Monday, 4 March 2019

TSAVO WEST

The journey to Tsavo was not too arduous and a couple of pit stops provided more birds,and the Shetani Lava Flows were an impressive sight.
 WHITE BROWED SPARROW WEAVER


 CUT THROAT FINCH
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 KORIS BUSTARD
 KLIPSPRINGER


 ZEBRAS AT THE WATERHOLE
ZEBRAS AT THE WATER HOLE

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 BATALEUR
THE RESIDENT LIZARD WAS VERY CLOURFUL.

 BLACK FLYCATCHER
 RED BILLED HORNBILL


 PALE CHANTING GOSHAWK
 LILAC BREASTED ROLLER






 VON DER DECKENS HORNBILL


 AFRICAN FISH EAGLE
 AFE
 GOLDEN PIPIT
 GP
 GP
 AFRICAN GOSHAWK
 AG
 IMPALA


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 ROCK HYRAX
 AFRICAN WID DOGS Evidently a rare sighting in Tsavo.
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 LONE DOG RETURNING TO THE PACK.
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 SPOTTED HYENA
 WOOLLY NECKED STORK
 HYENAS HAD FOUND AN OLD BUFFALO CARCASS IN THIS WATER HOLE
 ELAND The largest antelope.
 BUFFALOS DRINKING
 WARTHOG
A FINE SET OF TUSKS but very wary took a long time to approach the water.

 ELAND HERD AT THE WATERHOLE
 WATERBUCK- HE WHO SAT ON FRESHLY PAINTED TOILET SEAT.
He finally plucked up the courage to have a drink.

BUSY WATER HOLE.

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 AFRICAN GREY HORNBILL
RUPPELS VULTURES
 CRESTED BUSTARD
CB



 GRANTS GAZELLE
 COMMON ROCK THRUSH
 MADAGASCAR BEE EATER
 MBE
 PYGMY FALCON
 PF
 WHITE HEADED BUFFALO WEAVER
IMPALA

ZEBRA CROSSING







SECRETARY BIRD

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WATER BUCK

IMPALA


BLACK BELLIED SUNBIRD

BBS

BBS

BBS

A TYPICAL TSAVO SCENE

GIRAFFE BROWSING


KIRKS DIK DIK

CRESTED FRANCOLIN

RED TAILED SHRIKE{ISABELLINE}

ELEPHANTS IN THE BUSH

GO AWAY BIRD [WHITE BELLIED]

EUROPEAN ROLLER

EOUROPEAN ROLLER

EUROPEAN ROLLER

KUDU BROWSING

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KUDU

SECRETARY BIRD the only bird in the genus, distantly related to the falcons.

So named for the quills on its head evidently.

It walked right up to the jeep and carried on feeding took no notice of us at all.



ELAND

ZEBRAS

 IN BLACK AND WHITE

PEARL SPOTTED OWLET

YELLOW BILLED OX PECKER

MARABOU STORK

A ROOM WITH A VIEW.

BLACK FACED SAND GROUSE

BFSG

BFSG




BFSG

CRESTED FRANCOLIN

CROWNED PLOVER

RUFOUS CROWNED ROLLER




ONE FINAL GIRAFFE AS WE LEAVE TSAVO

We are now headed north to Lake Nakuru via Nairobi for the night.



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