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Kenya Solar Eclipse: 10/23/2013 - 11/7/2013 (
Center on Map
)
Lesser Flamingo (
Phoeniconaias minor
)
Lesser Flamingo (
Phoeniconaias minor
)
Shopping trip.
Stop spitting
Flooded Lake Nakuru
Nakuru Waterfall
Stay in the tent, baboons
Stay in the tent, buffalo
Kitale's Main Drag
Obama's Shop.
Obama Abuses Power to Sell Bubblegum
Mt. Elgon Cave
Mt. Elgon Cave Inside
Mt. Elgon View From Bandas
Mt. Elgon Road to Trail Head
Mt. Elgon Trail to Peak
Mt. Elgon Rest Stop
Mt. Elgon Savanna
Mt. Elgon Lobelia Forest
Mt. Elgon Koitoboss Peak
Unidentified Butterfly
Kalokol Harbor (and our boat)
Central Island National Park
Crocodile Lake - Central Island National Park
Flamingo Lake - Central Island National Park
Sibiloi Guards
Sibiloi - Walking to the Eclipse Monument
Sibiloi - Sandstorm
Sibiloi - Traditional Dancers
Sibiloi Solar Eclipse - Moments Before 2nd Contact
Sibiloi - Partial Eclipse at Sunset
Road to Lokichar
Lokichar - Don't Drink
Lokichar - Goat Herder
Lokichar - Another Chance Guesthouse
Lokichar - Water Carrier
Lokichar - Flash Flood
Hell's Gate National Park by Bicycle.
Gray-headed Kingfisher (
Halcyon leucocephala
)
Human (
Homo sapiens
) - Turkana People
Waterbuck (
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
) - Male
White Rhinoceros (
Ceratotherium simum
)
Yellow-billed Stork (
Mycteria ibis
) - In Flight
Giraffe (
Giraffa camelopardalis
)
Holub's Golden-Weaver (
Ploceus xanthops
)
African Buffalo (
Syncerus caffer
)
Black Rhinoceros (
Diceros bicornis
)
Kenya Rufous Sparrow (
Passer rufocinctus
) - Female
Fan-tailed Raven (
Corvus rhipidurus
)
Highland Rush Warbler (
Bradypterus centralis
)
Lion (
Panthera leo
)
Secretary-Bird (
Sagittarius serpentarius
)
Lesser Flamingo (
Phoeniconaias minor
)
Spur-winged Plover (
Vanellus spinosus
)
Red-and-yellow Barbet (
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
)
Yellow-spotted Hyrax (
Heterohyrax brucei
)
Anubis Baboon (
Papio anubis
)
Cape Robin-Chat (
Cossypha caffra
)
Bronze Sunbird (
Nectarinia kilimensis
) - Male
Baglafecht Weaver (
Ploceus baglafecht
) - Female Reichenow's
Tropical Boubou (
Laniarius major
)
Common Bulbul (
Pycnonotus barbatus
)
A trip to Kenya to view the hybrid solar eclipse at Lake Turkana.
Sites Visited - Click on a link to read the blog!
Nairobi National Park, Kenya (10/24/2013)
Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya (10/25/2013)
Naivasha, Kenya (10/25/2013)
Kitale, Kenya (10/27/2013)
Mount Elgon National Park, Kenya (10/28/2013)
Saiwa Swamp National Park, Kenya (10/31/2013)
Kalokol, Kenya (11/1/2013)
Central Island National Park, Kenya (11/2/2013)
Sibiloi National Park, Kenya (11/3/2013)
Kainuk, Kenya (11/5/2013)
Lokichar, Kenya (11/5/2013)
Kitale - Eldoret Road, Kenya (11/6/2013)
Hell's Gate National Park, Kenya (11/7/2013)
Lake Navaisha - South Shore, Kenya (11/7/2013)
Species Recorded (284)
Birds ( 244 )
Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
Great White Pelican -
Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed Pelican -
Pelecanus rufescens
Old World Tree Warblers ( Phylloscopidae )
Willow Warbler -
Phylloscopus trochilus
Ostriches ( Struthionidae )
Ostrich -
Struthio camelus
Old World Flycatchers and Chats ( Muscicapidae )
Grayish Flycatcher -
Bradornis microrhynchus
African Stonechat -
Saxicola torquatus
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Little Grebe -
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Black Goshawk -
Astur melanoleucus
Pallid Harrier -
Circus macrourus
Montagu's Harrier -
Circus pygargus
White-backed Vulture -
Gyps africanus
Rueppell's Griffon -
Gyps rueppelli
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Long-tailed Cormorant -
Microcarbo africanus
Great Cormorant -
Phalacrocorax carbo
Anhingas ( Anhingidae )
African Darter -
Anhinga rufa
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Gray Heron -
Ardea cinerea
Western Cattle Egret -
Ardea ibis
Black-headed Heron -
Ardea melanocephala
Purple Heron -
Ardea purpurea
Striated Heron -
Butorides striata
Black Heron -
Egretta ardesiaca
Little Egret -
Egretta garzetta
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
Hadada Ibis -
Bostrychia hagedash
African Spoonbill -
Platalea alba
Glossy Ibis -
Plegadis falcinellus
Sacred Ibis -
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Hamerkops ( Scopidae )
Hamerkop -
Scopus umbretta
Storks ( Ciconiidae )
Saddle-billed Stork -
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Marabou Stork -
Leptoptilos crumenifer
Yellow-billed Stork -
Mycteria ibis
Flamingos ( Phoenicopteridae )
Lesser Flamingo -
Phoeniconaias minor
Greater Flamingo -
Phoenicopterus roseus
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Egyptian Goose -
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Red-billed Duck -
Anas erythrorhyncha
Yellow-billed Duck -
Anas undulata
White-faced Whistling-Duck -
Dendrocygna viduata
Knob-billed Duck -
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Hottentot Teal -
Spatula hottentota
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Steppe Eagle -
Aquila nipalensis
Augur Buzzard -
Buteo augur
Common Buzzard -
Buteo buteo
Brown Snake-Eagle -
Circaetus cinereus
Black-winged Kite -
Elanus caeruleus
Wahlberg's Eagle -
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
African Fish-Eagle -
Icthyophaga vocifer
Long-crested Eagle -
Lophaetus occipitalis
Dark Chanting-Goshawk -
Melierax metabates
Black Kite -
Milvus migrans
Osprey -
Pandion haliaetus
European Honey-buzzard -
Pernis apivorus
Martial Eagle -
Polemaetus bellicosus
African Harrier-Hawk -
Polyboroides typus
Bateleur -
Terathopius ecaudatus
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Lanner Falcon -
Falco biarmicus
Eurasian Hobby -
Falco subbuteo
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Hildebrandt's Francolin -
Pternistis hildebrandti
Yellow-necked Francolin -
Pternistis leucoscepus
Scaly Francolin -
Pternistis squamatus
Elgon Francolin -
Scleroptila elgonensis
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Red-knobbed Coot -
Fulica cristata
Eurasian Moorhen -
Gallinula chloropus
Secretarybirds ( Sagittariidae )
Secretarybird -
Sagittarius serpentarius
Bustards ( Otididae )
Kori Bustard -
Ardeotis kori
Guineafowl ( Numididae )
Helmeted Guineafowl -
Numida meleagris
Cranes ( Gruidae )
Gray Crowned-Crane -
Balearica regulorum
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Kittlitz's Plover -
Anarhynchus pecuarius
Common Ringed Plover -
Charadrius hiaticula
Pied Avocet -
Recurvirostra avosetta
Little Ringed Plover -
Thinornis dubius
Three-banded Plover -
Thinornis tricollaris
Blacksmith Plover -
Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing -
Vanellus coronatus
Spur-winged Lapwing -
Vanellus spinosus
Coursers ( Glareolidae )
Somali Courser -
Cursorius somalensis
Collared Pratincole -
Glareola pratincola
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-winged Stilt -
Himantopus himantopus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Common Sandpiper -
Actitis hypoleucos
Curlew Sandpiper -
Calidris ferruginea
Little Stint -
Calidris minuta
Ruff -
Calidris pugnax
Wood Sandpiper -
Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank -
Tringa nebularia
Marsh Sandpiper -
Tringa stagnatilis
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Whiskered Tern -
Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Tern -
Chlidonias leucopterus
Gull-billed Tern -
Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern -
Hydroprogne caspia
Lesser Black-backed Gull -
Larus fuscus
Sandgrouse ( Pteroclidae )
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse -
Pterocles exustus
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse -
Pterocles lichtensteinii
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rameron Pigeon -
Columba arquatrix
Speckled Pigeon -
Columba guinea
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Namaqua Dove -
Oena capensis
Laughing Dove -
Spilopelia senegalensis
Ring-necked Dove -
Streptopelia capicola
Mourning Collared-Dove -
Streptopelia decipiens
Dusky Turtle-Dove -
Streptopelia lugens
Red-eyed Dove -
Streptopelia semitorquata
African Green-Pigeon -
Treron calvus
Tambourine Dove -
Turtur tympanistria
New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Fischer's Lovebird -
Agapornis fischeri
Meyer's Parrot -
Poicephalus meyeri
Turacos ( Musophagidae )
White-bellied Go-away-bird -
Crinifer leucogaster
Hartlaub's Turaco -
Tauraco hartlaubi
Ross's Turaco -
Tauraco rossae
Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Common Cuckoo -
Cuculus canorus
Coucals ( Centropodidae )
Blue-headed Coucal -
Centropus monachus
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Spotted Eagle-Owl -
Bubo africanus
Nighthawks and Nightjars ( Caprimulgidae )
Slender-tailed Nightjar -
Caprimulgus clarus
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Little Swift -
Apus affinis
Common Swift -
Apus apus
African Swift -
Apus barbatus
Nyanza Swift -
Apus niansae
Mottled Swift -
Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Mousebirds ( Coliidae )
Speckled Mousebird -
Colius striatus
Blue-naped Mousebird -
Urocolius macrourus
Sunbirds ( Nectariniidae )
Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird -
Anthreptes orientalis
Mariqua Sunbird -
Cinnyris mariquensis
Northern Double-collared Sunbird -
Cinnyris reichenowi
Variable Sunbird -
Cinnyris venustus
Green-headed Sunbird -
Cyanomitra verticalis
Collared Sunbird -
Hedydipna collaris
Bronze Sunbird -
Nectarinia kilimensis
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Pied Kingfisher -
Ceryle rudis
Gray-headed Kingfisher -
Halcyon leucocephala
Bee-eaters ( Meropidae )
European Bee-eater -
Merops apiaster
White-fronted Bee-eater -
Merops bullockoides
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater -
Merops oreobates
Little Bee-eater -
Merops pusillus
Rollers ( Coraciidae )
Lilac-breasted Roller -
Coracias caudatus
Hoopoes ( Upupidae )
Eurasian Hoopoe -
Upupa epops
Wood-hoopoes ( Phoeniculidae )
White-headed Woodhoopoe -
Phoeniculus bollei
Scimitarbills ( Rhinopomastidae )
Common Scimitarbill -
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Hornbills ( Bucerotidae )
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill -
Bycanistes subcylindricus
African Gray Hornbill -
Lophoceros nasutus
Northern Red-billed Hornbill -
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Jackson's Hornbill -
Tockus jacksoni
Barbets ( Lybiidae )
Gray-throated Barbet -
Gymnobucco bonapartei
White-headed Barbet -
Lybius leucocephalus
Red-and-yellow Barbet -
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Nubian Woodpecker -
Campethera nubica
Fine-banded Woodpecker -
Campethera taeniolaema
Cardinal Woodpecker -
Dendropicos fuscescens
Paradise-flycatcher ( Monarchidae )
African Paradise-Flycatcher -
Terpsiphone viridis
Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephagidae )
Gray Cuckooshrike -
Ceblepyris caesius
Drongos ( Dicruridae )
Fork-tailed Drongo -
Dicrurus adsimilis
Larks ( Alaudidae )
Sentinel Lark -
Corypha athi
Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark -
Eremopterix signatus
Crested Lark -
Galerida cristata
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
African Red-rumped Swallow -
Cecropis melanocrissus
Mosque Swallow -
Cecropis senegalensis
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
White-headed Sawwing -
Psalidoprocne albiceps
Black Sawwing -
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Gray-rumped Swallow -
Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Red-throated Crag-Martin -
Ptyonoprogne rufigula
Plain Martin -
Riparia paludicola
Bulbuls ( Pycnonotidae )
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul -
Eurillas latirostris
Common Bulbul -
Pycnonotus barbatus
Slender-billed Greenbul -
Stelgidillas gracilirostris
Prinias and Apalis ( Cisticolidae )
Gray Apalis -
Apalis cinerea
Yellow-breasted Apalis -
Apalis flavida
Green-backed Camaroptera -
Camaroptera brachyura
Singing Cisticola -
Cisticola cantans
Chubb's Cisticola -
Cisticola chubbi
Hunter's Cisticola -
Cisticola hunteri
Black-collared Apalis -
Oreolais pulcher
Red-fronted Warbler -
Prinia rufifrons
White-eyes ( Zosteropidae )
Northern Yellow White-eye -
Zosterops senegalensis
Shrike-flycatchers ( Platysteiridae )
Chinspot Batis -
Batis molitor
Pygmy Batis -
Batis perkeo
Black-throated Wattle-eye -
Platysteira peltata
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Purple-throated Cuckooshrike -
Campephaga quiscalina
Pied Crow -
Corvus albus
Fan-tailed Raven -
Corvus rhipidurus
Black-backed Puffback -
Dryoscopus cubla
Rosy-patched Bushshrike -
Rhodophoneus cruentus
Black-crowned Tchagra -
Tchagra senegalus
Orioles ( Oriolidae )
African Black-headed Oriole -
Oriolus larvatus
Gonoleks ( Malaconotidae )
Tropical Boubou -
Laniarius major
Helmetshrikes ( Prionopidae )
White Helmetshrike -
Prionops plumatus
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
White-bellied Tit -
Melaniparus albiventris
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Lesser Swamp-Warbler -
Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Highland Rush Warbler -
Bradypterus centralis
Greater Whitethroat -
Curruca communis
Arrow-marked Babbler -
Turdoides jardineii
Black-lored Babbler -
Turdoides sharpei
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Pale Flycatcher -
Agricola pallidus
White-browed Robin-Chat -
Cossypha heuglini
Red-capped Robin-Chat -
Cossypha natalensis
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat -
Cossypha niveicapilla
Cape Robin-Chat -
Dessonornis caffer
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher -
Melaenornis fischeri
Dusky-brown Flycatcher -
Muscicapa adusta
Spotted Flycatcher -
Muscicapa striata
Northern Anteater-Chat -
Myrmecocichla aethiops
Isabelline Wheatear -
Oenanthe isabellina
Schalow's Wheatear -
Oenanthe lugubris
Northern Wheatear -
Oenanthe oenanthe
Brown-tailed Chat -
Oenanthe scotocerca
Moorland Chat -
Pinarochroa sordida
Abyssinian Thrush -
Turdus abyssinicus
African Thrush -
Turdus pelios
Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
Plain-backed Pipit -
Anthus leucophrys
Long-billed Pipit -
Anthus similis
African Pied Wagtail -
Motacilla aguimp
Cape Wagtail -
Motacilla capensis
Gray Wagtail -
Motacilla cinerea
Mountain Wagtail -
Motacilla clara
Western Yellow Wagtail -
Motacilla flava
Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Long-tailed Fiscal -
Lanius cabanisi
Gray-backed Fiscal -
Lanius excubitoroides
Northern Fiscal -
Lanius humeralis
Somali Fiscal -
Lanius somalicus
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Red-billed Oxpecker -
Buphagus erythroryncha
Wattled Starling -
Creatophora cinerea
Greater Blue-eared Starling -
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Superb Starling -
Lamprotornis superbus
Red-winged Starling -
Onychognathus morio
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Thick-billed Seedeater -
Crithagra burtoni
African Citril -
Crithagra citrinelloides
Streaky Seedeater -
Crithagra striolata
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
Grosbeak Weaver -
Amblyospiza albifrons
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver -
Dinemellia dinemelli
Common Waxbill -
Estrilda astrild
Black-crowned Waxbill -
Estrilda nonnula
Purple Grenadier -
Granatina ianthinogaster
Black-bellied Firefinch -
Lagonosticta rara
Red-billed Firefinch -
Lagonosticta senegala
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow -
Passer griseus
Kenya Rufous Sparrow -
Passer rufocinctus
Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver -
Plocepasser donaldsoni
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver -
Plocepasser mahali
Baglafecht Weaver -
Ploceus baglafecht
Village Weaver -
Ploceus cucullatus
Brown-capped Weaver -
Ploceus insignis
Lesser Masked-Weaver -
Ploceus intermedius
Speke's Weaver -
Ploceus spekei
Holub's Golden-Weaver -
Ploceus xanthops
Black-and-white Mannikin -
Spermestes bicolor
Bronze Mannikin -
Spermestes cucullata
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