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2017-04-24: Monochrome Monday

Some elephant love for Monochrome Monday this week.  I’ve scheduled these posts in advance as I am currently away, and with any luck, spending lots of time with these magnificent creatures.

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An elephant with uniquely crossed tusks naps away the afternoon.
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A small herd of elephants nap in the early afternoon on the Amboseli plains.
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Mama and baby heading towards the rest of the herd.

 

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2017-04-23: Amboseli in Black and White

There is just something about the Amboseli landscape that really appeals to me for monochrome images.  The starkness of many of the areas, the elephants towering over the flat, seemingly endless plains.

Here is a selection of images from this beautiful place.

I hope you enjoy, and have a lovely day.

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As dusk approached, this lioness rounded up her cubs and was on the move.
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Tender greetings.
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Egrets alongside an elephant, waiting for any insects the elephant stirs up.
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Elephants crossing the marsh, with the hills in the background.
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A zebra in the marsh along with herons, egrets and ibis.
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Wildebeest marching onwards.
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A lone wildebeest rests on the Amboseli plains.

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2017-04-01: WPC Dense

The WordPress prompt for this week is Dense.  Rather than post a selfie (ha ha ha), here are some photos from East Africa that fit in with the theme.

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A crocodile ensures that a group of wildebeest crossing the Mara River stick very close together in the rush to get out of the water.
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A portion of the wildebeest herd tightly packed, waiting to cross the river.
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A pod of hippos sunning themselves in a quieter spot along the Mara River.
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Wildebeest as far as the eye could see.
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A large group of flamingos take flight over the Amboseli Swamp.
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A chimpanzee swings through the lush vegetation of the Kibale Forest.
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A squacco heron almost disappears amongst the dense vegetation at the side of the Kazinga Channel.

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WPC: Dense

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2017-03-31: Feel Good Friday

Happy Friday!  The work week is over and it is time to relax a bit.  Wishing everyone a great weekend ahead.  And try not to do too many nasty pranks tomorrow!

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Lion cubs laying with a stick in the Masai Mara, Kenya.  September, 2016.  (I’m kinda feeling like the cub on the left at the moment!)

 

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2017-03-26: WPC Green

The WordPress post prompt for this week is “It IS easy being green” and when I saw that, I immediately thought of Uganda.  Many of the places I visited in Uganda were amazingly lush forested areas, with varying tones of green as far as the eye could see.

I hope you enjoy my selection of green images 🙂

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A hamerkop fishing at the edge of the Kazinga Channel.  If I had to guess, I’d say it caught a tilapia.
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A black and white colobus monkey eyes us from the treetops.  My wonderful guide JP spotted this beauty while driving between Ishasha Wilderness Camp and the Mweya Lodge, overlooking the Kazinga Channel.

 

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One of the pathways through the Kibale Forest, where I searched for chimpanzees.
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A young chimpanzee in the treetops, munching on the tiny fruits that were in abundance on that particular tree variety.  Photographing the chimpanzees was even more challenging than the gorillas, and I came away with only a few shots I could use, but memories that will last a lifetime.
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A rather sizeable monitor lizard, steps from my tent door at the Ishasha Wilderness Camp.  When I showed this photo to others in my group at lunch, one woman commented she was very glad it had not been outside her tent.
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A beautiful vista while heading into the Bwindi region.  Terraced fields growing tea, coffee, bananas and an assortment of other fruits and vegetables.
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A L’hoests monkey seen from the deck at Buhoma Lodge in Bwindi.  These monkeys were plentiful in the village, and gorged themselves on the avocados growing on the property.
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My first day in Bwindi, I took a village tour and we took a walk into the hills to visit a Batwa village (a pygmy community).  I snapped this shot of the community fields below and plots up the opposite hillside… but mostly I think I was stopped to catch my breath as the walk was very steep and our guide kept a fairly vigorous pace!
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And last, but certainly not least, a gorilla sleeping amongst the leaves, in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

 

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WPC: Green

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2017-03-24: Feel Good Friday

I’ve not posted a feel good Friday post in some time, and decided I needed to share a bit of elephant love!

Wishing everyone a fantastic weekend.

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A pair of elephants  giving our vehicle the sniff check.
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Young elephants playing at the edge of Amboseli Swamp.  If I could only pick one animal to see in Africa, it would be the elephant.  They are always such a joy to watch.
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Mama and siblings gather around the baby while it naps.  Elephants are so wonderfully protective of their young.
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2017-03-06: Monochrome Monday

After a few posts dedicated to my time with the gorillas, I thought I’d better get back to a bit of variety.  I hope you enjoy my choices for Monochrome Monday.

Have a great week everyone!

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A group of wildebeest crossing the Mara River.
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Lions enjoying a small patch of shade in the late morning.
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A white fronted bee-eater.
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A wildebeest looks towards a group of lions, seen near the Amboseli airstrip.
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Napping elephants in Amboseli National Park.
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