The last night of luxury at the Hotel Boulevard in Nairobi. |
Poinsettia Tree, a little larger that the Christmas version at home. |
Morning Glory. |
Adult Crocs. |
Baby Crocs. |
Tortoise. |
Bird nest in a swamp plant. |
Love bird. |
Overlooking Ngorongoro Crater on a rainy day. |
Olduvai Gorge, the birthplace of humans. |
Artist's rendition of humans millions of years ago. |
Some reconstructed skulls and bones. |
A flash flood caused the road leading to the Serengeti to flood. |
Waiting for the waters to receed. |
Masi Maara watch the action by the flooded area. |
Some of the animals you might see in the Serengeti. |
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My those thorns are sharp, yet animals manage to graze around them. |
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Waterbucks |
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It looks like a nice place for lunch, but I'm sure the baboons would quickly steal your food and wine! |
Hyrax or Dassie, related to elephants. |
Mongooses (no, not mongeese). |
Worthogs play in the grass. |
This is how they eat short grass and roots. |
Hyenia. |
Assorted Impalas. |
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Gazelle. |
Hangin' out at the hippo pond. |
I want to come back as a hippo -- what a life! |
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Wildebeast |
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Oh no, don't get in the way!! |
Baby wildebeast (or "babybeast"). |
Tobi. |
Baboons. |
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Water Buffalo (complete with cleaning bird). |
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Sunset. |
Vast landscapes. |
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Ostriches. |
Milk Thistle Tree -- the sap is milky-white and toxic. |
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Zebras. |
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Flamingoes. |
Leopard in a tree at sunset. |
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The same leopard with an impala kill the next morning. Leopard is upper middle left; kill is lower middle. |
Lion kills and the vultures feeding. |
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Vulture. |
And then on the last day we found seven lions who "performed" infront of us! |
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Wounds from a recent kill. |
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