Sunday, September 7, 2014

Birds of Kenya

It's been a while since I've posted some bird pictures, so here are a few beautiful birds from around Kenya! All photos by Clay Wilton.
 Grey-headed kingfisher along a river in the South Rift
Little bee-eater in the South Rift 
 Little bee-eater in the South Rift
 Fork-tailed drongo in the South Rift
 Thousands of greater and lesser flamingos in Lake Magadi, South Rift
 Lesser flamingos flying over Lake Magadi
 Red-cheeked cordon-bleu at baboon camp
 Speke's weaver at baboon camp
 Vulturine guineafowl at baboon camp
 Backlit yellow-necked spurfowl at sunset foraging around baboon camp
 Superb starling at baboon camp
 Scarlet-chested sunbird (?) feeding on Jacaranda flowers at baboon camp
 White-bellied go-away bird feeding on Jacaranda flowers at baboon camp
 African hoopoe foraging at baboon camp
 Pair of ring-necked doves at baboon camp
 Red-billed hornbill foraging near the baboons
 A well camouflaged Heuglin's coarser while out walking with the baboons
 Rufous-crowned roller in Laikipia
 A pair (one hiding) of red-and-yellow barbet in Laikipia
 Spur-winged lapwing in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve
 A flock of white-face whistling ducks landing in the Maasai Mara
African wattled lapwing in the Maasai Mara 
Lappet-faced vulture flying to a wildebeest recently killed by a lion in the Maasai Mara 
 Martial eagle feeding on a baby impala in the Maasai Mara 
 A beautiful grey-crowned crane in the Maasai Mara 
The bizarre looking saddle-billed stork in the Maasai Mara  
 A beautiful lilac-breasted roller in the Maasai Mara 
 A beautiful lilac-breasted roller in the Maasai Mara
 Cattle egret surfing on the back of a Cape buffalo in the Maasai Mara
 A shy yellow-billed oxpecker peering out from behind a Cape buffalo in the Maasai Mara
 African fish eagle along a stream bank in the Maasai Mara
 A tiny pygmy kingfisher fishing along the Mara river in front of our camp in the Maasai Mara
Crowned hornbill hanging out at the Trout Tree Restaurant in Nanyuki

1 comment:

  1. Hi Clay! Great photos. I study Martial Eagle diet in the Mara. Would you be willing to share the date of your impala kill photo above? Do you by chance remember where in the Mara you saw this?

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