A white rhinoceros mother and calf graze on the green grasses of Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya. Lewa is a great place to see both white and black rhinoceros. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200) ISO 800, f/5 at 1/100th of a second.

A pair of ground hornbills were having a conversation — perhaps about whether frog or bugs were on the menu for dinner. I loved the faces on these large birds as they carried on as if we weren’t there. Photographed in the Masai Mara of Kenya. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 330mm) ISO 400, f/5.6 at 1/320th of a second.

Just a simple portrait of a young lion we met on safari back in 2012. Photographed on a rainy day in Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia, Kenya. Nikon 300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 1600, f/4 at 1/160th of a second.

This guy is actually sitting on the railing of our tent’s front porch. I was on the other end of the porch. There was a nearby fruiting tree and I guess this was the best place to sit back and enjoy. Photographed in a private concession just north of the Masai Mara in Kenya. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 310mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/125th of a second.

A few weeks back I posted what I thought was a lappet-faced vulture. It was actually a white-headed vulture, as one of my subscribers pointed out. Here’s another one (I think… pretty sure, right?). Regardless of species, this guy would like you to kindly worship him. Photographed on the Masai Mara of Kenya. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 400, f/8 at 1/400th of a second.

While in Kenya, I was able to photograph two different species of dik-dik, Africa’s smallest antelope species. This is the Günther’s dik-dik. This species can be identified by the light-colored tuft of hair on the top of the head. The diminutive size of these antelope’s is always a bit surprising when spotting them moving through their grassland habitat. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 360mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/1000th of a second.

When they’re young, cheetahs have a bushy patch of white fur across their backs. Some zoologists believe it’s an adaptation to make them look more like honey badgers, and therefore more ferocious looking to would-be predators. I photographed this not-so-scary-looking cub one afternoon in the Masai Mara of Kenya. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 290mm) ISO 400, f/7.1 at 1/800th of a second.

This is one of the smallest elephants I’ve ever seen. I’m assuming that to be the mother — a big assumption considering she was also quite small compared to the rest of the elephants in the herd. Photographed after sunset in the Masai Mara of Kenya. Nikon D850 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 190mm) ISO 800, f/3.2 at 1/500th of a second.

Vultures don’t get a lot of love out there on the African savanna. I mean, they’re vultures after all. But they shouldn’t be overlooked. Especially white-headed vultures, who on closer inspection, are surprisingly fine looking birds. This one was no doubt hanging around waiting for something to die — as any self-respecting vulture does of course. Photographed north of the Masai Mara in the Olare Orok Conservancy of Kenya. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 330mm) ISO 800, f/5.6 at 1/2000th of a second.

Impala are among the most graceful of Africa’s antelopes. They can run at speeds of almost 40 miles per hour and leap ten feet in the air while covering a distance of over 30 feet. I photographed these two in Ol Pajeta Conservancy in Laikipia, Kenya. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 380mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/640th of a second.