Wednesday, 7 December 2022

Tsavo West, around the lodge and game drives - 18th - 30th November 2022

 

Tsavo Zebras, 'tangoed' by rolling in the orange soil

Hildebrandt's Francolin

Vulturine Guineafowl

Hartlaub's Bustard

Black-faced Sandgrouse female

European Roller

Black-backed Jackel

Black-headed Plover

African cow Elephant

Oryx

Plains Zebra

African Darter

Mzima pools

Hartebeast

Impala

Secretary bird

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Warthog

Leopard Tortoises


Verreaux's Eagle Owl

Vervet Monkey

Across the plains

Yellow-necked Spurfowl

Fischer's Starling

Giraaffe

Go away Bird

Dwarf Mongoose

Namaqua Dove

Some plants bloomed immediately after the rains to be gone in a few days.

Lone bull Elephant



Vulturine Guineafowl

Dik dik, usually found in pairs and quite nervous

Unstriped Ground Squirrel

Yellow Baboon

Yellow Baboon juvenile

Steppe Eagle

Buffalo passing the lodge

Baboons cashing in on the abundance of moths

Northern White-crowned Shrike

Black-necked Weaver

Red-headed Weaver

Red-billed Hornbill

Black Rhino - population estimated at 20,000 in 1940 and only 20 by 1990.

Rainbow Agama

More Zebras

Kori Bustard

Helmeted Guineafowl

Buffalo at wallow

Park sign post



Hippo pool

Blacksmith Plover


Three-banded Plover


Monitor Lizard

Wooly-necked Storks

Rock Hyrax


Eland

Impala buck

Hammerkop

Eland

Leopards coming to the lodge feeding station