Here is a selection of images from the day following the eclipse, January 16. On this day we began to explore the Lake Nakuru National Park north of Nairobi, a sanctuary for birds and known for rhino, reedbuck, and Rothschild giraffes. We saw countless types of wildlife and really got the feel that we were no longer in Kansas. The enormity of the Great Rift Valley, with herds of animals everywhere you look and plains stretching to mountains on the horizon, is overwhelming. I can guarantee you the concept of a zoo began seeming a little absurd.
And I’m also including a selection of the many videos I shot on the trip with a flipcam tucked into one of my pockets. Among the wonders caught in motion were a cheetah and her cub devouring a gazelle, the feeding frenzy of a cloud of vultures that ensued afterward, lions stalking zebras along a march that lasted half an hour, family fun with hyenas, elephant dining hour, and many more.
Stay tuned for more images to be posted in the next few days.
Related: Reader-submitted images of the 2010 annular solar eclipse.
Previous blogs:
Photo by David J. Eicher