Amboseli, Kenya

Mt. Kilimanjaro provides a regal backdrop to Amboseli, offering some of the most dramatic framing of the savannahs of Africa.

Beautiful Sunbird (♂)

The iridescent plumage of this Beautiful Sunbird (yes, that's its actual name, not an adjective I'm using) was overshadowing the glorious purple of the Jacaranda tree in full bloom.

Sunbird,The iridescent plumage of this Beautiful Sunbird (yes, that's its actual name, not an adjective I'm using) was overshadowing the glorious purple of the Jacaranda tree in full bloom.

Tropical Boubou

Boubou,

Yellow-necked Spurfowl

Spurfowl,

Egyptian Goose

Goose,

Hunter's Sunbird

This immature Hunter's Sunbird was jostling for territory with other sunbirds on the Jacaranda tree in our lodge.

Sunbird,This immature Hunter's Sunbird was jostling for territory with other sunbirds on the Jacaranda tree in our lodge.

Ostrich (♂)

Ostrich,

Lilac-breasted Roller

Lilac-breasted Roller, an African special, resting between sorties in Amboseli

Roller,Lilac-breasted Roller, an African special, resting between sorties in Amboseli

Grey Crowned Crane

Crane,

Hadada Ibis

Hadada Ibis foraging in the lawns of the lodge in Amboseli where we stayed.

Ibis,Hadada Ibis foraging in the lawns of the lodge in Amboseli where we stayed.

Wood Sandpiper

Sandpiper,

Rattling Cisticola

Cisticola,

Pied Avocet

Avocet,

Two-banded Courser

Courser,

Ostrich (♀)

Ostrich,

Hamerkop

Hamerkop,

Speckled Mousebird

Mousebird,

African Spoonbill

Spoonbill,

Hildebrandt's Starling

Looks similar to the Superb Starling, but the red irises are a giveaway.

Starling,Looks similar to the Superb Starling, but the red irises are a giveaway.

Black-headed Heron

Heron,

White-bellied Go-away-bird

Go-away-bird,

Long-toed Lapwing

Lapwing,

Fischer's Sparrow-lark

Sparrow-lark,

Crowned Lapwing

Crowned Lapwing in Amboseli national park in Kenya

Lapwing,Crowned Lapwing in Amboseli national park in Kenya

Superb Starling

Starling,

Helmeted Guineafowl

Helmeted Guineafowl are fairly common everywhere in the countryside in East Africa.

Guineafowl,Helmeted Guineafowl are fairly common everywhere in the countryside in East Africa.

African Fish Eagle

African Fish Eagle scanning its quarry by the edge of the lake in Amboseli.

Eagle,African Fish Eagle scanning its quarry by the edge of the lake in Amboseli.

Greater Flamingo

Flamingo,