Maasai Mara day four, our final day!

We have seen several lionesses over the last three days, some with cubs and others in adult units.  One pair looked like they might be hiding cubs in a rocky area on the Talek river near camp and we visited them every day.

Yesterday evening we went out to see if we could find any male lion and we were successful....  A pair of magnificent lion with impressive manes were lying in the salient of land between Double Crossing.

They are the males from the Ol Kiombo pride and after spending time with them we went to watch some of the females who were checking out some zebra near by.

This morning we found a zebra carcass with the vultures feeding!

Although we did not see it we did hear that the three brother cheetah had finally made a kill and fed so we were glad that they had assuaged their hunger.  They will need to keep it up as times are tough for all the predators now that the migration has left the Mara!

We so often overlook the smaller aspects of the wild, this is a shame as there is a lot going on right under our noses and if you are tuned in you can be kept enthralled for hours at a time!  While we were watching the lionesses we found this beautiful dragon fly settled on a twig!

Early morning and sundown are almost the best times of the day; one bringing fresh light and promise of a new start, the other more relaxed and satisfied over a great days wildlife viewing.  Driving in the golden light with guests and a spotter are part of the magic on safari.