Memories from My Kenya Birding Trip
Kay posing with elephant bones at the Tsavo West Lodge.
In 2016 Kay and I took a birding trip to Kenya led by James Bradley and John Sterling. It was a trip of a lifetime, and because I got in little birding today I'll take a trip down memory lane with some of my favorite photos from the trip, with an emphasis on mammals.
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African Elephants have become endangered due to poaching for ivory. This photo is from Nairobe National Park.
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We also saw Giraffes on the first day of our trip at Nairobe National Park. The park is so close to the city, that you can see the skyscrapers in the distance from many places in the park.
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Impala were seen nearly everywhere there was open grasslands.
Oryx were also seen frequently.
Warthogs.
Black Rhinoceros are very endangered, and this was the only one we saw, a distant look in Nairobe National Park.
This is an Eland with several Heartebeast.
These are Thompson's Gazelles.
These Common Zebra slowly crossed the road while we waited and cameras whirred.
Grant's Gazelles were more common.
I'll end with a bird, Spectacles Weaver.
Great memories.
Good birding. Steem on!
Beautiful .. Interesting
You become humble whenever you increase your knowledge .. Glory to the Creator
Well done, thanks for sharing..
this is amazing!
Thanks, and thanks for the upvote.
great pictures so different then my world i have to visit africa
It is worth the trip IMHO.
wow.fantastic. you are lucky
I agree, I am very fortunate to have had the chance for such wonderful travel and for such a wonderful woman to travel with.
Nice photography and thanks for sharing such awesome ones.
Elephants are in danger all over the world because of ivory hunters although there are efforts to save them by creating suitable forest and environment suitable for those species here in India.
But, there are still the instances of killing elephants for ivory.
The giraffes, the zebras and the deer look so beautiful.
Thanks again for sharing, have a wonderful day :)
Thanks. Even with every effort to thwart poachers, the distances to protect are huge, funds for wardens is limited, and poaching is very lucrative. The real answer is to eliminate the market for illegal ivory, but unfortunately it still exists.
Well, that's true, even if there is more fund, it may not reach the officers as it will be shared between politicians atleast here in India...
Illegal business of ivory cannot be totally eliminated because rich people are fond of the ornaments of ivory and there might be people who collect it as a mark of pride.
So, protection of remaining elephants in order to increase their breed is something which can be done atleast.
Thanks again for sharing this, following you now.
awesome! Excellent travel!
It's great to see animals walking freely.
For sure. It was really an awesome trip, emphasis on awe!
Wow this makes me really want to experience Africa. So many beautiful animals. Thanks for sharing your awesome pictures
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Perhaps this is one of the most unforgettable experiences of a lifetime
Oh wow, quite the safari you had indeed - Loving the colors on those Thomson's Gazelle, the hartebeest picture is stunning - the texture on the elephant skin brilliant and the 'very happy' zebra made me smile
That must have been a great adventure. Thank you very much for sharing.