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Back from Kenya and Zanzibar
Hi all
Made it - another great trip to Kenya and Zanzibar, this time to celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary. Went out at the end of July for a couple of weeks and managed Samburu (rain ( ) , Mt Kenya lodge, Lake Nakuru and the Mara (migration had only just arrived, so relatively low numbers). A few days in Stonetown Zanzibar on top. Magic - wasn't our first time and suspect it won't be the last !!! Its taken a while to et teh photos organised (over 3,000 this time) but there's now a fair selection here - http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Wildvi...7KenyaZanzibar There are one or two birds etc which I haven't identified, so help would be appreciated! Any q's etc let me know. Regards Charles |
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In message , rydale
writes Hi all Made it - another great trip to Kenya and Zanzibar, this time to celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary. Went out at the end of July for a couple of weeks and managed Samburu (rain ( ) , Mt Kenya lodge, Lake Nakuru and the Mara (migration had only just arrived, so relatively low numbers). A few days in Stonetown Zanzibar on top. Magic - wasn't our first time and suspect it won't be the last !!! Its taken a while to et teh photos organised (over 3,000 this time) but there's now a fair selection here - http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Wildvi...7KenyaZanzibar There are one or two birds etc which I haven't identified, so help would be appreciated! Any q's etc let me know. Regards Charles Hi Charles, I`m glad you had such a lovely safari, I`ve just had a look at your photos and having been to all the places, including the Serena Inn on Zanzibar, it brought back memories! As for the unidentified birds, I`m sure Liz will appear here soon with an answer! You mentioned that there wasn`t any game on the menu at The Carnivore, as I understand it there was some that was farmed by David Hopcraft and probably other people, so I don`t know what happened there, perhaps Hans Georg may know. Regards, Pat. -- Pat Anderson |
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On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:44:12 GMT, rydale wrote:
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Wildvi...7KenyaZanzibar Nice photos! Thanks! Two minor corrections: maribou - marabou (often also spelled: marabu) brown hyena - spotted hyena (often also spelled: hyaena) Four hyaena species exist today. For more information have a look at Kay Holekamp's web site at http://hyenas.zoology.msu.edu:8081/ . She currently does field studies on hyaenas in Masai Mara. Hans-Georg -- No mail, please. |
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"rydale" wrote: There are one or two birds etc which I haven't identified, so help would be appreciated! Nice pics, especially the Cheetahs. OK, some bird IDs: 31: Common Bulbul 32: Nubian Woodpecker 43: Rosy-patched Bush-Shrike 44: Black-faced Sandgrouse 166: not Sandgrouse, but White-bellied Bustard. Slainte Liz -- http://www.v-liz.com - Kenya; Tanzania; Namibia; India; Galapagos |
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In message , Liz Leyden
writes In message "rydale" wrote: There are one or two birds etc which I haven't identified, so help would be appreciated! Nice pics, especially the Cheetahs. OK, some bird IDs: 31: Common Bulbul 32: Nubian Woodpecker 43: Rosy-patched Bush-Shrike 44: Black-faced Sandgrouse 166: not Sandgrouse, but White-bellied Bustard. Slainte Liz Charles, I knew Liz would know the bird names! Liz, weren`t the photos great? Brought back memories for me of all the Serena hotels and lodges Charles and his wife stayed in. Pat. -- Pat Anderson |
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rydale:
Hi all Made it - another great trip to Kenya and Zanzibar, this time to celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary. Went out at the end of July for a couple of weeks and managed Samburu (rain ( ) , Mt Kenya lodge, Lake Nakuru and the Mara (migration had only just arrived, so relatively low numbers). A few days in Stonetown Zanzibar on top. Magic - wasn't our first time and suspect it won't be the last !!! Its taken a while to et teh photos organised (over 3,000 this time) but there's now a fair selection here - http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Wildvi...7KenyaZanzibar There are one or two birds etc which I haven't identified, so help would be appreciated! Any q's etc let me know. Regards Charles Hi Charles, I've enjoyed your photos a lot :-) Thanks for sharing! Just returned a week ago from Kenya and Zanzibar journey also and decided to share my photos too. Kenya album is he http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/safari.adict.2/Kenya2007 Any comments more than welcome. Regards, Tad PS. Zanzibar follows. |
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In message , Safari Adict
writes rydale: Hi all Made it - another great trip to Kenya and Zanzibar, this time to celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary. Went out at the end of July for a couple of weeks and managed Samburu (rain ( ) , Mt Kenya lodge, Lake Nakuru and the Mara (migration had only :just arrived, so relatively low numbers). A few days in Stonetown Zanzibar on top. Magic - wasn't our first time and suspect it won't be the last !!! Its taken a while to et teh photos organised (over 3,000 this time) but there's now a fair selection here - http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Wildvi...7KenyaZanzibar There are one or two birds etc which I haven't identified, so help would be appreciated! Any q's etc let me know. Regards Charles Hi Charles, I've enjoyed your photos a lot :-) Thanks for sharing! Just returned a week ago from Kenya and Zanzibar journey also and decided to share my photos too. Kenya album is he http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/safari.adict.2/Kenya2007 Any comments more than welcome. Regards, Tad PS. Zanzibar follows. Tad, thank you so much for taking the time to put your wonderful photos here for us to see, it was especially nice to see the "people" photos as well as the ones of the animals. I look forward to the Zanzibar ones too. Pat. -- Pat Anderson |
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Pat Anderson pisze:
In message , Safari Adict writes rydale: Hi all Made it - another great trip to Kenya and Zanzibar, this time to celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary. Went out at the end of July for a couple of weeks and managed Samburu (rain ( ) , Mt Kenya lodge, Lake Nakuru and the Mara (migration had only :just arrived, so relatively low numbers). A few days in Stonetown Zanzibar on top. Magic - wasn't our first time and suspect it won't be the last !!! Its taken a while to et teh photos organised (over 3,000 this time) but there's now a fair selection here - http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Wildvi...7KenyaZanzibar There are one or two birds etc which I haven't identified, so help would be appreciated! Any q's etc let me know. Regards Charles Hi Charles, I've enjoyed your photos a lot :-) Thanks for sharing! Just returned a week ago from Kenya and Zanzibar journey also and decided to share my photos too. Kenya album is he http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/safari.adict.2/Kenya2007 Any comments more than welcome. Regards, Tad PS. Zanzibar follows. Tad, thank you so much for taking the time to put your wonderful photos here for us to see, it was especially nice to see the "people" photos as well as the ones of the animals. I look forward to the Zanzibar ones too. Pat. Thanks Pat, Regarding Zanzibar, here you go: http://picasaweb.google.com/safari.adict.2/Zanzibar2007 Enjoy, Tad |
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Thanks for all the comments and help with identifications.
Hadn't realised we had a serious birder on board! Corrections now done. 2 species left to sort out - Eagle on pic 61 Lizard on pic 33 We did think the Serena lodges were worth the (small) extra cost from last time. Sparkling wine for breakfast did it for me! About the Carnivore, as I understand it the government thought it gave out the wrong message, both to tourists (ie 'its okay to eat the wildlife') and to the locals, who are of course not allowed to hunt the game in the parks. So although it was farmed, you can't eat the game there anymore. A pity as I was quite partial to a bit of hartebeest. Rgds all Charles "Pat Anderson" wrote in message ... In message , Liz Leyden writes In message "rydale" wrote: There are one or two birds etc which I haven't identified, so help would be appreciated! Nice pics, especially the Cheetahs. OK, some bird IDs: 31: Common Bulbul 32: Nubian Woodpecker 43: Rosy-patched Bush-Shrike 44: Black-faced Sandgrouse 166: not Sandgrouse, but White-bellied Bustard. Slainte Liz Charles, I knew Liz would know the bird names! Liz, weren`t the photos great? Brought back memories for me of all the Serena hotels and lodges Charles and his wife stayed in. Pat. -- Pat Anderson |
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In message , rydale
writes Thanks for all the comments and help with identifications. Hadn't realised we had a serious birder on board! Corrections now done. 2 species left to sort out - Eagle on pic 61 Lizard on pic 33 We did think the Serena lodges were worth the (small) extra cost from last time. Sparkling wine for breakfast did it for me! About the Carnivore, as I understand it the government thought it gave out the wrong message, both to tourists (ie 'its okay to eat the wildlife') and to the locals, who are of course not allowed to hunt the game in the parks. So although it was farmed, you can't eat the game there anymore. A pity as I was quite partial to a bit of hartebeest. Rgds all Charles "Pat Anderson" wrote in message ... In message , Liz Leyden writes In message "rydale" wrote: There are one or two birds etc which I haven't identified, so help would be appreciated! Nice pics, especially the Cheetahs. OK, some bird IDs: 31: Common Bulbul 32: Nubian Woodpecker 43: Rosy-patched Bush-Shrike 44: Black-faced Sandgrouse 166: not Sandgrouse, but White-bellied Bustard. Slainte Liz Charles, I knew Liz would know the bird names! Liz, weren`t the photos great? Brought back memories for me of all the Serena hotels and lodges Charles and his wife stayed in. Pat. -- Pat Anderson Thanks Charles, Liz is a serious birder! If it were safe to go, the lower Tana river area where we were for three years in the early eighties, has about 140 species of birds I think somebody recorded and spotted ( sorry Liz if jargon is wrong! ) As for the game being unavailable at the Carnivore, that is a shame, I loved the taste of some barbecued antelope I once had in Nigeria. I used to enjoy going to the Carnivore. I agree with you about the Serena lodges and hotels, they are good, were you cold at the Zanzibar one with the really cool air conditioning like we were? Pat. -- Pat Anderson |
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