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African Safari NewsletterAugust 2008 We were on a private photo safari in Kenya's Masai Mara. It was early, before sunrise, when Wakalele, our African safari guide, calmly stated "There is a lion walking there". It was a male. Suddenly we saw two more lions. One was a female, and the other had to be one of the most magnificent male lions I had ever laid eyes on! What a way to begin our morning game drive. It was wonderful to be on safari in Kenya again!
Black Maned Lion He was a large animal. As he walked his muscles rippled beneath his skin exuding a sense power, pride and dominance. His thick black mane, gently caressed by the early morning breeze, appeared groomed, as though he had just stepped out a beauty salon. He was absolutely magnificent! Our July trip was a a private safari for our family and friends. There was a total 18 of us. I was feeling a certain amount of pressure to ensure we had a great safari because they are family and friends and I hope to spend considerable time with them in the future. I am happy to say that both Kenya and Tanzania delivered! Everyone was thrilled and even better, they are all still talking to each other and have become better friends too! We can hardly wait to get together at our upcoming trip reunion to share our favorite memories and photos from the trip. Baboons snuggled together on a branch after a good
nights rest up in a large tree. Upcoming Safari Schedule
Important Safari Information: To reserve your space on a safari, please call On safari I am happy to share my photographic knowledge with my clients. You do not have to be a photographer to go on the trips, however you should enjoy watching wildlife because that is our main focus. Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania is 12 Miles wide and two to three thousand feet deep. It is a World Heritage Site inside of which live nearly 30,000 large animals. Giraffe and impala are not found inside the crater, but on any given day's game drive one may see all of the other well known species including the "big five" (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino).
Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania Tarangire National Park is famous not only for large herds of elephants and buffalo, but also for its numerous giant baobab trees. From Under the Baobab Tree Baobab trees are also useful as rest stops and scratching post. Elephant Leaning Against A Baobab Tree
Or as a hide out for part of a fun safari group.
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Important Safari Information: Our safaris really are the trip of a lifetime! I can hardly believe how fortunate I was to have been born and grown up in East Africa. Now that I am able to take people with me and share what I know about photography along with my personal experiences of Africa, I am thrilled so many clients return and say to me "that was the best trip I have ever been on" or "thank you for the vacation of a lifetime! I want to go again in a year or two!" Black Rhino are beginning to make a comeback from the edge of extinction. In all of Tanzania, there are only about thirty of them, all in Ngorongoro Crater. They are most often seen at a distance. While in the Masai Mara in Kenya, we were fortunate to get up close and personal with this female.
Black Rhino Africa is not limited to big game, her birdlife is also spectacular. In many of the parks there are three to four hundred species of birds. Many of them adorn the trees like beautiful jewels.
Superb Starling Lilac Breasted Rollers are often seen sitting on branches along the outer edges of trees vigilantly watching for their chance to swoop down on an unsuspecting grasshopper for a hearty meal.
Lilac Breasted Roller Art Show Season is in full swing again!
Another Mara River crossing!
Wildebeest and Crocodile Africa is famous for spectacular sunrises and sunsets.
Each day our morning game drive begins before sunrise. On our afternoon
game drives, we return to the lodge just after sunset. This gives us the
best opportunities to photograph this incredible beauty. Baobab Tree at Sunset Canon 1D Mark lll: Canon 17 - 40 Copyright 2008, Paul Renner For more information, prices and itineraries
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