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July 27, 2017
Lake Elementaita
Sunbird Lodge, just some feeder birds in the morning.
Village Weaver (Black-headed)
Baglafecht Weaver
Hildebrandt's Francolin
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
Tropical Boubou
Streaky Seedeater
Speckled Mousebird
Speckled Pigeon
Red-winged Starling
Superb Starling
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Purple Grenadier
Fischer's x Yellow-collared Lovebird
ebird shows hybrids are common in this area so I just reported all of these as hybrids, without attempting to claim pure species. They are both introduced from Tanzania.
ebird shows hybrids are common in this area so I just reported all of these as hybrids, without attempting to claim pure species. They are both introduced from Tanzania.
Swallow
not sure which one
Pied Crow
Olive Pigeon
bathing at water fountain
bathing at water fountain
Red-chested Cuckoo
You hear the cuckoos more than you see them
You hear the cuckoos more than you see them
Rock Hyrax
Lake Bogoria and hotel
Two ostriches stroll outside the hotel, I don't know how did they get here, but they are used to having people watching them.
Common Ostrich
White-browed Cuckoo
Fork-tailed Drogo
Gray-headed Kingfisher
found these kingfishers with interesting coloration, different from all the Asian species I've seen.
found these kingfishers with interesting coloration, different from all the Asian species I've seen.
Jackson's Hornbill
Rüppell's Starling
Honestly, I did not know what family these are when I first saw them. They kind of look like Brewer's Blackbird body with grackle's tail.
Marabou Stork
Vervet Monkey
one of my friends dubbed it as the blue balled monkey.
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Not good at telling the Greater and Lesser flamingos apart, but the one on the right is a lot taller thus a greater.
Greater Flamingo
Lesser Flamingo
There's about half a million of them here, chances are that there's a thousand of them in the picture, though probably some greater too.
Spur-winged Lapwing
Superb Starling
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
7/28/2017
Lake Bogoria
I'm posting more than a few flamingo pictures.
Same as the previous day, mostly Lesser Flamingos. At around dawn, couple hundreds here and couple thousands there start flying in.
find you own greater flamingos in the next couple flocks.
Ruff
Ruff and a Curlew Sandpiper
Looks like there are some smaller ones in the flock, but I'm not sure what they are.
Bat Hawk
look the same as the ones found in SE Asia.
African Pied Wagtail
Fork-tailed Drongo
Elsamere Camp(no camping)
I think Guereza Colobus were rehabbed here, and now they roam freely, but I don't remember their history at Elsamere clearly.
Lake Naivasha
Hippos
Little Grebe
Unlike the Asian ones, which have yellow eyes, I'm familiar with, they just look different with the dark eyes.
Red-Knobbed Coot
Black Crake
another rail in the open! A surprise treat for us.
Sacred Ibis
they are invasive in Taiwan. I payed more attention to them in their native range.
Yellow-billed Stork
Marabou Stork
Great Egret
Gray Heron
Striated Heron
thought they prefer creeks so I was surprised and happy to get this bird on a lake.
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Hamerkop
Pink-backed Pelican?
Long-tailed Cormorant
Pied Kingfisher
Giant Kingfisher
lucky to see a male and a female. Female has the gray on the chest
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
Grey Woodpecker
African Fish Eagle
5/29
Elsamere Camp(no camping)
Couple of birds before we depart.
Gray-capped Warbler
this bird is placed next to Prinias in the guide I'm using, and it is the only member of its genus in Kenya.
Ol Kinyei Conservancy
This conservancy is near the world renown Masai Mara where a large number of animals cross Mara River.
Soon after our arrival, we heard that a family of cheetahs were found so we rushed to see them. The two young and the mother were enjoying a Thompson's Gazelle.
Lion
Black-backed Jackel
Thomopson's Gazelle
Impala
Topi
Wildebeeste
Vervet Monkey
African White-backed Vulture
Lappet-faced Vulture
Kori Bustard
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