Hi folks. Just got back from an excellent two week trip to Kenya. I travelled with my father and cousin and we had some great adventures! I took loads of photos which I am very happy with and I am really looking forward to telling you guys all the stories and showing you the things we saw :-)
The latter part of our safari took us to Tsavo East which is one of my favourite places on Earth. We had not seen many lions up till then apart from two at a distance in Nairobi National Park. Last Friday we decided to make the trip from our tented camp at Satao to the epic Lugard falls where the Galana River is funnelled into a narrow strip of wild water.
We had set of early and were seeing lots of the game which you would expect to see there like Impala, Zebra, Kongoni, Grants gazelle and of course many huge and beautiful Elephants! Tsavo was very green during our stay due to the heavy rains that had arrived and it was rather strange to see as I am more used to Tsavo vegetation looking grey and dry with that characteristic red earth beneath it.
As we were crossing the wide bushy green grassland towards the river we spotted some creatures on the road ahead. We quickly stopped to look through our binoculars and where excited to see ahead of us a pride of lions sprawled across the road. We slowly approached them to get a closer look. The pride was pretty unconcerned with us although they watched us with that cool, calm confident gaze of creatures who know that they are top of the food chain.
The pride was made up of six females and three males. The males looked young and had rather short manes of the kind I associate with lions who live in thick bush. One of the first things we noticed about the pride was that they all looked pretty thin. It looked like they had not eaten for a few days.
Most of them had scars on their faces to attest to the fights they must have had with other lions and between them they looked like a capable bunch. They gave me the impression of a band of scarred, experience pirates waiting for the next ship of plunder to come along.
The rains may have been one of the reasons for the prides thinness. It is a blessing to most animals because they no longer have to rely on the permanent rivers and waterholes for their daily drink and they can venture further afield. The plains also become filled with a fresh growth of plant life to eat. For the lions the rains mean the scattering of their prey far and wide and the start of hard times.
There was a lovely moment of tenderness when one lioness walked up to another and started to rub her head against her sister's in that distinctive feline way the same as a pet cat would. After a while the pride wondered off the road and dissapeared into the thick bush. It was a great pleasure to share a few minutes with them and was one of the highlights of the safari for me! :-)
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Hi I like adventure.I will follow you.
Thanks Abu!
Great to have you back on steemit Tim :)
Great post and awesome shots...
Thanks you Sergio! Good to be back but a bit sad not to still be there. lots more cool stuff to come ;-)
fantastic shots. thanks for sharing.
Thanks @uapfiasco! It is a pleasure : )
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What amazing photographs @timspawls! This must have been a great trip. :) What lens were you using?
Thanks you Katy! It was a fantastic trip, I'm a bit sad it's over. I've got a new lens, the Olympus 300mm f4 Pro. Its an amazing bit of kit, I'm very happy with the images I have been taking with it. :)
Well these photos are perfect. Great quality and good framing :) I don't blame you for being sad, I'm sure I would be as well.
I'm glad you like them Katy! :-) Hopefully it won't be long till I'm back in the wilds again (fingers crossed!).
My fingers are crossed for you too! :)
Oh my, those are amazing photos (I can even see the flies). Last one is my favourite... shows that they are still cuddly kitties ;)
Must have been some trip!
Dziękuję @ewkaw, and thanks for the resteem! They are just like kitties although I have seen my parents cute little cats go savage on some poor garden creature before. They are all beautiful litte killers but we can't help but love them. Cheers for the compliments :-)
Haha :D You're very welcome!
They all are indeed.