Hot air ballons rise above the Masai Mara in the early morning taking tourists above the plain to obaserve the animals and be thrilled as they swoop down near the crocodile infested Mara River before laanding.
This young female elephant is wandering a ways behind her family unit in the Masai Mara, Kenya.
A young female elephant gets a drink of water while wading along the Mara River.
A young female elephant picks some greenery for breakfast along the Mara River in Mara Masai, Kenya.
This male leopard found a spot of shade near the river and decided to take a nap. He's so calm it makes you want to reach out and pet him.
On our way back to camp after a long day of taking pictures we were surprised to see a black rhino emerge from the tall grass. We were very happy he wasn't interested in us.
A little bee eater sits on his favorite branch as a bug comes flying by, not suspecting that he is about to become the bird's lunch.
Little Bee Eater fluffs his feathers up in betweeen flying off for evening meal bits.
THis little bee eater is back and forth from his favorite perch looking for his morning meal above the Mara River.
A little bee eater caught a bee and returned to his favorite branch along the Mara River.
This male lion exhibits a "flehmen response" to a taste of lioness urine on a blade of grass. Two females have recently paased this way. One of them is "in heat" generating the interest by this male.
Male lion is following two lionesses. The older of the two is in heat but has rejected him on sevweral occasions.
A pair of lionesses stop by the local waterhole for a drink in the early evening in the Massai Mara. The oldest is in heat and on alert for the male who is tracking them.
This lioness is in heat but ihas no interest in the male who has been following her and the younger female through the Masai Mara for days.
Mom tries to nap at midday while cubs play and pester.
A Lilac-Breasted Roller sits atop a tree as he spots his breakfast flying nearby. He will quickly pursue and capture this tasty morsel.
