Nature is nothing if it isn't unpredictable. One of the main attractions of Lake Nakuru is the massive flocks of flamingos that apparently no longer like it there. It is possible to drive through the Masai Mara, which is famous for the richness and variety of carnivore life without seeing a single hyena. You have to trust to luck, stay alert and try not to be governed by your expectations. I expected a wealth of wading birds and raptors in Nakuru. Instead I was treated to among other things, close encounters with rhinos baboons and the extremely rare Rothschild's giraffe. You never know what you are going to encounter on a game drive, which really, is half the fun.
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| Splendid starling |
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| Olive baboons and impala |
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| A hitchhiker |
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| A mixed herd of buffalo and zebra grazing by the lake |
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| Typical warthog grazing posture |
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| Blacksmith lapwing |
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| Hyena tracks |
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| This is as close as we got to flamingos |
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| Rothschild's giraffe. Note the unmarked "stockings" |
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| Cinnamon chested bee eater |
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| African Scops owl |
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