#amboseli — Public Fediverse posts
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“Civilization”
It's amazing how seeing a herd of goats and a few houses is enough to bring you back to earth after a few days spent admiring the wild animals of Amboseli National Park, in a largely untouched wilderness.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/civilization/
📅 1 mars 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T2 + 27mm
🎛️ ISO 200, ƒ/2.8, 1/3200 s -
“Civilization”
It's amazing how seeing a herd of goats and a few houses is enough to bring you back to earth after a few days spent admiring the wild animals of Amboseli National Park, in a largely untouched wilderness.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/civilization/
📅 1 mars 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T2 + 27mm
🎛️ ISO 200, ƒ/2.8, 1/3200 s -
“Civilization”
It's amazing how seeing a herd of goats and a few houses is enough to bring you back to earth after a few days spent admiring the wild animals of Amboseli National Park, in a largely untouched wilderness.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/civilization/
📅 1 mars 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T2 + 27mm
🎛️ ISO 200, ƒ/2.8, 1/3200 s -
“Civilization”
It's amazing how seeing a herd of goats and a few houses is enough to bring you back to earth after a few days spent admiring the wild animals of Amboseli National Park, in a largely untouched wilderness.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/civilization/
📅 1 mars 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T2 + 27mm
🎛️ ISO 200, ƒ/2.8, 1/3200 s -
“Civilization”
It's amazing how seeing a herd of goats and a few houses is enough to bring you back to earth after a few days spent admiring the wild animals of Amboseli National Park, in a largely untouched wilderness.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/civilization/
📅 1 mars 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T2 + 27mm
🎛️ ISO 200, ƒ/2.8, 1/3200 s -
“On the move…”
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/on-the-move/
📅 1 mars 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T2 + 27mm
🎛️ ISO 200, ƒ/10, 1/220 s -
“The Snows of Kilimanjaro”
Amboseli National Park is a national park in Kenya that spreads across the Kenya-Tanzania border. It has great views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in the world.
Almost 85 percent of the ice cover on Kilimanjaro disappeared between October 1912 and June 2011. At the current rate, most…
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/the-snows-of-kilimanjaro/
📅 1 mars 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T2 + 27mm
🎛️ ISO 200, ƒ/8, 1/1100 s -
“Flamingos wading in wetlands in Amboseli National Park”
The lakes in Amboseli National Park are seasonal and mainly located in the Western part of the park and usually fill up during the rainy season.
The shores of these lakes are covered with papyrus and are frequented by many species of aquatic birds both resident and…
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/flamingos-wading-in-wetlands-in-amboseli-national-park/
📅 1 mars 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T3 + 100-400mm + 2.0×
🎛️ ISO 320, ƒ/9, 1/900 s -
“Waiting for dusk”
In the last two decades alone, the African lion population is estimated to have decreased by over 40% and now occupies approximately 17% of its historical range.
However, in the Amboseli-Tsavo ecosystem in Kenya, the story is different, with lions are roaring back thanks to unified efforts led by local…
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/waiting-for-dusk/
📅 1 mars 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T3 + 100-400mm + 1.4×
🎛️ ISO 320, ƒ/9, 1/500 s -
“Empty”
There is a strong contrast in Amboseli National Park, in Kenya, between swamps filled with animals and desert zones like this one.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/empty/
📅 1 mars 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T2 + 27mm
🎛️ ISO 200, ƒ/10, 1/420 s -
“Here comes the secretary”
The secretary bird is a very large, mostly terrestrial bird of prey, endemic to Africa.
The secretary bird is instantly recognizable as a very large bird with an eagle-like body on crane-like legs which increases the bird’s height to as much as 1.3 m tall.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/here-comes-the-secretary/
📅 1 mars 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T3 + 100-400mm + 1.4×
🎛️ ISO 800, ƒ/9, 1/80 s -
“Morning stroll”
“Baby” elephant with one of his parents, wandering in the rising sun, in Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/morning-stroll/
📅 1 mars 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T3 + 100-400mm + 1.4×
🎛️ ISO 800, ƒ/9, 1/140 s -
“Elephants at sunrise in front of Kilimanjaro”
Amboseli National Park is a national park in Kenya that spreads across the Kenya-Tanzania border. It is one of the best place in the world to get close to free-ranging elephants.
The park also has views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in the world.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/elephants-at-sunrise-in-front-of-kilimanjaro/
📅 1 mars 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T2 + 27mm
🎛️ ISO 250, ƒ/3.2, 1/500 s -
“Crowded place”
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/crowded-place/
📅 28 février 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T2 + 56mm
🎛️ ISO 200, ƒ/2, 1/2900 s -
“The iconic acacia tree in front of Mount Kilimanjaro”
The plains surrounding Kilimanjaro (the “lowlands”), are located between 600 and 800 meters above sea level. The climate is very hot and dry.
The vegetation is mainly composed of savannahs made up of numerous plant species, including the famous umbrella thorn acacia, a thorny…
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/the-iconic-acacia-tree-in-front-of-mount-kilimanjaro/
📅 28 février 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T2 + 56mm
🎛️ ISO 200, ƒ/1.2, 1/12800 s -
“Majestic Kilimanjaro”
Amboseli National Park is a national park in Kenya that spreads across the Kenya-Tanzania border. It has great views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in the world.
This awesome view, the large variety of wild animals, and dirt tracks that can be used by buses, make it one of the most…
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/majestic-kilimanjaro/
📅 28 février 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T2 + 56mm
🎛️ ISO 200, ƒ/4, 1/900 s -
“Don't be afraid, I'm just yawning”
Some people say lions sleep 22 out of every 24 hours. It's true we often see them lying in the grass, sometimes yawning. But it doesn't mean they sleep when we're not there. “Lions lying sleeping in the shade on a hot day are […] conserving energy during the least energetically…
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/don-t-be-afraid-i-m-just-yawning/
📅 28 février 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T3 + 100-400mm + 2.0×
🎛️ ISO 800, ƒ/11, 1/240 s -
“Grant's zebras”
More Grant’s zebras are in the wild than any other species or subspecies of zebras. Unlike Grevy and mountain zebras, they are not endangered.
Grant’s zebras eat the coarse grasses that grow on the African plains, and they are resistant to diseases that often kill cattle, so the zebras do well in the African…
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/grant-s-zebras/
📅 28 février 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T2 + 56mm
🎛️ ISO 200, ƒ/2, 1/9000 s -
“40°C? No problem…”
It is impressive to see these Kenyans playing soccer in the sun at 40°C, while we could hardly stand the heat even in the shade.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/40-c-no-problem/
📅 28 février 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T2 + 56mm
🎛️ ISO 200, ƒ/2, 1/5800 s -
“African fish eagle”
The African fish eagle is a large species of eagle found throughout sub-Saharan Africa wherever large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply occur.
This is a generalist species, requiring only open water with sufficient prey and a good perch, as evidenced by the number of habitat types in…
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/african-fish-eagle/
📅 28 février 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T3 + 100-400mm + 2.0×
🎛️ ISO 320, ƒ/11, 1/500 s -
“What are you waiting for?”
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/what-are-you-waiting-for/
📅 28 février 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T3 + 100-400mm + 2.0×
🎛️ ISO 640, ƒ/11, 1/500 s -
“Elephants grazing in Amboseli swamps”
Amboseli National Park is a national park in Kenya that spreads across the Kenya-Tanzania border. It is one of the best place in the world to get close to free-ranging elephants.
The park also has views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in the world.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/elephants-grazing-in-amboseli-swamps/
📅 28 février 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T2 + 56mm
🎛️ ISO 200, ƒ/1.2, 1/26000 s -
“Saddle-billed stork”
The saddle-billed stork, or saddlebill (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) is a large wading bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae. It is a widespread species which is a resident breeder in sub-Saharan Africa from Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya south to South Africa, and in The Gambia, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire…
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/saddle-billed-stork/
📅 28 février 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T3 + 100-400mm + 2.0×
🎛️ ISO 160, ƒ/9.6, 1/450 s -
“Alone”
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/alone/
📅 28 février 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T3 + 100-400mm + 2.0×
🎛️ ISO 320, ƒ/9, 1/300 s -
True exclusivity isn’t about being closer. It’s about being alone with the moment.
In Amboseli National Park, a rare super tusker crosses the savannah as Mount Kilimanjaro stands quietly in the distance.
No staged encounters. No interruptions. Just time, space, and perspective.
#LuxurySafari #SlowTravel #WildAfrica #Amboseli #NaturePhotography
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True exclusivity isn’t about being closer. It’s about being alone with the moment.
In Amboseli National Park, a rare super tusker crosses the savannah as Mount Kilimanjaro stands quietly in the distance.
No staged encounters. No interruptions. Just time, space, and perspective.
#LuxurySafari #SlowTravel #WildAfrica #Amboseli #NaturePhotography
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True exclusivity isn’t about being closer. It’s about being alone with the moment.
In Amboseli National Park, a rare super tusker crosses the savannah as Mount Kilimanjaro stands quietly in the distance.
No staged encounters. No interruptions. Just time, space, and perspective.
#LuxurySafari #SlowTravel #WildAfrica #Amboseli #NaturePhotography
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True exclusivity isn’t about being closer. It’s about being alone with the moment.
In Amboseli National Park, a rare super tusker crosses the savannah as Mount Kilimanjaro stands quietly in the distance.
No staged encounters. No interruptions. Just time, space, and perspective.
#LuxurySafari #SlowTravel #WildAfrica #Amboseli #NaturePhotography
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True exclusivity isn’t about being closer. It’s about being alone with the moment.
In Amboseli National Park, a rare super tusker crosses the savannah as Mount Kilimanjaro stands quietly in the distance.
No staged encounters. No interruptions. Just time, space, and perspective.
#LuxurySafari #SlowTravel #WildAfrica #Amboseli #NaturePhotography
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What makes this story notable is not only the number of calves, but what the number represents. Reports connect the Amboseli boom to ecological conditions that supported elephant reproduction and calf survival, making it a meaningful conservation signal rather than just an uplifting anecdote.
#Amboseli #Elephants #Conservation #Kenya #Wildlife #nature -
Kilimanjaro looks different depending on where you stand.
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Wars of the noses … an elephant keeps a watchful eye on rambunctious young ones as they roam the #Amboseli national park in #Kenya. Africa is struggling with various elephant-related problems, as some northern countries lose their last elephants to poachers while others in the south have too many of the gentle giants.
Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock
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Craig, the #elephant bull and one of the most famous icons of the #Amboseli #ecosystem in #Kenya, has died at the age of approximately 54. Craig was considered a "super tusker," a rare bull with extremely large tusks that reached almost to the ground. According to the Kenya #Wildlife Service, he died of natural causes due to his advanced age.
https://wildbeimwild.com/en/craig-the-super-tusker-from-amboseli-is-dead/
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Der #Elefantenbulle Craig, eine der bekanntesten Ikonen des #Amboseli -Ökosystems in #Kenia, ist im Alter von rund 54 Jahren gestorben. Craig galt als sogenannter «Super Tusker», also als seltener Bulle mit extrem grossen Stosszähnen, die fast bis zum Boden reichten. Laut Kenya #Wildlife Service starb er eines natürlichen Todes, bedingt durch sein hohes Alter.
#Elefanthttps://wildbeimwild.com/craig-der-super-tusker-aus-amboseli-ist-tot/
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I posted a new blog that is close to my heart: documenting the amazing Amboseli ecosystem and the conservation work of www.ifaw.org - It's a long one, but a worthwhile read.
https://theflore.com/blog-posts/2025-07-25-amboseli-elephants-and-ifaw-rangers
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Fences and people can clearly transform #landscapes. Depending on what people want it is possible to create dense, #carbon-rich #biodiverse #forests or #grasslands that support an amazing diversity of grazers and browsers. #Amboseli @amboselibaboonrp.bsky.social @glp-earth.bsky.social
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A lonely tree at dusk in Amboseli | After visiting rwanda, w… | Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hirlimann/27788179365/#africa #blackandwhite #bw #tree #landscape #noiretblanc #kenya #nb #paysage #afrique #savanna #amboseli #riftvalley #amboselinationalpark #lightroom:cropped=true
