Kenya 2014. The Trip

We follow the team and show the trip from a non birding point of view.



Italian Dolomites.

Our Tent in Nairobi.

Our Balcony at Rondo Retreat.

Our Lounge at Rondo Retreat.

Our bed at Rondo Retreat.

The Balcony in use.

Morning Glory.

Nyama Choma.

A roadkilled Forest Mamba.

Brown Commodore.

Mother of Pearl.

Constable's Haywain.

Into the bush.

Where are the Porters?

Ah! here is the cool box.

Per adua a Sundowner.

Sundown in Kakamega..

Green Frog.

How the railway loops to climb.

Cedar Cottage. Kembu.

Another stop another balcony.

Excellent bedroom.

Quiet times in the Garden.

l'Hoehne's Chameleon.

Butterflies. This is a Dotted Border.

A goat we met.

A shot for our Butcher.

Camels are used further north in Kenya.

Coot's Cottage, Robert's Camp.

Our bedroom in Coot's.

Our Lounge in Coot's Cottage.

Sunrise over Lake Baringo.

Baringo Escarpment.

Nile Monitor Lizard.

Large Tortoise.

Another day another sunrise.

Flood damage from high water levels.

David, Emmy and friend.

Breakfast with the birds.

Montane Chalet. Our next place.

A fine view of Mount Kenya from our chalet.

A forest glade and backdrop.

Green Forest Lizard.

Waterfall.

Jackson's Chameleon.

Misty Morning.

We go a birding in the forest.

It's up there in the tree!

A table with the best views.

Or in the Restaurant.

Maxwell.

Warthogs come and go as they please.

Our tent in Nairobi.

Dickson, Fred and friend.

Umani Springs.

The view over the grounds.

The Dining building and rest area.

Chris, David and Emmy shared this small cottage.

Moth.

Brown Commodore.

Elizabeth with the Orphans at Umani.

MURERA

White-nosed Gecko.

African Rock Python.

A closer look!

Mottled Cricket.

White-tailed Mongoose.

One of the Orphans gets her milk.

Vervet Monkeys.
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Giant Skipper.

Egg Eating Snake.

Egg-eating Snake.

The Orphans of Umani.

False Dotted Borders.

This young crocodile had taken residence in the lily pond.

Many butterflies come for the salt.

Spider-hunting Wasp.

Red Darter.

Blue Hawker Dragonfly.

Emmy getting down to it.

This is our Christmas day lunch.

Sleeping it off.

Toad in the House.

Yellow Pansy.

Out birding.

A pair of Red-headed Agama Lizards.

Terrapins share the crocs pond.

That looks painful.

A Blotched Genet came to the feeder two nights.

White-nosed Gecko.

Mamba Swordtail.

Flap-necked Chameleon.

Putting him back. They don't bite.

House Gecko.

Rough and tumble time.

Chris and a friend.

Another Balcony.

A Small-spotted Genet calls for dinner.

A Katydid.

More ellies. to feed.

Bathtime at Noon!

Rock Hyrax.

Basking Agama.

Some Ex Orphans come to greet us.

Kirk's Dik dik.

Ground Squirrell.

A large wild Bull happens by.

Tomboi and another tussle.

The "wild ones" also like a skinny dip!

This chap is heading for the dam.

He wanders by us quite calmly.

Lesser Kudu. (female)

Some Ex Orphans come to say goodbye.

The usual boisterous test of strength.

All are friends really!

A lovely Evening Moth.

Savannah Monitor. (6 foot or more.)

We get to see Kilimanjaro from the camp lapa.

Another bathtime.

Lesser Kudu.

Some of the few Zebra we saw.

A' rocha has Pergolas for sitting out in.

Green Turtle.

Blue Monkey with a red pelage here.

The Indian Ocean.

Another Chameleon as we drive for Voi.

Chris keeps on birding.

Ellies come to drink.

Bathtime too.

a panorama for the header photo.