Arriving at Buffalo Springs in Samburu

Samburu actually consists of three preserve areas, Samburu, Buffalo Springs and Shaba.  The high water a few years ago washing out a bridge and an entire lodge makes navigating the three parks a little tricky, but we are not disappointed as we are greeted just inside the gate by a handsome giraffe.  We loved to watch him work the leaves from the thorny acacia tree. Seems impossible.

 Later in the game drive, we are treated to two "necking" giraffes.  These were  two males deciding on territorial boundaries.

We found more lions and this guy worked the camera for sure.  We were about 20 feet from him and he never batted an eye.  Three females were found later in the day.  Since lions are rather elusive, it is always a treat when we find them.  This time we were the only van in sight and we made sure to have all our photos done before Aaron alerted other van drivers where our guy was.

The acacia trees are all over Africa in all the parks we visited, but they never fail to strike us all as pieces of art work crafted by Mother Nature.  We say we are not going to take any more photos of trees, but that never works.