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East Africa wildlife

1. Cheetah mother with six cubs, shaking rain water from her fur, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1a. The upside-down Flamingos – Lake Bogoria, Kenya – November 2017

2. Low angle view of adult Cheetah face close-up, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

3. African Buffalo portrait, side-lit in late afternoon sun, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

4. Sooty Terns flying at dusk with motion blur, Bird Island, Seychelles

5. Ground level view of Plains Zebras running with Wildebeest in the background, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

6. Adult male Cheetah standing on dead tree log in late afternoon light, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

6a. On the edge – the Simien mountains, Ethiopia – November 2018

7. Topis running on the horizon with rainbow in the background, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

8. Eye-level view of Leopard mother and her two cubs, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

9. Lioness stalking in long grass at dusk, Lewa Downs, Kenya

10. Common Noddy in flight gathering seaweed nesting material washed up on the beach, Bird Island, Seychelles

11. Ground level view of two sub-adult male Lions, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

12. Masai tribesman standing with spear beside Balanite tree under the milky way, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

13. Lion cub attempting to play with adult male Lion, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

14. Wildebeest jumping into the Mara River, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

15. Wide-angle view of Plains Zebras on short grass plains at dusk, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

15a. Backlit in pink – Lake Bogoria, Kenya – October 2017

16. Leopard walking head-on through grass, Serengeti, Tanzania

17. Black-Backed Jackal pup sniffing Dragonfly pair, backlit in early morning light, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

18. Two male Cheetahs attacking adult Topi, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

19. Four Masai Giraffes pause between bouts of fighting, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

20. Lion cub on top of Zebra carcass, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

21. Huge herds of Plains Zebra crossing the grassland savannah of the Masai Mara National Reserve at the start of the annual migration season, Kenya

22. Lioness on rock kopje silhouetted at dawn, Serengeti, Tanzania

23. Nile Crocodile attempting to attack a Wildebeest crossing the Mara River, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

24. Serval Cat walking head-on, carrying unidentified rodent, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

25. Wide-angle view of Lionesses on rock kopje watching migrating Wildebeest, Serengeti, Tanzania

26. Cheetah cub chasing Thomson's Gazelle fawn, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

27. Common Noddy on tree branch watching thousands of flying Sooty Terns at sunset, Bird Island, Seychelles

28. Wildebeest silhouetted against dawn mist, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

29. Lion cub standing on hind legs biting Lioness' tail, Masai Mara National Reserve

30. Black-Backed Jackal fighting with African White-Backed Vulture, backlit at sunrise, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

31. Plains Zebra crossing in front of others moving in the opposite direction, with motion, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

32. Lesser Flamingos engaged in communal pre-breeding display, Lake Nakuru, Kenya

33. Male Lion in long oat grass, backlit in early morning light, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

34. Male Lion and Lioness, between mating sessions, backlit at sunrise, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

35. Cheetah, partially hidden behind termite mound, stalking Wildebeest, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

36. Yellow-Billed Oxpecker on Cape Buffalo face, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

37. Eye-level view of Grey-Headed Gull against out-of-focus Flamingos in the background, Lake Nakuru, Kenya

38. Ground-level, wide-angle view of sub-adult male Lion on open savannah, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

39. Adult female Cheetah stretching, backlit at sunrise, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

40. Wide-angle view of African Elephant on the short grass plains of the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

41. Head-on view of adult Spotted Hyena carrying pup, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

42. Migrating Wildebeest herd running down hill in S shape curve, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

43. Portrait of Notch, one of the Mara's most iconic Lions, in the rain, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

44. Ostriches running, silhouetted at dawn, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

45. A solitary adult Lesser flamingo among numerous juveniles, Lake Bogoria National Reserve, Kenya

46. Nile Crocodile portrait, Mara river, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

47. Caracal in long grass, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

48. Back of male Ostritch head and neck, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

49. Shingo the Cheetah mother with six cubs, backlit, walking through the grasslands at sunrise, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

50. Juvenile Giraff beside adult, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

51. Female Cheetah and cub on the short grass plains of the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, with storm clouds in the background

52. Ground-level, wide-angle view of sub-adult Spotted Hyena, Serengeti, Tanzania

53. Backlite male Lion calling at dawn, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

54. Nile Crocodile attacking Wildebeest in the Mara river, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

55. Giraff family, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

56. Giraff pair silhouetted at sunset, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

57. Black-Headed Weaver bird making nest, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

58. Mother Leopard (Lorian) and cub on termite mound, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

59. Male Lion with wet mane, walking head-on, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

60. Adult female Serval Cat with two kittens on dead tree branches, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

61. Black-shouldered Kite on dead tree branch, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

62. Plains Zebra standing in the Mara River in the last rays of the day, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

63. Cheetah mother and four cubs on termite mound, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

64. Spotted Hyena carrying Wildebeest carcass, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

65. Two Reedbucks with heads touching, backlit, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

66. Ground-level, wide-angle view of Wildebeest running, Seronera, Serengeti, Tanzania

67. Backlit view of a Hammercop with a Catfish in its bill, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

68. Ground level, wide-angle view of Cheetah cub, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

69. Two Cheetahs, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

70. Wildebeest running through acacia woodland, backlit by early morning sunrays, Seronera, Serengeti National Reserve, Tanzania

71. Ground-level, wide-angle view of Lioness walking head-on, Serengeti, Tanzania

72. Female cheetah being subjected to aggressive courting by three males, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

73. Female leopard standing in the rain, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

74. Lioness with chin resting on the back of another Lioness, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

75. Fish-eye view of Sooty Terns flying overhead, Bird Island, Seychelles

76. Plains Zebra calling, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti, Tanzania

77. Spotted Hyena with Lesser Flamingo kill, Lake Nakuru, Kenya

78. Wildebeest pile-up on the exit bank of the Mara River, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

79. African Buffalo with Oxpecker in flight, backlit in tall grass, Serengeti, Tanzania

80. Black-Headed Weaver Bird clinging to the underside of its nest, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

81. Impala giving birth, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

82. Ground-level, wide-angle view of sub-adult male Lion on open savannah, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

83. Cheetah cub, with blood-flecked fur standing, framed between its mother's legs, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

84. Adolescent African Elephants play fighting, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

85. Adult Cheetah running, with motion, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

86. Leopard killing Nile Monitor Lizard, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

87. Ground-level, wide-angle view of Wildebeest running, Seronera, Serengeti, Tanzania

88. Backlit Spotted Hyena carrying a chunk of Wildebeest carcass, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

89. Cheetah mother with cubs on termite mound, with hot air ballon in the background, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

90. A solitary Greater Flamingo flys past the crater wall of Flamingo Crater Lake, Central Island, Lake Turkana, Kenya

91. Female Leopard nuzzling with cub, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

92. Adult female Impala with newly born fawn attempting its first steps, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

93. Lioness standing in tree, Seronera, Serengeti, Tanzania

94. Wide-angle view of African Elephant family drinking from the Mara river with river, river bank and escarpment visible, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

95. Three sub-adult male Lions walking head on across savannah grassland, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

96. Black-backed Jackals play flighting, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

97. Wide-angle view of Cheetahs on tree, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

98. Kori Bustard, backlit at sunise, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

99. Lilac-Breasted Roller perched on tree branch with recently caught beetle, Seronera, Serengeti, Tanzania

100. Lioness attacking Wildebeest that has just crossed the Mara River, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

101. Leopard in a tree, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

102. White Rhino mud-covered face, Lake Nakuru, Kenya

103. Lion cub in tree, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

104. Infrared, ground level view of Masai Giraffs, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

105. Cheetah mother and three cubs on termite mound, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

106. Lesser Flamingos in early morning mist, Lake Nakuru, Kenya

107. Topis silhouetted against sunset sky, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

108. Wildebeest silhoutted by setting sun, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

109. Lioness & cub, backlit by early morning sun rays, Seronera, Serengeti, Tanzania

110. Yellow-Billed Oxpecker on Giraffe leg, Central Serengeti, Tanzania

111. Lesser Flamingos flying over the crater walls of Flamingo Crater Lake, Central Island, Lake Turkana, Kenya

112. Adult Lioness standing on rock kopje with Wildebeest in the background, Central Serengeti, Tanzania

113. Black Backed Jackal watching fleeing Vulture, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

114. Lesser Flamingo running to take flight in shallow water, Lake Nakuru, Kenya

115. Lion cub walking under Lionesses' chin, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

116. Nile Crocodile scales and reflection, Mara River, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

117. Wild dog running, with motion, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

118. Nile Crocodile attacking Wildebeest by the bank of the Mara River, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

119. Leopard siblings play fighting, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

120. Cheetah cub with face covered with blood after feeding a Thomson's Gazelle kill, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

121. Lesser flamingo group walking, Lake Nakuru, Kenya

122. Lioness with cub, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

123. Adult female Cheetah carrying live Thomson's Gazelle fawn, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

124. Adult Spotted Hyena carrying pup, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

125. Bat-Eared Fox walking, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

126. Giraffs and Starling, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

127. Black-Backed Jackal biting the wing of African White-Backed Vulture, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

128. Cheetah cub chasing Thomson's Gazelle fawn, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

129. Male Impala silhouetted at sunset, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

130. Wide-angle view of male Lion standing in short grass plains with dark clouds, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

131. Spotted Hyena running on lake shore, Lake Nakuru, Kenya

132. Cheetah cub playing with its mother, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

133. Lightening storm at dusk, with the moon, Jupiter and sunset all visible, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

134. Wildebeest herd running, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

135. Lioness carrying cub, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

136. Wide-angle view of migrating Wildebees,t Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

137. Male Lion sleeping in the rain, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

138. Female Saddled Bill Stork portrait, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

139. Wide-angle view of Wildebeest and calves, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

140. Three headed Giraff, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

141. Eye-level view of Lesser flamingo communal pre-breeding display dance, Lake Nakuru, Kenya

142. Lion cub pulling on Lioness' tail, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

143. Black-Backed Jackal pups playing, with motion, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

144. Running Lioness, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

145. Silverback Mountain Gorilla, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

146. Male Lion backlit and silhouetted at sunrise, with tail raised and breath visible, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

147. Nile Crocodile lunging for Wildebeest tail, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

148. Ground level, wide-angle view of Wildebeest running, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

149. Lion cub nuzzling with Lioness, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

150. Lesser Flamingos at dusk with motion and fill flash, Lake Bogoria, Kenya

151. Male Lion shaking wet mane with water spraying, with motion, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

152. Cheetah mother and cubs, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

153. Lesser Flamingo in early morning light in dark water, Lake Nakuru, Kenya

154. Lioness climbing tree, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

155. Lilac-Breasted Roller with grasshopper, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

156. Male Cheetah on Acacia tree after scent marking, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

157. Wildebeest legs with motion, mutiple exposure, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

158. Cheetah face close-up, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

159. Lion cubs, one standing over the other with mother's tail in the foreground, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

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