From the field

Photographs from Nissa's own safaris, each with the story behind the frame. A few, marked with the photographer's name, are licensed from others. Filter by subject, and open any frame to read it full screen.

A leopard resting low on the branch of an acacia tree at first light
A maned lion sitting upright and alert in golden dry grass
A lion resting in lush green grass after the rains
A greater kudu bull with spiralled horns stepping out of thicket in low sun
A giraffe browsing an acacia line as the sky burns out at dusk
A lion perched on a rocky koppie surveying the valley below
A leopard resting low in tall grass during the heat of the day
Close-up of a rhino's head and horn lit low through tall golden grass
A rhino grazing with cattle egrets picking insects from the disturbed grass
Two elephant bulls crossing a river below doum palms in late afternoon
Wildlife gathered at a waterhole in the soft light of early morning
Wildebeest gathered along a still lake shore under a hazy sky
A topi standing sentinel over her calf in long grass
A tawny eagle perched and scanning the horizon
A gerenuk rising onto its hind legs to browse
A greater kudu half-hidden in green bush, watching the vehicle
A bush plane on a dirt airstrip, grass and scrub either side
A lioness standing beside a termite mound in golden dry grass
A quiet waterhole below hills as the day cools at last light
Two helicopters parked on a grassy slope under a broad acacia
Two buffalo on a red-earth bank above a still waterhole, green hills behind
Five cheetahs sitting upright in a row in dry grass, heads raised and facing away
Three cheetahs resting close together in tall dry grass, looking towards the camera
A rocky promontory above a wide valley of hills and open country in hazy golden light
A balloon burner firing into the open mouth of an envelope before dawn, crew silhouetted below
A hot air balloon aloft over open dry grassland at dawn with more balloons small on the horizon
A person in a cap and jacket standing beside still water at dawn, binoculars in hand
A table laid with glasses and cutlery under a tree, open grassland and cloud beyond
A stone and glass building with a steep pitched roof standing on a mown lawn
Tall coconut palms leaning over a coastal treeline with the sea visible beyond
A black rhino standing in green grass with flat-topped acacia and a treeline behind
Guests seated at a long table for a bush breakfast in the open, with a spread of food in the foreground and dry hills behind
A safari group standing together with their guide in front of an open-sided safari vehicle, dry golden grass and open bush behind them
A long line of lesser flamingos standing in the shallows along the shore of Lake Nakuru, reflected in still water
A flamingo coming in to land on the shallow water of Lake Nakuru with wings spread, the flock a pink line on the far shore
A greater flamingo standing on a sandbar at Lake Nakuru, mirrored in the still water below it
A maned lion walking directly towards the camera through dry golden grass
Two lionesses and their cubs pressed close together in dry grass, one nuzzling another
A cheetah lying on top of a red termite mound, watching out across open grassland
A young lion looking directly into the camera through tall dry grass
Several cheetah cubs feeding together on a small antelope carcass in dry grass, one looking up towards the camera
A bush breakfast laid out on a long table in the open, with flasks, juices and a cheese board in the foreground and guests eating at a table under acacias behind
A group of guests standing together with their bags on a bush airstrip, a runway marker board beside them and open plains behind

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