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NDEGE WETU: A Tribute to the Birds of Kenya (Part 14 – The Eagles) Through My Lens – Birding among Elephants in Laikipia Birding From Home – Surprise Interaction Between A Parasitic Weaver And Its Host NDEGE WETU: A Tribute to the Birds of Kenya (Introduction – This is Kenya!) NDEGE WETU: A Tribute to the Birds of Kenya (Part 12 – Unconventional Parents) Through My Lens #3 – Some Birds from Olooseos Peacocks and Picathartes: Reflections on Africa’s birdlife – Book Review The Avifauna of Kenya (Video)

NDEGE WETU: A Tribute to the Birds of Kenya (Part 14 – The Eagles)

I like all birds but my favorite are, without a doubt, the birds of prey (raptors). And among raptors, there are none I enjoy watching more than the eagles. Eagles are the absolute kings (or should I say queens, since the females are bigger!) of the sky. They are powerful...
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Through My Lens – Birding among Elephants in Laikipia

I recently spent a couple of days in the Mutara Conservation Area, bordering Ol Pejeta Conservancy to the north. With great views of both the Aberdares and Mount Kenya, and good numbers of large mammals like elephant, buffalo and lion, Mutara offers a great all-round safari experience. And the birding...
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Birding From Home – Surprise Interaction Between A Parasitic Weaver And Its Host

This past Friday, I joined a few friends in Lang’ata, Nairobi, for a leisurely few hours of birding (with masks on!). The birding was great and we ended up with 80 species on our list. We had several very nice sightings, but the day’s highlight was a sighting that involved...
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NDEGE WETU: A Tribute to the Birds of Kenya (Introduction – This is Kenya!)

Many people like birds. And Kenya has many of them. In fact it has the second-highest number of bird species in Africa, after the Democratic Republic of Congo. There are more species of birds in Kenya than the entire continents of Europe and North America. Some birds are admired for...
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NDEGE WETU: A Tribute to the Birds of Kenya (Part 12 – Unconventional Parents)

When you think of birds raising their young, you probably think of something like this: parents build a nest, they lay their eggs, the eggs hatch, chicks are fed until they grow up and they finally leave their parents to make their own way in the world. That’s true for...
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Through My Lens #3 – Some Birds from Olooseos

Here’s a look through my lens at a few of the sightings from this past Saturday (25th August), when I was birding just south of the Ngong Hills at PEC Nature Camp (Olooseos Camp) and its surroundings, with some friends from Youth Africa Birding – Kenya. The light conditions were quite...
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Peacocks and Picathartes: Reflections on Africa’s birdlife – Book Review

This book by Rupert Watson has been nothing but a joy to read. Watson explains in the preface that it is a book about the birds that are “quintessentially African”, and that the aim is to expand the interest of the reader in Africa’s birdlife by both informing and entertaining....
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The Avifauna of Kenya (Video)

Kenya is one of the top birding destinations worldwide. And for good reason. With 10% of the world’s bird species having made it onto Kenya’s bird list, and many of them being residents or regular migrants to the country, it has one of the richest avifauna in the world. To...
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Through My Lens – Birding among Elephants in Laikipia

Sidney Shema 20th October 2019 2nd May 2020Safari, Through My Lens, Trip Reports 1

I recently spent a couple of days in the Mutara Conservation Area, bordering Ol Pejeta Conservancy to the north. With great views of both the Aberdares and Mount Kenya, and good numbers of large mammals like elephant, buffalo and lion, Mutara offers a great all-round safari experience. And the birding…

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Through My Lens – Nairobi National Park Game Count (Oct 2019)

Sidney Shema 10th October 2019 2nd May 2020Through My Lens, Trip Reports 0

I spent this past Sunday (October 6th) in Nairobi National Park doing the bi-monthly game count (wildlife census) coordinated by FoNNaP and the Kenya Wildlife Service. As is always the case with NNP, the day was spectacular! Here are some highlights, through my lens … We left the park having…

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Through My Lens – An Easy Day in Nairobi National Park

Sidney Shema 8th September 2019 2nd May 2020Through My Lens, Trip Reports 0

After a morning of doing some experimental removal of the invasive Parthenium hysterophorus plant in Nairobi National Park with FoNNaP yesterday (07 Sept 2019), I spent the rest of the day leisurely exploring the park with a few friends. Although the day was mostly overcast, it was still a good…

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NDEGE WETU: A Tribute to the Birds of Kenya (Part 14 – The Eagles)

Sidney Shema 1st August 2019 14th October 2020Ndege Wetu, Raptors 2

I like all birds but my favorite are, without a doubt, the birds of prey (raptors). And among raptors, there are none I enjoy watching more than the eagles. Eagles are the absolute kings (or should I say queens, since the females are bigger!) of the sky. They are powerful…

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NDEGE WETU: A Tribute to the Birds of Kenya (Part 13 – The Vultures)

Sidney Shema 25th July 2019 14th October 2020Ndege Wetu, Raptors 2

Scavengers are perhaps the most underappreciated and misunderstood animals on the planet. And there is no group of animals on land quite as specialized at scavenging as the vultures. They are the best at it. Most animals referred to as scavengers, such as hyenas, are actually not dependent on scavenging.…

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NDEGE WETU: A Tribute to the Birds of Kenya (Part 12 – Unconventional Parents)

Sidney Shema 18th July 2019 2nd May 2020Ndege Wetu 1

When you think of birds raising their young, you probably think of something like this: parents build a nest, they lay their eggs, the eggs hatch, chicks are fed until they grow up and they finally leave their parents to make their own way in the world. That’s true for…

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