Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2390342/fan_mail/new) It is middle of the rain season in Kenya. The rains had taken a week's break but came tumbling down from up yonder on Saturday 12th, 2025. Bolts of lightning flashed through the thick clouds followed by thunder claps that seemed to gallop and boom…
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Relaxation with a brief safari on a nature trail in Kenya. Some delightful rare encounter with an apex predator who prefers staying out of the limelight. Leopards prefer woody terrain where they can rest in privacy, away from the open grasslands preferred by other cats like lions and cheetahs. The…
Second week update of a female zebra's amazing choice is as inspiring as the first. I caught up with her mid-morning with her cow buddies. We have named her Zeby. She seems content with her new life, and trust that her fate lies with associating with livestock. And the cows…
The Serval cat is a rare sight to behold. It thrives in the wild by preying on small creatures like birds, rodents, grasshoppers, snakes and other creepy crawlies. Rarely seen around human homesteads, but it will snatch chicken from coops that are not well secured with wire mesh. Quite sneaky…
Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2390342/fan_mail/new) Often times, we are too tired or preoccupied with pre-sleep routines to notice the incredible nature sounds that pervade the silence of every night. The crickets, frogs, night jays, the howls, growls and a multitude of other indiscernible sounds are a perfect lullaby for deep…
If this young zebra can talk, she would tell of the incredible life in the wild, not withstanding all its attendant dangers. Zebra have a tendency to live close to human settlements because they know that the domestic livestock is perpetually protected. The dogs bark and give advance warning of…
Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2390342/fan_mail/new) Nature symphony distilled from the mists of dawn and just after sunrise. Pristine nature is fast disappearing because of our human nature developments. And it is encouraging because humans are incredibly innovative continuously. What matters now is ensuring that we do not degrade nature at…
Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2390342/fan_mail/new) A visit to the private Mugongai Forest Sanctuary was quite a refreshing audio therapy treat. The little forest is mature and pristine despite its close proximity to an urban environment in Meru County, Kenya. The forest is close to a highway but ambient traffic sounds…
Most tourists on safari hope to witness wild drama in the National Parks. Lion, leopard, crocodile, and cheetah kill's are the most anticipated. While witnessing a kill may not be considered part of the relaxation sought out in the safari by some, such an occurrence is inevitable, and it is…
Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2390342/fan_mail/new) Sitting by a river bank on a hot afternoon can be sensationally relaxing. I sat by the Ngong river last week of January, and the show was incredible. Birds can be quite chatty. Although our untrained minds may not decipher the audio camaraderie, birds actually…
Nature is designed in such a way that it is beneficial to all living species. The African rainbird (Mututu) or Burchell's Coucal is a bird that is revered and valued in Africa. It arrives on time to announce the onset of the rains season. This gives the farmers confidence to…
Eagles have the best eyesight of all creatures. The advantage of scanning nature from great heights has remarkable advantages. Not just for hunting in their neck of the wood, but also for noticing deteriorating habitats, and the ability to rapidly spot and relocate to ideal ones. The eagle is also…
Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2390342/fan_mail/new) The recording starts in mid-morning on a nature trail 30 kilometers out of Nairobi City County. I stopped briefly at several spots along the trail to pick new sounds. Morning bird songs are distinct from the afternoon and evening songs, even if they are the…
Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2390342/fan_mail/new) This episode is recorded along a seasonal river bed that runs along the OloSirikon valley when it rains. The seasonal river has receded after the short January rains. It is now a stream flowing before it eventually dries up under the intense February sun. The…
Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2390342/fan_mail/new) Karurimo River flows from the lower Mount Kenya forest. It joins the bigger Kathita River downstream which in turn runs further down to swell the might Tana River that runs all the way into the Indian Ocean. Karurimo River valley had recently borne the brunt…
Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2390342/fan_mail/new) This is an easy listening mid-day composition by birds that inhabit an acacia woodlot in Kajiado County in Kenya. Even the insects add their buzz to punctuate the slow jam ochestra. There are those providing the bass, others soprano, baritones and rhythms. The birds have…
Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2390342/fan_mail/new) This episode is recorded early in the morning before sunrise Every dawn starts off with fantastic nature sounds, mostly from birds. They seem to be the happiest to see a new day as they break out with their songs. Each bird belts out a unique…
Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2390342/fan_mail/new) This episode is recorded in a private forest sanctuary in Meru County in Kenya. It is just after dawn and the birds welcome a new day with what they do best and that is sing. I do not know any human being who wakes up…
Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2390342/fan_mail/new) Agroforestry is one of the smartest solutions to climate change mitigation. The farmer benefits and biodiversity thrives, harmful carbon is sequestered and soil erosion is controlled. In a healthy farm such as this where this recording has been done, birds find a beautiful and bountiful…
