27 November 2011
Samburu, Kenya
A multitude of birds are chirping outside in the trees overlooking the river that snakes through this duo of national reserves in Kenya. Samburu and Buffalo Springs sit almost squarely in the middle of Kenya. The landscape consists of low thorn bush, acacia trees, and a few grasses along the water’s edge. Strange multi-branched “doum palms” line the riverbanks, looking a bit like coconut trees trying to evolve into something else in a hurry (see my friend Andreas Gros’ beautiful photo here). Faint blue outlines of hills rise in the distance.

Peek-a-boo!