Amboseli, Kenya

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

Tropical Boubou

Boubou,

Hamerkop

Hamerkop,

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.

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

Ostrich (♂)

Ostrich,

Speckled Mousebird

Mousebird,

African Spoonbill

Spoonbill,

Greater Flamingo

Flamingo,

Black-headed Heron

Heron,

Ostrich (♀)

Ostrich,

Pied Avocet

Avocet,

Long-toed Lapwing

Lapwing,

Yellow-necked Spurfowl

Spurfowl,

White-bellied Go-away-bird

Go-away-bird,

Two-banded Courser

Courser,

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.

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.

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.

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.

Wood Sandpiper

Sandpiper,

Superb Starling

Starling,

Grey Crowned Crane

Crane,

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

Rattling Cisticola

Cisticola,

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.