by Thomas | Apr 26, 2020 | Africa, Birds, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
This post is all about the many birds that we spotted in Maasai Mara in between the hustle and bustle of searching for and spotting the Big 5. The White-browed Coucal perched on a bush getting itself warmed in the early morning sun was a lovely composition. The...
by Thomas | Dec 24, 2017 | Africa, Amboseli, Birds, Featured, Kenya
Amboseli National Park is a birding heaven given its fair share of swamps, streams and other water bodies. And we also realized that it is one of the best places in Kenya to photograph Kingfishers especially the most beautiful of them all, the Malachite Kingfisher. We...
by Thomas | May 28, 2017 | Africa, Amboseli, Birds, Featured, Kenya
The last bird that I photographed on the very first game drive in Amboseli was the Grey-headed Kingfisher. I had spotted this bird just behind my room at the lodge. It was then that my driver and guide pointed out that the lodge was indeed the best place to photograph...
by Thomas | Mar 5, 2017 | Africa, Amboseli, Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya
We arrived at Amboseli National Park in the morning and were quickly transferred to the Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge for a late breakfast. While having breakfast, I noticed a flock of tiny birds foraging next to the restaurant area. I checked my bird book and found...