Blacksmith Lapwing

October 21, 2006
Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya

I still have a few more birds from my Kenya trip to identify but haven't quite figured them out yet.

Cliff Chat

Lake Nakuru National Park
Kenya
21 October 2006

I found these, where else but on a cliff. The male is the one with the white wing bar. There were lots of these birds at the top of the cliff overlooking the park.

Ruppell's Long-tailed Starling

21 October, 2006
Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya

White-browed Sparrow Weaver

19 October, 2006
Kijabe, Kenya

Streaky Seedeater

October 16, 2006
Kijabe, Kenya

Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

October 16, 2006
Kijabe, Kenya

Odonates in Kenya

These were the only Odonates I saw in Kenya. Our elevation was 6000 feet and there was very little water around so I didn't expect to see many Odes on this trip. I didn't have a net so was unable to photograph them in hand. I saw these on a number of occassions in a couple of different locations, always flying in the sunlight. They are vertical perchers and you can see from the pics they have a read stigmata on each wingtip. I don't have any field guide for Odes in Africa so I'll have to see what I can find on the internet.

The Island of Lamu, Kenya

Our Room at the Jannat House Hotel
(A two star hotel featuring electricity (when it was on), water (no hot water), mirrors in the bathroom that would be very useful if you were three feet tall, three tiny bars of soap for five men, strings across the ceiling to keep the bats from coming down into the room, and, of course, lots of mosquito netting. Air conditioning? What's that? Not even a fan!) The Hotel itself was very attractive and offered a beautiful view from the roof. If you want to order lunch be prepared to wait at least an hour and a half - it takes time to buy all those ingredients!

The view from the roof of our Hotel

Another view from the roof.

The Donkey Sanctuary in Lamu.

The waterfront was beautiful.

Some Lizards at Lake Nakuru National Park

Lake Nakuru National Park

Warthogs

The Land Rover we travelled in.
Yes, it goes off road! In fact many of the roads we travelled on were technically off road by North American standards. With the right driver Wonderland has nothing on a trip in a Land Rover in Kenya.

Dik-Dik

Hadada Ibis

Flamingo

Giraffe

Rhino

More Rhino

Leopard

Rock Hyrax

Thompson's Gazelle

Lion

Waterbuck

Zebra

Buffalo

Around Kijabe, Kenya

Common Bulbul

View from the back porch in Kijabe.
The Rift Valley in the distance.

African Paradise Flycatcher

Sykes Monkey

Red-faced Crombec

Colobus Monkeys