Samburu National Reserve

Kirk's Dik-dik

Madoqua kirkii, male.

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 14, 2012

2012-09-14#0796

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Vulturine Guineafowl

Acryllium vulturinum

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 14, 2012

2012-09-14#0915

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Doum Palms

Hyphaene thebaica - the only branching palm tree.

Ewaso Ngiro, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 14, 2012

2012-09-14#4210

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Brown-hooded Kingfisher

Halcyon albiventris

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 14, 2012

2012-09-14#1090

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African Paradise Flycatcher

Tersiphone viridis, male.

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 14, 2012

2012-09-14#1123

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Red-faced Mousebird

Urocolius indicus

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 14, 2012

2012-09-14#1136

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African Paradise Flycatcher

Tersiphone viridis, male.

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 14, 2012

2012-09-14#1146

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Von Der Decken's Hornbill

Tockus deckeni, male.

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 14, 2012

2012-09-14#1233

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Eastern Pale Chanting Goshawk

Melierax poliopterus

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 14, 2012

2012-09-14#1261

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Beisa Oryx

Oryx gazella beisa

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 15, 2012

2012-09-15#4223

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Beisa Oryx

Oryx gazella beisa

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 15, 2012

2012-09-15#4237

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Umbrella Thorn Acacia with Weaver Nests

Acacia tortilis

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 15, 2012

2012-09-15#4246

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Tawny Eagle

Aquila rapax

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 15, 2012

2012-09-15#1386

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Buff-crested Bustard

Eupodotis ruficrista

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 15, 2012

2012-09-15#1439

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Grevy's Zebra

Equus grevyi - one of the most endangered Zebra and my favorite.

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 15, 2012

2012-09-15#1440

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Grevy's Zebra

Equus grevyi - having a roll in the dirt.

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 15, 2012

2012-09-15#1484

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Gerenuk

Litocranius walleri

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 15, 2012

2012-09-15#1532

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Beisa Oryx

Oryx gazella beisa - female and calf.

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 15, 2012

2012-09-15#1566

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Grevy's Zebra

Equus grevyi

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 15, 2012

2012-09-15#1584

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Gerenuk

Litocranius walleri, male.

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 15, 2012

2012-09-15#1619

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Ololokwe

This mountain is sacred to the Masai, considered a god.

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 15, 2012

2012-09-15#4258

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African Elephants

Loxodonta africana

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 15, 2012

2012-09-15#4274

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Silas & Brunch

Our terrific Kenyan driver/guide setting out a meal.

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 15, 2012

2012-09-15#4340

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Doum Palm & African Elephant

Hyphaene thebaica & Loxodonta africana

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 15, 2012

2012-09-15#4348

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African Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 15, 2012

2012-09-15#1734

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Rooms 59 & 58

Our room (59) on the left.

Samburu Game Lodge, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 15, 2012

2012-09-15#4372

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Green Wood-hoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 15, 2012

2012-09-15#1856

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Unstriped Ground Squirrel

Xerus rutilus

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 15, 2012

2012-09-15#1906

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Lions

Panthera leo, females

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 15, 2012

2012-09-15#4418

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Bat-eared Fox

Otocyon megalotis

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 15, 2012

2012-09-15#1974

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Doum Palm & African Elephant

Hyphaene thebaica & Loxodonta africana

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 16, 2012

2012-09-16#4547

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African Elephants

Loxodonta africana

Ewaso Ngiro, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 16, 2012

2012-09-16#4565

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Pygmy Falcon

Polihierax semitorquatus

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 16, 2012

2012-09-16#2194

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Grevy's Zebra

Equus grevyi, male.

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 16, 2012

2012-09-16#2232

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Caracal

Felis caracal

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 16, 2012

2012-09-16#2498

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Caracal

Felis caracal

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 16, 2012

2012-09-16#2562

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Caracal

Felis caracal

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 16, 2012

2012-09-16#2633

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Caracal

Felis caracal

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 16, 2012

2012-09-16#2662

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Caracal

Felis caracal

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 16, 2012

2012-09-16#2674

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Grant's Gazelle

Gazella granti, male.

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 16, 2012

2012-09-16#2725

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Orange-bellied Parrot

Poicephalus rufiventris

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 16, 2012

2012-09-16#2757

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Reticulated Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 16, 2012

2012-09-16#4615

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Leopard

Panthera pardus - we barely got a view of this cat moving in deep brush.

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 16, 2012

2012-09-16#2767

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Golden-breasted Starling

Cosmopsarus regius - shy and difficult to approach.

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 17, 2012

2012-09-17#2781

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White-headed Buffalo Weaver

Dinemellia dinemelli

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 17, 2012

2012-09-17#2863

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Beisa Oryx

Oryx gazella beisa

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 17, 2012

2012-09-17#2883

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Secretarybird

Sagittarius serpentarius

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 17, 2012

2012-09-17#2948

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Secretarybird with Mouse

Sagittarius serpentarius

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 17, 2012

2012-09-17#2966

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Dwarf Mongoose

Helogale undulata

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 17, 2012

2012-09-17#3053

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Dwarf Mongoose

Helogale undulata

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 17, 2012

2012-09-17#3080

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Dwarf Mongoose

Helogale undulata

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 17, 2012

2012-09-17#3116

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Dwarf Mongoose

Helogale undulata

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 17, 2012

2012-09-17#3131

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Dwarf Mongoose

Helogale undulata - big yawn.

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 17, 2012

2012-09-17#3150

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African Elephant

Loxodonta africana - dusting.

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 17, 2012

2012-09-17#4767

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Gerenuk

Litocranius walleri, male.

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 17, 2012

2012-09-17#3163

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White-bellied Go-away-bird

Criniferoides leucogaster

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 17, 2012

2012-09-17#3171

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Debbie & 2010 Damaged Bridge

A big section of the bridge that connects two reserves was taken out by flooding in 2010.

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 17, 2012

2012-09-17#4816

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Red & Yellow Barbets

Trachyphonus erythrocephalus, female & male.

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 17, 2012

2012-09-17#3211

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Red & Yellow Barbet

Trachyphonus erythrocephalus, male.

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 17, 2012

2012-09-17#3250

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Giant Milkweed Flowers

Calotropis procera

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 17, 2012

2012-09-17#3340

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Grey-headed Kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 17, 2012

2012-09-17#4845

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Vulturine Guineafowl

Acryllium vulturinum

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 17, 2012

2012-09-17#3399

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Kirk's Dik-dik

Madoqua kirkii, female.

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, September 17, 2012

2012-09-17#3409

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Olive Baboon

Papio anubis, juvenile.

Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Kenya, September 18, 2012

2012-09-18#3578

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Olive Baboons

Papio anubis, female & juvenile - on the other side of the river in the adjacent reserve.

Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Kenya, September 18, 2012

2012-09-18#3620

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Gerenuk

Litocranius walleri, females.

Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Kenya, September 18, 2012

2012-09-18#3665

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African Elephants

Loxodonta africana

Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Kenya, September 18, 2012

2012-09-18#4894

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Debbie & Masai Women

After starting the day in Buffalo Springs, we had to race out of that reserve and over to the Kalama airstrip when the plane was rerouted.

Kalama Airstrip, Kalama Community Conservancy, Kenya, September 18, 2016

2012-09-18#4904

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Masai Women

At the airstrip to sell bead ware and baskets.

Kalama Airstrip, Kalama Community Conservancy, Kenya, September 18, 2016

2012-09-18#4907

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Debbie & Masai Women

Kalama Airstrip, Kalama Community Conservancy, Kenya, September 18, 2016

2012-09-18#4909

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Masai Women

Kalama Airstrip, Kalama Community Conservancy, Kenya, September 18, 2016

2012-09-18#4911

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Ololokwe

Another view of the sacred mountain.

Kalama Airstrip, Kalama Community Conservancy, Kenya, September 18, 2012

2012-09-18#4913

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