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Maasai Mara Reserve Kenya

We also spent two nights at the "Mara". This area didn't disappoint and was amazing for it's game viewing. Our highlight was an early morning balloon flight followed by the drive out to the Mara River crossing where we watched with excitement and trepidation as Zebras and Wilderbeest approached the river full of huge Nile Crocodiles. Suffice to say that we did see animals taken by the crocs with the gorier incidents to be found in the Circle of Life Gallery.
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This cute little elephant didn't stray far from Mum
This cute little elephant didn't stray far from Mum		 The little fella with mother
The little fella with mother		 Having a drink
Having a drink		 Feeding
Feeding
Typical Giraffe pose
Typical Giraffe pose		 Another Secretary Bird
Another Secretary Bird		 Mongoose crossing the tracks
Mongoose crossing the tracks		 A Topi
A Topi
Lots of Black Backed Jackals in the Mara
Lots of Black Backed Jackals in the Mara		 Typical Zebras
Typical Zebras		 The sleeping lions waking
The sleeping lions waking		 Spotted something
Spotted something
This is what the female lion spotted
This is what the female lion spotted		 and he just kept getting closer to us
and he just kept getting closer to us		 Growling a warning
Growling a warning		 Buffalo in the late evening
Buffalo in the late evening
Staying close to mum
Staying close to mum		 Generations
Generations		 Symmetry
Symmetry		 One of the flights taken to the Mara
One of the flights taken to the Mara
The final flight was 10 mins at 200 feet above the ground
The final flight was 10 mins at 200 feet above the ground		 Birds eye view of the Wilderbeest
Birds eye view of the Wilderbeest		 The dirt runway
The dirt runway		 The entrance to the Fairmont Mara
The entrance to the Fairmont Mara
Entrance to the restaurant
Entrance to the restaurant		 Our Tent
Our Tent		 Roughing it in our 'Tent'
Roughing it in our 'Tent'		 The tents have a birds eye view of the Hippos in the River
The tents have a birds eye view of the Hippos in the River
More Hippos
More Hippos		 The hippos are massive
The hippos are massive		 Our Balloon flight across the Mara
Our Balloon flight across the Mara		 Preparing the balloons
Preparing the balloons
That really is hot
That really is hot		 Our balloon
Our balloon		 How the balloon finished during the landing
How the balloon finished during the landing		 The drag marks of the balloon as we were hanging on in the basket lying down
The drag marks of the balloon as we were hanging on in the basket lying down
View of a Masai village from the Balloon
View of a Masai village from the Balloon		 Yes that vulcher head is in the carcass
Yes that vulcher head is in the carcass		 A56B5546.JPG
A56B5546.JPG		 Another vulcher
Another vulcher
Vulcher
Vulcher		 Ever present Maribou Stalks
Ever present Maribou Stalks		 Hyena moving across the open field
Hyena moving across the open field		 After breakfast (note the red coloured face)
After breakfast (note the red coloured face)
Scratching each other
Scratching each other		 Warthog
Warthog		 Suckling warthogs
Suckling warthogs		 Crocs going after a Zebra at the Crossing
Crocs going after a Zebra at the Crossing
Thinking about crossing
Thinking about crossing		 Moving quickly away from the crocs
Moving quickly away from the crocs		 Close call
Close call		 This is what they are trying to avoid
This is what they are trying to avoid
Mouth open making a weird braying noise
Mouth open making a weird braying noise		 Mulling around thinking about crossing
Mulling around thinking about crossing		 Even the young ones have to cross
Even the young ones have to cross		 Another crossing but what's in the water
Another crossing but what's in the water
These made it
These made it		 Exiting the other side
Exiting the other side		 Big croc barrel rolling after grabbing a small zebra
Big croc barrel rolling after grabbing a small zebra		 Waking up early morning
Waking up early morning
and a big stretch
and a big stretch		 Getting alert
Getting alert		 Really alert
Really alert		 Ostrich Eggs (nest is out in the open plains)
Ostrich Eggs (nest is out in the open plains)
One of the few Rhinos in the Mara
One of the few Rhinos in the Mara		 Yours truly walking with the Rhinos
Yours truly walking with the Rhinos
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