LAKE NAIVASHA

We now take the short journey south to Lake Naivasha and the Naivasha Country Club,an old colonial outpost which served as a staging post for the Durban to London Flying boat Service in the 1930s.It is set in lovely grounds and the chalets are very comfortable.

 WHITE BELLIED TIT

 WHITE HEADED BARBET

 WHB

 WHB

 AFRICAN FISH EAGLES are numerous here.

 WINDING CISTICOLA

 WHITE BROWED ROBIN CHAT

 LONG TAILED CORMORANT

 BLACK CRAKE

 BLACK CRAKE

 SACRED IBIS

 GREY CAPPED WARBLER

 RUPPELS LONG TAILED STARLING

 WHITE EYED SLATY FLYCATCHER

WESF.
All of the above were seen in the garden on the first afternoon.

VIEW FROM THE ROOMS.
Next morning we were taking a boat ride on the lake and a walk on Crescent Island which I believe was the location for the film OUT OF AFRICA.

 BLACK CRAKE

 GREAT WHITE PELICAN

 HIPPOS-They would come up to the lawn in front of the rooms at night to graze,so we had to have a guard with us when returning after dinner.

 AN INSCRUTABLE SMILE

 YELLOW BILLED DUCK

 GIANT KINGFISHER

 B CREW.

 GREAT EGRET

 YELLOW BILLED STORK

 FILM SET?

 AFRICAN FISH EAGLE

 PIRATES ON THE PORT BOW.

 INTERMEDIATE EGRET

 NIGHT HERON

 NIGHT HERON
We are now on shore, and off for our bush walk,no lions here we are assured.

 GIRAFFES

 LILAC BREATED ROLLER

 LBR

 ANOTHER ZEBRA CROSSING

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 WILDERBEESTS

 WEIRDERBEESTS

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 OK YOU`RE A BOY.

 WATERBUCK AND PELICANS

 A POD OF PELICANS?

 WILDERBEESTS LETTING OFF STEAM.

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 WATERBUCK.

 CASPIAN AND GULL BILLED TERN

 AFRICAN SPOONBILLS

 RED CAPPED LARK

 RCL

 RCL

 RCL

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 ZEBRAS IN THE SHADE

 GULL BILLED TERN

 PIED KINGFISHER HOVERING

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We are now back at base.

 HAMMERKOP

 WHITE HEADED BARBET AT THE NEST HOLE.