AFRICA!!!!

 Bird Watching in East Africa

Another family connection; my Uncle George spent his adult life travelling and painting birds. He mended his pots with metal buttons to save money for his passion. So when I travel now, I feel him with me, peering through my bird books and reveling in the incredible creatures I have the honour of seeing. Many of the photos to follow were taken from a moving boat, so please forgive a little softness in the focus. 

Cormorant, Nile River, Uganda

Malachite Kingfisher, Nile River, Uganda

Night Heron, Nile River, Uganda

African Snake Bird (Darter), Nile River, Uganda

Open Billed Stork, Nile River, Uganda

Sacred Ibis, Nile River, Uganda

Shoebill, Ziwah, Uganda. This isn't a great picture, but it was taken at dawn from quite a distance. The Shoebills are extremely rare; they live only in very specific areas in Uganda.

Shoebill, Ziwah, Uganda

Shoebill, Ziwah, Uganda

Ziwah, Uganda

Ziwah, Uganda

Black Headed Gonolek, Uganda

Common Ringed Plover, Murchison Falls, Uganda

Goliath Heron, Murchison Falls, Uganda

I couldn't figure out what this little guy was, Uganda

Lake Bunyoni, Uganda

Black Headed Weaver, Lake Bunyoni, Uganda. I was paddling a canoe on my own; one of the most peaceful times of the trip. 

I can't remember the name of this guy; I took his picture while cycling through Hell's Gate National Park in Kenya.

Superb Starling, Lake Naivasha, Kenya

Ruby Throated Bee Eaters, Murchison Falls, Uganda

African Fish Eagle, Murchison Falls, Uganda

 

Pied Kingfisher, Murchison Falls, Uganda

Sunbird, Nairobi, Kenya

Sun Bird, Nairobi, Kenya

Maribou Stork, Kampala, Uganda

Hadada Ibis, Nairobi, Kenya