Kenya Safari 2013 Photo Gallery by Jan-Michael Breider at pbase.com

Kenya Safari 2013

In the summer of 2013 my family followed me on a 21 day long photo-safari in Kenya. With help of wildlife expert Tommy Knutsson, David Leboo from Bandas Travel and his brother Joshua, we managed to see some really spectacular Kenyan wildlife. Most of the time was spent in Masai Mara, but we also visited Amboseli, Naivasha with Hells Gate and Lake Nakuru. All together we managed to se 225 bird- and 37 mammal species!! Unfortenately my Nikkor zoom lens 200-400 mm broke down the first day! Because of that all the pictures had to be taken with either the zoom 70-200/2,8 or the 600/4. The cameras I used for wildlife was a Nikon D4. For landscape 2x Nikon D800 E and a D7100 as "back-up".

Zebras fighting in Hells Gate	Nairobi downtown panorama (8 pictures)	Shortly after our arrival, Kenyatta international arrival terminal was burnt down	What every Marabou Stork wants? Enjoy a Kenyan Tusker Beer of course...	Madelene and a new friend (Chameleon) at Nairobi National Museum
Spekes Weaver trying to impress a female - Nakuru	Holub`s Golden Weaver - Mara Concervancy	The northern road to Mara is hardly accessible after rain	Rain over Masai Mara makes it impossible to use the roads	Masai Mara Hot air balloon starting up at dusk
Masai Mara - the northern edge of Serengeti	"A room with a view" - Masai Mara seen from Maasai Nkoirero Camp	Walking Stick found in the childrens room	Martin jumping with the Masai boys	Our Tanzanian chef in Maasai Nkoirero Camp
Our Tanzanian chef serving Tommy food our last day in the Mara camp	Seeking shelter at the local hospital a rainy day....	Tommy & Madelene keeping record of all the birds we see	Martin & Geoffery with evening fire in our camp	In Masai Mara with Nikon D4 and 600/4 VR on Wimberley (Photo: Martin Breider)
Lonely Acacia in Mara	Giraff in Masai Mara Conservancy	A flock of Oxpeckers on a Giraff	Hyena looking out from the lair	Hyena outside the lair at dawn
Hyena taking a look at our car....	Rock Hyraxes warming up in the early morning sun	Bat-eared Fox looking out of its hole in the ground	Topi guarding Serengeti	Topi
Southern Ground-hornbills	Elephant and Cattle Heron	African Jacana - the bird with BIG feet!	Little Bee-eaters	Sacred Ibis catching a frog
Wattled Plover	R�ppells Vulture on carcass	Cape Vulture - a very rare visitor to Serengeti	White-backed and R�ppells vultures sunbathing their wings	Lapped-faced Vulture - Big is not necessary beautiful
What is left of a Wlderbeest	Lace Monitor with it`s blue tung	A flock of Eland in Masai Mara	Dikdik - smallest of antelopes	Hippo on a difficult slippery walk to Olare Olok River
Flying into Mara (for people with lack of time....)	Elephants inside Mara Village - a problem for local citizens	Elephants crossing the road north of Masai Mara	Masai Mara dusk	Masai Mara - Lonely tree
Masai Mara dawn	Early morning drive into Masai Mara - Our driver Joshua & Martin	Wilderbeest migration at dawn - Masai Mara	Wilderbeests in Kenyan part og Serengeti	Wilderbeests near Mara River
Wilderbeest "dusty chaos" at Mara River	Crocodiles in Mara River waiting for Wildebeests to cross	Martin and Wilderbeest "chaos" near mara River	It is NOT a rock ! It is a Common Sandpiper on top of a Hippo	Vervet Monkey inspection!
Waterbuck	R�ppells Griffon Vulture	Black-backed Jackal with carcass and vultures	Banded Mongoose lookout	Cheeta during a midday rest
The most lazy animal in Mara?	Lioness	Male Lion	Female Lion looking after her cubs	Lion cubs waiting for mother to return from hunting
Female Lion with dirty cub....	Mom....It`s only clay.....	Old male Lion with eye injury - still capable to mate	Lions mating	Lions mating
Lion with prey - a Thomson gazelle	Mara River - not always good for a drink and a bath....	Nile Crocodiles in Mara River	Zebra beeing attacked by a Crocodile in Mara River	Red-blue Agama - Mara Village
Go-away-birds	Red-capped Lark	Purple Grenadiers	Yellow-throated Longclaw	Rufous-bellied Heron
Verreauxs Eagle Owl	Lilac-breasted Roller	Martial Eagle	Martial Eagle with Banded Mongoose	"Voice of Africa" - African Fish Eagle
African Fish-eagle	Long-crested Eagle at our Base Camp	Bateleur - a very short-tailed Eagle	Juvenile Black-chested Snake Eagle	Tawny Eagle
Immature African Crowned Eagle in the nest - Masai conservancy	African Buffalo & Cattle Egret	Oxpeckers - African Buffel "earpickers"	Masai boy looking after sheep	Shelter under the Akacia during the midday burning sun
Walking back from Mara River with washed cloths	Newborn goat in Masai Mara	Leopard - Masai Mara - The most beautiful animal I have ever seen!!!	Leopard - Masai Mara	Leopard - Masai Mara
Leopard - Masai Mara	Leopard "close encounter" - Photo: Martin Breider	Wilderbeests in late afternoon dust - Amboseli	Eastern Chanting Goshawk eating another bird - Amboseli	Young Baboon hanging loose... Masai Mara
Young Baboons playing - Amboseli	Young Baboon jumping	Young Baboon jumping	Giraff - the classic view near Kilimanjaro	Giraff family near Amboseli
Grants Gazell crossing the road in Amboseli	Grants Gazelles fighting	Zebra evening dustbath	Zebras and the slopes of Kilimanjaro	Rainclouds over Amboseli
Young Zebra and mother	Elephant feeding in the bush near Amboseli	Elephants coming down from the forest to seek water	Amboseli Elephants walking down to drink in the marsh	Elephant boy playing�..
Young elephants playing	Young meets Old.....	A solitary male Elephant "dusting" itself - Amboseli NP	Dwarf Mongoose hiding in a Termite mound with old Impala horn	A Serval cat in a very hot midday grass field
Cheeta on an Amboseli waypost	1 second of a Cheetas hunt (10 frames/s) - Amboseli NP	Two Cheeta brothers hunting together - Amboseli	Predator & Prey - Cheeta & Thomson Gazelles in Amboseli NP	Coolest bird in the world! A Secretary Bird is watching a Drongo
Yellow-throated Sandgrouse - difficult to see against the red soil	Masai Cattle in severe dust...	Kenyan exhaust is sometimes thick and painfully smelly	Hells Gate near Lake Naivasha	Martin with our first safarivan
Warthog family	Warthog - best or beauty??	Warthogs buddies....	Warthogs preparing to fight	Male Warthogs fighting
White-fronted Bee-eater	Helmeted Gunieafowl	Hippos waiting for dusk to get up and feed - Lake Naivasha	Young Hippo gaping - Lake Naivasha	Hippo gaping - Lake Naivasha
Hippo - the Anaesthetists view.....	Blacksmith Plover - Naivasha	Giant Kingfisher at the balcony !	Long-tailed Cormorant - small but abundant	Pied Colobus playing at our roof at Naivasha Lodge
Young Pied Colobus	Pied Colobus with baby	Superb Starling	Scrub Hare - Naivasha	Giraff in the acacia forest near Lake Naivasha
Giraffes in Naivasha feeding on Euphorbia cactus (poisones?)	Giraff eating cactus	Giraff - reaching over 5 meters tall....	Hadada Ibis - allways present och noisy....	Fork-talied Drongo
Malchite Kingfisher - Naivasha	Pink-backed Pelican - Naivasha	Great White Egret in Naivasha Lake	Sacred Ibis	African Spoonbill
Yellow-billed Stork - Lake Naivasha	Yellow-billed Stork - Lake Naivasha	Black-headed Heron	Glossy Ibis	Variable Sunbird
Waterbuck - Naivasha	Waterbucks - Naivasha	Zebras coming down to drink

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Piotr Sobolewski		26-Mar-2015 22:39
Great gallery. Each shot is outstanding. Vote.

gouws		03-Sep-2013 17:31
Some outstanding work here,helped with great equipment,best wishes Bruce SA

Pierre Schneider		03-Sep-2013 04:50
excellent report !v

Guest		30-Aug-2013 07:22
Many great images, looking forward to seeing the rest of the shots from your Kenya trip!

joseantonio		28-Aug-2013 12:33
Very nice report of this fantastic trip.V

Laci		27-Aug-2013 12:16
Hej, Kul att se att Ni är hemma välbehållna nu. Tråkigt med 200-400:an men Du fick nu en ordentlig träning under resan...lol... Hur mycket vikt tappade Du??? lol... Jag är nyfiken på dina bilder och dina tankar om safarin. Ha en fin vecka! MVH; Laszlo

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