This was the beginning of a beautiful morning in Laikipia, Kenya in the Ol Pajeta Conservancy. There’s only a single elephant in the photo, but moments later we were surrounded by the rest of the rather large herd. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 180, f/2.8 at 1/125th of a second.

Bustards are large birds that spend most of their time on the savanna grasslands. I’ve previously posted the kori bustard, which is the largest. This is the black-bellied bustard, photographed in the Masai Mara of Kenya. He was performing a mating call, as well as a bit of a dance to go along with it. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 500, f/5.6 at 1/2000th of a second.

A single take of a dwarf mongoose doing as they do. Filmed in Samburu National Reserve in April. Nikon Z8, 4K at 120fps.

This lioness had just finished feasting on a Cape buffalo carcass. Moments later she plopped down in the tall grasses of the savanna for a nap. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 1600, f/5.6 at 1/800th of a second.

I previously posted a photo from this water-level encounter with a hippo. Here’s 19 seconds of dramatic video of the hippo surfacing and submerging, while another hippo looks on from nearby bushes. Nikon Z8, 4K at 120 frames per second.

The African fish eagle is one of the raptors we usually see on our trips to East Africa. They are very similar in appearance to bald eagles, and in fact, are in the same genus of Haliaeetus, otherwise known as the fish eagles. This guy was perched above the plains of Nairobi National Park, no doubt, searching for the next meal. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 3200, f/5.6 at 1/2500th of a second.

We had good luck with lions on our last Kenyan safari, but only saw a few cubs. This was one of them, in the Ol Pajeta Conservancy. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 560, f/3.5 at 1/1000th of a second.

Olive baboons are the most common primates that we see on our Kenyan trips. There were quite a few mothers with babies at Ol Pajeta Conservancy. This little guy seemed to be getting some sort of a lesson from Mom. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 560, f/5.6 at 1/1000th of a second.

Here’s another of the white rhinos that I was able to get very close to with my camera on the ground. And by the way, sorry if some of you received a double post yesterday. Problems again with my hosting. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 24-70mm lens (at 37mm), ISO 400, f/5.6 at 1/1000th of a second.

A short video of a male, female and baby impala. Check out the athletic leap by the calf at the end. Nikon Z8 shot 4k at 120 fps.