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Maasai Mara, Kenya

Sep 2017

The Maasai Mara National Reserve of Kenya is the ancestral land of the Maasai. The landscape is a vast expanse of golden grass dotted with occasional trees and termite mounds and so the Maasai call it 'the Mara' which means "spotted" in the Maa language. From July to October every year the wildebeest, topi, zebra, Thomson's gazelles migrate from the plains of the Serengeti in Tanzania to make the treacherous journey to the Masaai Mara chasing the rain and green pastures. Following them closely on this circular route are the lions, cheetahs and hyenas.

It is a privilege to have witnessed and photographed one of nature's greatest journeys.

https://travelblog.shobhagopinath.com/2017/09/23/magical-mara/
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  • and long waits ...

    and long waits ...

  • but there were plenty of beverages in the jeep to keep us going ...

    but there were plenty of beverages in the jeep to keep us going ...

  • with lunch breaks in the bush ...

    with lunch breaks in the bush ...

  • and lifting challenges of hefty lenses ...

    and lifting challenges of hefty lenses ...

  • Battle scars

    Battle scars

  • Let sleeping lions lie!

    Let sleeping lions lie!

  • 'David Bowie' lion

    'David Bowie' lion

    I discovered later that it is has a cataract in its right eye

  • Ever wondered what it looks like inside a lion's mouth?

    Ever wondered what it looks like inside a lion's mouth?

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  • Sisters

    Sisters

    This pair of cheetahs are sisters and they live and hunt together

  • Cheetah and killed Impala

    Cheetah and killed Impala

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  • The beautiful Mara

    The beautiful Mara

    Vultures keeping a lookout while cape buffaloes graze

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  • I see you!

    I see you!

    Maasai Mara

  • Red-beaked Oxpeckers

    Red-beaked Oxpeckers

    The preferred food of the oxpecker is blood, and while they may take ticks bloated with blood, they also feed on mammals directly, pecking at the mammal's wounds to keep them open (wiki)

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