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Kenya Safari

6 Jan 2011
Critturs from our first safari. We stayed at two camps: Saruni at Samburu for 3 nights, and Governors Il Moran in the Maasai Mara for 4. I took along some new and hefty camera gear to play with: EF100-400L 4.5-5.6 IS USM, EF70-200L 2.8 IS II USM, Gitzo GT2541. The lenses mounted on my 400D and 5D respectively, this gave an effective range of 70-640mm. It was not enough! If the keywords are less than totally accurate, please feel free to suggest corrections.
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We flew overnight to Nairobi, then internal flight to Samburu. Arriving somewhat disheveled, our first safari drive commenced on the two hour drive back to the lodge. A little uncomfortable, but a fantastic introduction to Kenya!
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We flew overnight to Nairobi, then internal flight to Samburu. Arriving somewhat disheveled, our first safari drive commenced on the two hour drive back to the lodge. A little uncomfortable, but a fantastic introduction to Kenya!

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  • We flew overnight to Nairobi, then internal flight to Samburu. Arriving somewhat disheveled, our first safari drive commenced on the two hour drive back to the lodge. A little uncomfortable, but a fantastic introduction to Kenya!
  • We spied two types of guineafowl - helmeted and vulturine. They hang around in large groups making gobbling noises like turkeys and are generally entertaining. They're also a favourite on every predator's menu.
  • We saw two of the three species of giraffe in Kenya. This reticulated giraffe has more clearly defined markings, while the other two are similar to each other except one wears socks. You can tell the males by the additional hard lumps on the tops of the horns that they use to bash each other with. One of the Samburu "special five".
  • A desert rose. The prettier it is, the drier the land is.
  • You can tell a grevy's zebra from the distinctive white belly. This is a male, go figure. Another of the Samburu "special five".
  • Notice the white band goes above the tail as distinct from the thomson's gazelle. The impala has what appears to be a black McDonald's "M" across the rear of the legs and tail.
  • The name (dik dik) has absolutely nothing to do with the angle of this photo...
  • Our third of the Samburu "special five".
  • We were trailing this leopard on its dik dik hunt for about half an hour. It paid no heed at all to the jeep, although I suspect the jeep may have impacted its success.
  • The animals paid little attention to the jeeps full of tourists. Thankfully, in Samburu, we had a jeep, a driver, and a guide all to ourselves.
  • Gerenuks are specially adapted to dry land, getting all the water they need from the tender leaves and fruit that they can reach from higher areas than most other antelope by standing up on their hind legs. Another of the "special five" of Samburu.
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