These are my bird pictures from my trip to Kilimanjaro. Since I was careful not to leave my group while walking I had limited opportunities to photograph birds. Most of the ones you see here are those that visited our campsites.
Saturday, 25th September, 2010
Kilimanjaro
Alpine or Moorland or Hill Chat (Cercomela sordida)
Bold bird that scavenged in the camps and seemed very accustomed to human presence.
Dusky Turtle Dove (Streptopelia lugens)
Another frequent visitor to our camps. This photo was taken at the Karanga camp at over 4200m.
White-necked Raven (Corvus albicollis)
Curiously several of the crow/ravens in Africa have some white coloration like this one has on the back of its neck.
Scarlet-tufted Sunbird (Anthreptes fraseri)
This was taken at the Barranco camp.
Hartlaub's Turaco (Tauraco hartlaubi)
Spotted this in the rain-forest region on the way down from Kilimanjaro. The noise in the pic is due to the high ISO I had to use under the dark foliage.
Streaky Seedeater (Serinus striolatus)
Another cheerful bird that made our camps very lively.
