We initially thought these two crocodiles were fighting, but it turns out they were probably mating... right below our balcony...a strange, rather aggressive looking, slow-motion affair...After looking at the photos, read the full story here.
CROCODILE CAPERS: Crocodile action at Kulafumbi
The Athi River in front of our house is seething with Nile Crocodiles of every conceiveable size from the very tiny to the quite frankly frighteningly enormous. Sitting on the balcony overlooking the river, we are in the perfect position to observe their behaviour. When the smaller, seasonal Mtito River flows, the crocodiles also venture up there to catch fish trying to climb up the rapids and waterfalls.
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Crocodiles Devour Buffalo Carcass Midday - 22 October 2007 (13)
We discovered this buffalo carcass lying in the river on October 21st. By midday on the 22nd, the crocodiles had overcome their customary caution, and were circling...The birds were attracted too, the Yellow Billed Storks which were more interested in catching fish which were attracted to the carcass, and the Marabou Storks which will scavenge on anything - opportunists of the highest order. Ian with his super-camouflaged tripod (aka orange bucket) and I braved the scorching midday heat to capture some of the action on camera...Read the full story here... -
Crocodiles Devour Buffalo Carcass Evening - 22 October 2007 (62)
By the evening, the buffalo carcass had drifted quite a way downstream, and now was only a couple of hundred yards from our house. A seething mass of crocodiles had gathered...take a look at these photos, and see if you can work out how many crocodiles there actually were there. Ian will never forgive me for including shots of his delicate backside in this series, but I wanted to show how closer we were able to get to the crocodiles, by creeping up behind some rocks on the river's edge. The Marabou and Yellow Billed Storks added some light entertainment - trying to get close enough to scavenge a morsel or two (or catch a fish attracted by the carcass), but ever so careful not to get too close. The Spur-winged Plover, however, seemed completely unphased by the crocodiles lurking in the water all around it. Read the whole story here... -
"Crocodile Falls" on the Mtito River - December 2007 (20)
The Mtito River is a seasonal river, which means it only flows during the rainy season. When the river does flow, the big crocodiles move from the larger Athi River up the Mtito, to a set of rapids and small waterfalls on our land. Here they lie beneath the falls, with their mouths wide open, waiting for an easy meal as fish, which are migrating upstream to spawn, attempt to swim up the falls, but all too often fall back down, and into a crocodile's mouth...it's an annual (sometimes biannual) spectacle which is not to be missed! -
Croc Shots: miscellaneous crocodile snaps 2007 (9)
Living above a large African river means we see crocodiles on a daily basis...here some of them are in all their toothy glory...