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Masai Mara National Park Day 5 Morning Tea  The sun is out but the clouds are building. The tracks are still pretty muddy The rain is coming, better put the roof on I don't know what it is about Africa, but the sunrises and sunsets here are stunning Mating lions - love isn't always perfect Little birds usually like plants with spikes as it makes them feel safer Kingfisher Large herds of zebra on this trip Saddle Billed Stork They say we all need to do something with our hands, animals groom, people used to smoke, now they play with their phones Hartebeest, similar to a Topi but they are a lighter shade on their rump, and the horns and ears are different I'm not sure where I'm going but I'm just making sure everyone knows it's mine This lion spent ages moving this wildebeest but there weren't any trees or bushes close by. There were 18 hyena's waiting to see if he would leave it and a few...

Masai Mara, Kenya Day 3 Before sunrise in the Masai Mara Sunrise in the Masai Mara There was a gorgeous sunrise this morning and we watch a number of hot air balloons take to the sky. The sun rises around an orange glow. We watch some zebras fight. Not as brutal as the wild horses but they do bite each other. Two jackals have a kill and keep watch nervously as they eat just in case someone comes to steal their find. A Maribou Stork stands close by waiting patiently until they have finished - he's not a vulture but is still part of the clean up crew. What did I do to you? The pride is lazing about as usual In the long tall grass we come across a pride of eight lions but you can only see seven. When they lie down flat, they are well camouflaged. There is a reason they are the colour of dry grass as they frequent the savannah plains and you could quite easily be a couple of metres from a lion and not know it. The grass is very long this year. A woman has take...