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
Lilac-breasted Roller
Lilac-breasted Roller, an African special, resting between sorties in Amboseli
Long-toed Lapwing
Superb Starling
Ostrich (♀)
Fischer's Sparrow-lark
Black-headed Heron
Crowned Lapwing
Crowned Lapwing in Amboseli national park in Kenya
African Spoonbill
Grey Crowned Crane
Rattling Cisticola
Yellow-necked Spurfowl
Helmeted Guineafowl
Helmeted Guineafowl are fairly common everywhere in the countryside in East Africa.
Egyptian Goose
White-bellied Go-away-bird
African Fish Eagle
African Fish Eagle scanning its quarry by the edge of the lake in Amboseli.
Greater Flamingo
Pied Avocet
Ostrich (♂)
Wood Sandpiper
Tropical Boubou
Hildebrandt's Starling
Looks similar to the Superb Starling, but the red irises are a giveaway.
Hunter's Sunbird
This immature Hunter's Sunbird was jostling for territory with other sunbirds on the Jacaranda tree in our lodge.
Two-banded Courser
Hamerkop
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.
