We woke up a bit late on our last morning before we went to “the Mara” (as people here call Masai Mara), and it wasn’t till 7:10 that we got out of the house to do a bit of birding. We were soon in business with a hornbill flying across and landing on one ofContinue reading “Hornbill, Rollers, and a Firefinch (Historical post: Kenya #4)”
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Cuckooshrike, Mousebirds, Citrils, and Sunbirds (Historical: Kenya pt 3)
With lockdown because of COVID I’m not getting birding done besides from our home and that doesn’t give much material for the blog so hopefully I can do more historical posts. I’ve only gotten through two days of our Kenya trip so far so I may start doing a bit less commentary and more photosContinue reading “Cuckooshrike, Mousebirds, Citrils, and Sunbirds (Historical: Kenya pt 3)”
Historical: Cordonbleus, Waxbills, and more(Kenya pt 2)
I woke up bright and early our first morning in Kenya to the gorgeous song of an African Pied Wagtail just outside my window! I of course had to check to see what it was and enjoyed its “wagging” around the sidewalk. I also noted a wheatear on the back wall which I IDed asContinue reading “Historical: Cordonbleus, Waxbills, and more(Kenya pt 2)”
Historical: Kenya November 2019
“I can’t believe we’re actually here!” I thought as our plane touched down at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya! We had been planning this vacation since early in the year to visit my aunt and uncle who live in Nakuru. Of course I was excited to be able to spend some timeContinue reading “Historical: Kenya November 2019”
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