The Maa Trust & the Center for Ecological Restoration Kenya

The photos below show just some of the wildlife spotted from the doorstep of The Maa Guest House in the Maasai Mara. As both the Center for Ecological Restoration Kenya and The Maa Trust have a base here, it was great to learn more about the work being carried out by both of these organisations.

The vervet monkeys enjoyed joining us in the mornings
Some vervet monkeys playing in the morning
A young vervet monkey trying to keep up
A young vervet monkey trying to keep up
A young vervet monkey being carried
A vervet monkey exploring the tree
A vervet monkey looking down at the garden
A vervet monkey having a snack
Plain zebra at the water hole at the bottom of the garden. One individual always keeps watch whilst the others are drinking.
A hamerkop flies overhead
A hamerkop flies overhead
Some plain zebra keeping an eye on me
A frog found in a CERK pitfall trap outside the Maa House
A grey heron flying overhead
A grey heron in flight
A foxy lark in the garden
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Closer: a foxy lark in the garden
Mongoose would often run around the garden in the late mornings and early afternoons
Common agama lizards were often found in the garden
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A common agama lizard scratching its neck
A grey-capped social weaver on a branch
A grey-capped social weaver on its nest
A purple grenadier in the garden
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