Home»All Albums & Groups»Kenya — January, 2015»Samburu — Two Lionesses on the Opposite Bank

~ Anthony paused, softly asking: “See the lions?” A pair of lionesses was on the top of the red earth bank on the other side of the Ewaso Nyiro River. Thus these images show lions in Samburu National Reserve as observed and photographed from Buffalo Springs National Reserve. Have I been on enough safaris that I'm habituated to the presence of lions? Their presence seemed utterly natural — thrilling to see but not in any sense surprising. Samburu has become in my mind a location where big cats roam, thus seeing them is in keeping with the spirit of the place.