Isn’t this big male Lion’s mane fabulous? Lionesses prefer male Lions which have a dark bushy main. It’s a sign of fitness, of higher testosterone, of the ability to fight off competition, and the ability to protect their cubs. It may also act as armour to stop other male Lions …
Gladys is driving us towards a pair of Cheetahs. “Oh yes! There”. We’re an excited group of four. A pair have been …
Those cunning tricksters, the Black-Backed Jackals are back. Their ears are so pointy, and so are their noses. What a beautiful look …
This is my first view of a Pied Kingfisher. They are massive compared with the Common Kingfishers we see in the UK. …
There’s a fast antelope called a Topi here. They often like to stand on hillocks, looking like sentinels. The only previous photographs …
No sweat. That’s the problem with being a bird. Humans have sweat gland which act to produce water which cools the body …
Here at Mara Ngenche Safari Camp the luxury is embarrassing. A beautiful two-room tent with outside shower and private plunge pool, fabulous …
I’ve already had the experience of a male Lion getting uncomfortably close to me on this safari. This time it’s a Lioness …
In the distance, through the heat-haze, from a moving vehicle, wearing dirty glasses, the first thing I think is that those large …
Masai Giraffes are tall. There are four species of Giraffe and this one is native to the Masai Mara. I love the …
It’s my first view of Spotted Hyenas. What strange animals. They have such short back legs and long front legs. I’m sure …
There’s a Lion in the Masai Mara and we’re on safari to see it. Four of us are in an open-sided vehicle …
There’s a corpse in the long grass. We think it’s the remains of a Buffalo. That means Hooded Vultures, Necrosyrtes monachus, are …
There is a small family group of Elephants in the distance. Seeing them in the landscape is something new for me. I’ve …
We’re out on a safari drive in the Masai Mara in Kenya. Our guide and driver, Gladys, is an expert at spotting …
Animals with hooves are either odd-toed or even-toed. The odd-toed ones are horses, rhinos and tapirs. The even-toed ones are cattle, antelope, pigs, giraffes, camels, sheep, deer, and hippos. …
Here at Mara Ngenche Safari Camp, in the Masai Mara in Kenya, the luxury is slightly overwhelming. When I booked on a …
We’re in a four-wheel-drive vehicle. I think it’s an indestructible Toyota Land Cruiser. Gladys is our local Kenyan guide for four of …
The twelve of us who have been volunteering in Kenya for Kenya Connect for the past eight days have been whittled down …
It’s been a hectic week volunteering on a literacy programme in Kenya for Kenya Connect. I’ve had little time to process all …
Muthoki Country Lodge has been our home in Wamunyu for the week, with luxurious tents and fabulous food. We have four-poster beds …
We’re out in Kenya Connect‘s Institution Bus on a road trip for the Reading Road Rally. It’s part of my volunteering in …
Before I came to Kenya, my colleague Liz told me she had been to a special school on her last trip. She …
To many of the children here, being a superhero means carrying heavy jerrycans of water back to their home to help their …
While we are volunteering in rural Kenyan schools we return to the headquarters of Kenya Connect each day for lunch. It’s meat …
The morning starts with an early Institution Bus ride to Kenya Connect‘s headquarters and we transfer to a four-wheel drive vehicle. Eventually …
There’s just time before sundown to visit the lake a few hundred metres from my tent. One of the most common birds …
Our volunteer literacy programme with Kenya Connect today is for a group of parents with children from 0 to 5 years old, …
We’re heading to Wamunyu Market on our way back to Kenya Connect’s headquarters building. It’s clearly an experience our Kenyan partners want …
It’s the evening after a busy day volunteering in Kenyan schools for Kenya Connect. We have dinner together at Muthoki Country Lodge …