My Big Vacation in Kenya

I finally got around to taking a vacation and doing some serious birding. I went to Lake Naivasha and intend to return to that general part of Kenya and visit Lake Baringo. These two lakes are known for the diversity of bird varieties that they host. I was not disappointed. The only decent bird picture I got was of the disgusting, huge, maribou stark. They are ubiquitious wherever there is garbage and I mean, they are HUGE. Stand a full 3 feet. They also sport a waddle that only adds to their disgusting appearance. As you can tell here, they pranced around the campground where we stayed at Lake Navivasha. As usaul, my photos are in a weird order. So, next to Mr. Maribou is a shot of me at Crescent Island. Part of "Out of Africa" was filmed here. It is privately owned and hosts a variety of animals. Guests are allowed to walk all over the island. You are able to get quite close to some as you can tell by the photo of me with the giraffe. Next photo shows the tents where we stayed in Nairobi. Yes, a campground inside the city of Nairobi. A very reasonable place to stay and fun too. Drank cold beer and watched football on TV.
The baby elephant is a resident at the Elephant Orphanage outside of Nairobi. It is hell to find and they only open to the public for an hour each day. We got so lost we almost missed seeing the elephants. The shot of Lake Naivasha - well, look closely, there are lots of hippos in the water. Lastly, out boat raced through a large flock of comorants. I wish I could have gotten a picture of the African fish eagle. There were so many on the lake - very similar in appearance to our bald eagle. Very regal. I will surely do at least one more blog entry before leaving Kenya. I am also into the double digits now so August is not too far away! Bye for now ---