Herd Elephant 4

A Family led by a huge matriarch came directly in our path

Herd Elephant 1

Fifteen of all ages

Mother and child

Wonderful Mother head on with a juvenile between one and two years old

Walk on By

The herd wisely chose to go around us rather than over us

The pack awakes

Early evening in Laikipia the pack wakes up, ready for a hunt

Puppy Eyes

Ready and willing

This dog is alert and probably already has a target identified

Focused

On the Hunt

This Alpha leads a pack of twenty four

Pack of Dogs

I could only manage to get thirteen in this shot as they panned out across the open.

Looking for a meal

Stolen Glance

Bull Reticulated Giraffe

Gorgeous chocolate brown colouring

Reticulated Giraffe

Taken in Laikipia, Kenya

A Tower of Reticulated Giraffe

A family (known as a tower when not moving, where a group becomes a journey of Giraffe). Taken in Laikapia, Kenya.

Reticulated pose

The rarer of the species, this was taken in Laikapia, Northern Kenya very regular patterns, more chocolate colour with the patterns going all the way to the ankles.

Photogenic

Grevy's Zebra in Laikipia

A very privileged sighting - listed as endangered, there is an estimated 2,500 of these, the largest of zebra left in the wild.

Grevys

The Grevy's Zebra. Rare and only found in Northern Kenya. It is larger with much thinner stripes and rounder almost teddy bear like ears.

Grevy Zebra

All of me

Puff Adder Close up

Very lucky to get this close up to such a huge snake in the bush

The long line

As he stretched out his size is clear. Puff Adders move in straight lines and do not slide side to side.

African Puff Adder

This beauty was about 1.4 metres long - huge for a puff adder