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  • April 23, 2021

Another Amazing Week At Angama!

The joy of a photographic library as large as we now have at Angama is that you can easily look back over the weeks, months and years. Memories get triggered, stories unfold and sometimes predictions can be made. Read more about last week at Angama and the new Map Room coming soon to this, already, amazing African Safari destination. 

 

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After a 2-week break, away from the Maasai Mara, it is wonderful to be back. There is something soothing, reassuring and altogether special in the knowledge that regardless of how mad things may be in the world, life in the Mara maintains her beautiful rhythm.

 

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The Mara Conservancy have been using this short dry spell to ignite a few smaller controlled burns to reduce the grass load.

 

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A White Stork takes a break from its migration flight northwards to feed in the burnt areas.

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From the minute I got back into camp I was desperate to get out into the park. I could see from the South Camp deck that there were a number of fires across sections of the Mara Triangle.

 

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Mkia, the half-tailed male wades through the water that was following down the main escarpment road a year ago

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This year, we have already received half of the average annual rainfall, and so it has been too wet for park management to arrange significant controlled fires. However, from a rainfall perspective, this year pales in comparison to last year. Can you believe that it has been a year since the monumental floods hit this area? I will never forget watching the Mara River burst its banks, as roads turned into streams.

 

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Our first sighting of these magnificent males.

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It was also this week a year ago that the Bila-Shaka Males (aka Six Pack) arrived in the Triangle. They had crossed the river near Main Crossing and had killed a hippo. We could not believe it when we came across these new males. We spent much of the lockdown period watching as they took over numerous Triangle prides, establishing themselves as the dominant force in the area.

Over the last year, these males have managed to conquer huge tracts of land, seemingly avoiding large-scale confrontations with other males. They started with the Paradise Pride and then moved northwards taking over the Mugoro Pride, the River Pride and lastly, the Angama Pride. And that is just on this side of the river. Who knows how many ladies they entertain on the Greater Reserve side? Perhaps one of our readers can let us know.

 

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The Swamp Lioness covered by a Bila Shaka Male

 

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Bila Shaka males dominate yet another pride

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On my first drive back and the one year anniversary of these males in the Triangle, I managed to find them again, this time mating with the solitary Swamp Pride lioness. In one year they had taken over 5 prides! Incredible.

 

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Various angles of the Bila Shaka male lions feasting on a buffalo

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The following morning, I returned to the same area along the river to find 4 of the Bila-Shaka males, feasting on a recently killed large buffalo bull. In my opinion, they are the most fearsome coalition in the Mara at the moment, and I savor every second I get to spend with them.

Down south along the Tanzanian border we have the Inselberg males. Dare I say a show-down between these two groupings would be the most epic battle ever. They continue to avoid each other for now…

 

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Some of the wonderful birds of the Mara – Sacred Ibises, stork in slow motion flight, open-billed stork (abstract) and egrets in flight

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Whilst driving around looking for lions I promise I do look for other things. Regularly, I will stop the car and sit patiently at areas that I know are productive from a bird point of view. The following 4 bird photographs were taken over the space of about 15 minutes from the exact same position.

 

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Inselberg male martial eagle in flight

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Here at Angama we are big supporters of the Mara Raptor Project and I can’t help but take photos of noticeable birds of prey. The most glorious of course is the martial eagle. This particular individual is a male from the Inselberg pair. He has a tiny remote transmitter on his back that allows the Mara Raptor Project to track and analyze his movements.

 

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Rufous-naped Lark

 

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A black-headed heron in the midst of swallowing a species of blind snake

 

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The ever changing landscape of the Mara Triangle

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There really are few landscapes more beautiful than the Mara Triangle. The characteristic flat-topped Balanite trees, the backdrop of the Oloololo escarpment, the vast sky and sea of pristine grass. Even without animals it is magnificent.

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Angama Mara’s brand new Map Room – more on this one coming soon…

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