Mar
04
2010

BAD NEWS ALREADY FOR THE TWO LIONS OF BOGORIA

 
Feb
24
2010

SURPRISE AT LAKE BOGORIA

AFTER MANY YEARS OF ABSENCE, LIONS ARE BACK AT LAKE BOGORIA NATIONAL RESERVE

WHILE PHOTOGRAPHING FLAMINGOS EARLY IN THE MORNING AT THE FAMOUS HOT SPRINGS OF LAKE BOGORIA, WE CAME ACROSS OF THE UNMISTAKABLE FRESH PRINTS OF TWO LIONS.

HIDING IN THE BUSH FROM THE CROWD OF LOCAL TURIST DURING THE DAY, THEY ARE CERTAIN ROAMING THE SHORE AT NIGHT.

 
Feb
02
2010

UPDATE FROM THE NEST

GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE CHICK. I MET HIM FLYING LOW ON THE GRASS PLAIN, NOT FAR AWAY FROM THE NEST SITE. HE IS LOOKING STRONG AND POWERFULL.  BEAUTIFUL IN HIS WHITE PLUMAGE.

FOR ME A VERY EMOTIONAL ENCOUNTER.

 
Jan
15
2010

ANNULAR ECLIPSE IN KENYA

A MAGNIFICENT ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE WAS THIS MORNING VISIBLE AT 8,30 AM.

THE SKY OF NAIROBI WAS CLOUDY, BUT SUDDENLY IT CLEARED, MAKING US THIS BEAUTIFUL PRESENT.

 

 

 
Jan
07
2010

WILD DOGS AGAIN

LESS THEN A MOUNT AFTER THE EXCEPTIONAL ENCOUNTER IN BOGORIA, WE MET A LARGE PACK OF WILD DOGS IN TSAVO WEST. VERY QUIET AND CONFIDENT, THEY SHARED THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH US.  THE BEST WAY TO START THE NEW YEAR.

MORE IMAGES IN THE PHOTOGALLERY: TSAVO WEST/NDAWE ESCARPMENT (CLICK HERE )

 
Dec
29
2009

GOOD NEWS FROM THE NEST

THANKS TO THIS PICTURE TAKEN BY A FRIEND OF MINE IMRAN RATTANSI TWO DAYS AGO, WE CAN SEE THAT THE CHICK IS SUCCESFULLY HUNTING BY HIMSELF.  GREAT SIGN OF INDEPENDENCE FROM HIS PARENTS.

 
Dec
01
2009

EXCEPTIONAL ENCOUNTER AT BOGORIA NATIONAL PARK

THE UNASPECTED!

Early in the morning we were pleased by the company of a couple of Wild Dogs, very rarely seen before in this area. They were confident and unscared by us, so we followed them along the shore of the lake untill they climbed the hills, silently disappearing in the bush.

 

MORE PICTURES IN THE PHOTOGALLERY ” BARINGO & BOGORIA”. ( CLICK HERE )

 
Nov
27
2009

BBC WILDLIFE CALENDAR 2010

 

THE SAME IMAGE OF THE NEW BORN ELEPHANT, PRIZED AT THE ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP LESS THAN A MOUNTH AGO, IS NOW BEEN INCLUDED IN THE PRESTIGIOUS BBC WILDLIFE CALENDAR 2010.

 
Nov
20
2009

UPDATE FROM THE NEST

NOT AN EASY LIFE FOR THE CHICK. The green monkey are costantly harassing him. They know that very soon he will become a deadly enemy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Nov
15
2009

UPDATE FROM THE NEST

MORE AND MORE CONFIDENT ON HIS LONG AND POWERFUL WINGS, HE IS NOW CONTINOUSLY FLYING FROM ONE TREE TO ANOTHER, BUT NEVER TOO FAR FROM THE NEST.

 
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About Me

Born in Turin, Italy, in 1961, Paolo Torchio came to Kenya in 1990. A keen photographer since childhood, he was immediately captivated by the African wildlife and wilderness areas that he encountered, and quickly made the country his home. He has lived and worked in Kenya ever since.
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