Amboseli, Kenya
Mt. Kilimanjaro provides a regal backdrop to Amboseli, offering some of the most dramatic framing of the savannahs of Africa.
26 unique species photographed here
Speckled Mousebird
African Spoonbill
Greater Flamingo
Helmeted Guineafowl
Helmeted Guineafowl are fairly common everywhere in the countryside in East Africa.
Ostrich (♂)
Hadada Ibis
Hadada Ibis foraging in the lawns of the lodge in Amboseli where we stayed.
Yellow-necked Spurfowl
Black-headed Heron
Hamerkop
Grey Crowned Crane
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.
Lilac-breasted Roller
Lilac-breasted Roller, an African special, resting between sorties in Amboseli
African Fish Eagle
African Fish Eagle scanning its quarry by the edge of the lake in Amboseli.
White-bellied Go-away-bird
Long-toed Lapwing
Hunter's Sunbird
This immature Hunter's Sunbird was jostling for territory with other sunbirds on the Jacaranda tree in our lodge.
Wood Sandpiper
Rattling Cisticola
Crowned Lapwing
Crowned Lapwing in Amboseli national park in Kenya
Fischer's Sparrow-lark
Ostrich (♀)
Egyptian Goose
Superb Starling
Hildebrandt's Starling
Looks similar to the Superb Starling, but the red irises are a giveaway.
Tropical Boubou
