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For those of you who have been following my travel series to Kenya, I'm happy to report that I will resume the series. At the end of this post you will find links to the other posts in this series. I've also started a new series on
frugal living and, I will continue to post about little
Kigen's progress on this blog also.
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| When I left off the tour in the last post on this park, we were seated in the car discussing which road to take. We decided to turn right. |
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| Amongst the trees you will find a group of zebras. Did you know that a a group of zebras is not called a herd but a harem? I just learned that by looking it up on line today. |
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| A close up of the water buffalo with some kind of white bird in the foreground. I'm afraid I don't know what it is. (Graham from Namibia tells me they are egrets. Thanks Graham!). There are also several species of birds behind the buffalo. You can get a better view by clicking on the photo to enlarge it. The ones at the far back are Lesser Flamingos and Great White Pelicans. There are so many kinds of birds that feed at this lake but the largest in numbers are probably the flamingos. |
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| A snapshot of the lake's beauty. |
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| A Kenyan water buffalo grazes on the wet grass while two flamingos fly overhead. I was delighted to capture the flamingos in flight. |
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| A Thompson gazelle grazes on the grass. |
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| I want to get a closer look at the flamingos. They are much farther away from the shoreline than they usually are. That is because there has been so much rain and the lake has been artificially enlarged but the flamingos remain where the lake's natural shoreline is located. |
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| The water buffalo in the foreground and the flamingos in the background make for a pretty picture. |
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| This is about as close up a shot as I could get on this trip. I don't have a fancy camera with the ability to zoom right in. |
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| I believe these birds are called the Helmeted Guineafowl. My driver didn't know the name of them as he isn't a tour guide. He just kept telling me that the bird tastes very good. |
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| Here is a close up. We came across these birds several times during our tour of the park. I think the spotted pattern on the feathers is so pretty. |
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| The Great White Pelican. I love the look of their beaks. If you click on the photo it will enlarge and you can see the beak up close. |
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| I am not fully certain but I think this blue bird might be the Lesser blue eared Glossy starling. |
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| I thought it was so pretty and it ran across the road several times during our trip. |
Come back again soon so I can show you more of this beautiful country called Kenya.
Click here to read Part 1 in this series. It starts with my stopover in Nairobi, Kenya. Click here to read Part 2 in this series in Kenya. It continues with my sojourn in Nairobi, Kenya. Click here to read Part 3 in this series on Kenya where I stop to view a stunning lookout. Click here to read Part 4 in this series on Kenya where I stop at Lake Elementeita. Click here to read Part 5 in this series on Kenya where I talk about some hotels in Nakuru. Click here to read Part 6 in this series on Kenya where I show you some tourist sites around Nakuru. Click here to read Part 7 in this series on Kenya where I show you the Castle Without a Princess. Click here to read Part 8 in this series on Kenya where I feature a collection of scenes from around Nakuru.
Click here to read Part 9 in this series where we enter the park and begin to tour it.
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