UGANDA 2020 - A TALE OF 7 SPECIALS

[kittykat23uk]

KAZINGA CHANNEL BOAT CRUISE

 

Again, @xelas has already explained the ins and outs of this trip, so it just leaves a few images to be posted.

 

P2140859  hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2140869  hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2140924 Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2140947 (2) Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2140959 African buffalo or Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141048 Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141065 African buffalo or Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and Black-winged Stilt by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141079  African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141131  African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141164  African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141174  African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141183  African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141226 olive baboon (Papio anubis) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141248 olive baboon (Papio anubis) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141263  Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141392 Red-throated Bee-eater  Merops bullocki frenatus by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141401 (2) Red-throated Bee-eater  Merops bullocki frenatus by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141428  Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141461 African Pygmy-Kingfisher  Ispidina picta picta; H.p.ferrugineus by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141469 African buffalo or Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141502 African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141523 Defassa  waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141531 African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141600  African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141622 marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer)  & great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141652 Pink-backed Pelican  Pelecanus rufescens by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141687 (2) Grey-headed Gull  Larus cirrocephalus poiocephalus & Baltic Gull  Larus fuscus fuscus by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141689 (2)adj Grey-headed Gull  Larus cirrocephalus poiocephalus by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141698  Gull-billed Tern  Gelochelidon nilotica nilotica & White-winged Tern  Chlidonias leucopterus, Grey-headed Gull  Larus cirrocephalus poiocephalus, & Baltic Gull  Larus fuscus fuscus by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141747 pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141726 Kazinga Channel birds- Sared Ibis, Great Cormorants, little egrets, Marabou storks etc by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

 

Edited March 29, 2020 by kittykat23uk

[kittykat23uk]

3RD GAME DRIVE – MINI GAME DRIVE

 

P2141797 Water Thick-knee or Dikkop  Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus; B.v.buttikoferi by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141806 giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni) by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141818 Crested Francolin  Peliperdix sephaena granti by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141870 Black-headed Gonolek or Bush-Shrike  Laniarius erythrogaster by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2141891 white-browed robin-chat (Cossypha heuglini), also known as Heuglin's robin by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

 

Edited March 29, 2020 by kittykat23uk

[Pamshelton3932]

I loved this batch of pictures.  The waterbuck standing alone at the top of the hill was one of my favorites.

[kittykat23uk]

Thank you @Pamshelton3932 

[xelas]

Excellent additions, @kittykat23uk! Thanks for pointing out the GWP - 1 point more for BY .

[TonyQ]

What a great boat trip.

Very much enjoying all of the contributors work. 

 

[Galana]

1 hour ago, xelas said:

Excellent additions, @kittykat23uk! Thanks for pointing out the GWP - 1 point more for BY .

Hmmm!

Care to point out which it was/is? I can only see Pink backs in Jo's shot. Two adults and four juv. Probably a family as PBs are often solitary.

Nice photo of the Red-throated Bee-eater @kittykat23uk.

Log for afternoon of 14th to Jetty and beyond.

[xelas]

8 hours ago, Galana said:

Care to point out which it was/is?

The one with red legs ??

[Treepol]

Thanks @kittykat23uk for your wonderful photos. I particularly liked the Pygmy Kingfisher, Red-throated Bee-eater and the pair of Gonoleks.

[Galana]

1 hour ago, xelas said:

The one with red legs ??

Surely that would be the Red-legged Pelican Pelecanus rubripinni?

14 hours ago, kittykat23uk said:

P2141698  Gull-billed Tern  Gelochelidon nilotica nilotica & White-winged Tern  Chlidonias leucopterus, Grey-headed Gull  Larus cirrocephalus poiocephalus, & Baltic Gull  Larus fuscus fuscus by Jo Dale, on Flickr

Come on Jo. You missed the Egyptian Geese and Kittlitz Plover!

[Kitsafari]

awesome - you managed to get a glimpse of the giant forest hog!

 

wonderful dual-voice report with a strong bass thrown in now and then. love those mongoose shots with @kittykat23uk! 

[shazdwn]

Love that pied kingfisher shot @kittykat23uk

 

@xelas very entertaining report so far, thanks 

[xelas]

2 hours ago, Galana said:

Surely that would be the Red-legged Pelican Pelecanus rubripinni?

 

Com' on, @Galana, there is no such bird . And, its Latin name would be Pelecanus rubripinnis .

OK, too quick to react, there were only Pink-backed Pelicans, with pink and reddish legs . Darn, there goes one point on BY .

Edited March 23, 2020 by xelas

[kittykat23uk]

Thanks for spotting that @GalanaI thought the one with the yellow throat pouch was a great white pelican, it looks bigger in the photo but I think it's just that his wing is lifted a bit, but you are right. I've amended. 

[Galana]

You could not have counted GWP anyway as that was Jo's Photo.

 

On 3/22/2020 at 9:09 AM, xelas said:

PINK-BACKED PELICAN.

I know I said check the legs and eye colours sometimes but head shape often helps too.

My school was not posh enough  to teach me Latin. They had enough problems getting us to speak the Queen's English.

But surely you saw Great White's earlier. Did you miss the shot?  It was ticked on the check list.

 

Next report please.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 23, 2020 by Galana
amended text.

[kittykat23uk]

Well that's what confused me because I don't have any other photos of pelicans other than pink backed in that case, so I'm not sure where we got great white? 

[xelas]

4^THGAME DRIVE – KASENYI SECTOR & MWEYA PENINSULA / 15^thFeb

 

 

Finally, breakfast served on plates and not in the paper bag. It was our second full day in the park so time to search for the cats. We drove again over the main tar road into the Kasenyi sector. Cape buffalos were on the move, in numbers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[xelas]

Crisscrossing the sector, and looking into each and every Candelabra tree, and under it, after 3 hours Emmy found us the cat. And not only any cat but the King himself. Enjoying the siesta (which can be pretty stretch term in lion’s world), in a cool shade under the Candelabra tree. The lion did not bother to stand up and move, but we were happy nevertheless. Quite a poser, it was.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And as this was obviously our lucky cat day, not even 15 minutes after The King Emmy found us also Leo. Leo was much less relaxed than his (or her?/) king, trying to hide in the branches of another Candelabra tree. But it was curious enough to give us chances for a few photos.

 

 

 

 

 

[xelas]

While still under impressions of the encounters that we have just had, staying in the shade under a tree, a huge bull started to move towards us. It did came very close, but at the last moment it decided to focus its attention to the juicy grass that has grown under, yes, you have guessed correctly, yet another Candelabra tree.

 

 

 

 

 

Also lunch was not from the paper bag, and a cold Special was a well deserved drink after it. I know, Tusker would fit much better to this post ...

 

[xelas]

Afternoon game drive was again on the Mweya peninsula. 

 

 

Birds but also elephants. For this day I have decided to show you the little ellies. They are so cute!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was a long day, and when elephants decided to move, we followed them. Sunsets are were not as spectacular as in Namibia, but watching any sunset in Africa is always a special occasion.

 

 

 

[Soukous]

On 3/22/2020 at 5:28 PM, xelas said:

Emmy was adamant to show us some new birds. Here are a few samples from Zvezda

 

Followed by photos of a crocodile and a hippo ???? 

Edited March 24, 2020 by Soukous

[xelas]

2 minutes ago, Soukous said:

Followed by photos of a crocodile and a hippo ????

 

Those two were before birds. Might as well be skipped. but I found the croc that high up the steep bank from the channel quite intriguing. Should have described better, I know. Not a best-seller material writer I am, eh?!

[Soukous]

Just now, xelas said:

Not a best-seller material writer I am, eh?!

 

Don't worry, you're going great. And, you've got a (literally) captive audience. 

[xelas]

1 minute ago, Soukous said:

And, you've got a (literally) captive audience. 

 

Yeah, I can totally relate to my readers .

[Soukous]

Red-throated Bee-eater, annother one for my wish list.

I think just adding Bee-eaters and Sunbirds will give me more than enough to strive for.