morning at Little Governor's Camp and getting the balloon ready to fly.
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This one has a broken tusk.
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Topi on watch; you frequently see them on these mounds watching out for predators.
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Shadow of the balloon over the Masai Mara.
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Loo with a view; this was set up at the landing site for the ladies. The guys did the usual check out of the vehicle wheels!
Topi and calf
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Elephant and calf
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Preparing crepes for the breakfast after the balloon ride.
Breakfast after the balloon ride; real good food, but Susi not so keen after a nasty bump to her head on landing (crashing!)
Sunrise over the Masai Mara; from the balloon.
Grey crested crane.
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Three grey crested cranes
Clouds over the Masai Mara. Fuji X100 in mono mode and with in-built red filter.
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Broken tusk
The river crossing from vehicle park to camp; twice a day. Sometimes the hippo made its presence known.
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Mongoose tribe on the run.
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Mongoose family on the run; note the two lookouts.
Impala
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Buffalo; don't mess with them.
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Saddle-billed stork
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Lioness
Pair of waterbuck
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Art class; my warthog
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Art class; Susi's giraffe
Artists at work
Spotted Hyena
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Warthog with young; they stayed around the camp.
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He joined us in camp for lunch
Lioness with 2 cubs
Cute
Learning frum Mum
Just a small part of the Wildebeest migration, early morning with a little mistyness.
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Lioness on the run hunting.
Wildebeest, early morning. The silver under their necks is not their breath, it's a hairy beard.
Lioness scattering the wildebeest as she tries to home in on one for a kill; she didn't make it this time.
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Mother and cubs.
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Waiting for the other female to come back
Lioness on a wildebeest kill
Wildebeest running; panning the camera.