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Two Predators

January 7, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

Lake Nakuru Safari Some folks might think a national park would be too tame to see much action, but there is no doubt that these animals would be dangerous if you saw them at the wrong time. By the time we ran across the hyenas, it was early afternoon and they were just resting in …

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Filed Under: Travel

Is There Anything as Graceful as a Giraffe?

January 6, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

Lake Nakuru Safari Sometimes – when the subject is as beautiful as this – the pleasure of capturing these wonderful animals in a photograph is such a great feeling. I distinctly remember thinking how much I would love looking at these pictures after I had returned from the safari. I hope you like looking at …

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Secretary Bird and the Big Guys

January 6, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

I’m always perplexed when people ask me about my “favorite” anything. People who know me know I’m an opera person, and as new friends discover that, the next question is always “What’s your favorite opera?” Can’t say. It’s usually the one I’ve just come out of. Same with the great cathedrals. After a couple of …

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Buffalo, Cape Buffalo, Kenya - Wildlife, Rhino, Secretary Bird, Water Buffalo

Lake Nakuru Safari

January 5, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

Continuing to enjoy the beautiful Rift Valley, I was happy to begin my Lake Nakuru Safari with a trip around the lake. [The word “safari” by the way, simply means “to travel.” To go on safari does not necessarily mean to take on an elaborate journey, although today most people generally think of a safari …

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Kenya - Drought, Kenya - Lake Nakuru, Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya), Malakia Falls (Kenya)

Driving Past the Great Rift Valley

January 4, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

Any of the geography books you read about Kenya talk about how the country is divided by the Great Rift Valley, and it is interesting to contemplate how it all came about, how all that geographical and geological crushing created such a huge space (they say it is about 5,000 miles from top to bottom, …

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Kenya - Rift Valley

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