Michael´s Sixth Year

[Kitsafari]

3 hours ago, Galana said:

Singapore or IOM. Both can deliver.

Rooms available next Tuesday on a Scottish wildfowl rich territory. 100,000 ticks of Barnacle Geese 24/7

Just bring a tooth brush and camera.

 

and a sea view to boot! 

[michael-ibk]

Not to slight Singapore or IOM but I might have something better in mind. Or actually I might even be there. 😉

Edited November 11, 2021 by michael-ibk

[Tdgraves]

[Kitsafari]

Showoff!! 

 

I'm so envious. Enjoy!

[pedro maia]

I knew you had to go somewhere this year .

[Galana]

You just got home

[PeterHG]

12 hours ago, michael-ibk said:

but I might have something better in mind.

Great idea! Does everybody at home know about your plans  ?

[michael-ibk]

Well, I just could not do an entire year without Africa, and everybody at home understands that. I'm in the Mara (Ol Kinei) right now, and then to the Aberdares and Ol Pejeta. Booked on very short notice. Might have gotten out of Austria just in time, a new lockdown is imminent I'm afraid - sadly our numbers are the highest they have ever been! 

 

 

[xelas]

Enjoy Africa also for us that might be locked down! 

[shazdwn]

So jealous but enjoy!!!

[Peter Connan]

Hope you have a marvelous trip!

[Zim Girl]

Have a fantastic trip!!

[elefromoz]

On 11/6/2021 at 6:44 PM, michael-ibk said:

the Lady of the House just rattled on in Portuguese, wrote some numbers on the tablecloth and that was the bill.

I really miss travelling

On 11/6/2021 at 7:20 PM, michael-ibk said:

I took a wrong turn, ended up on the motorway and had to go back almost 40 kms before the next exit.

Don't miss that bit..

 

On 11/6/2021 at 7:20 PM, michael-ibk said:

the Algarve has this bafflingly complicated toll system

Oh no, well that's put me right off. Tolls terrify us at the best of times

 

hope Kenya was amazing too, are you ever home working?

[Dave Williams]

Very envious of your trips Michael and I'll remember this report for future reference. Portugal certainly has a huge appeal, especially if the Baccala is better than the Spanish one we have had recently!

 

That's some detailed list you have put together too, thanks!

[michael-ibk]

On 11/23/2021 at 10:50 AM, elefromoz said:

hope Kenya was amazing too, are you ever home working?

Not if I can avoid it! And Kenya is always amazing!

 

18 hours ago, Dave Williams said:

That's some detailed list you have put together too, thanks!

 

E-Bird does that automatically, just a copy & paste job.

 

Will take a while till I´ll manage to work through my Kenya photos - a little teaser, a lifer I was particularly delighted to see:

 

 

 

Edited November 25, 2021 by michael-ibk

[Zim Girl]

Beautiful picture, Michael, but you are going to have to tell me what it is!

[michael-ibk]

3 minutes ago, Zim Girl said:

Beautiful picture, Michael, but you are going to have to tell me what it is!

 

It´s a White-Starred Robin Angie. Apparently not uncommon (according to the books) but a skulky forest dweller. Seen in Nairobi Tented Camp just after arrival, a great birdy start to the trip.

[Zim Girl]

Lovely!

So the birding started early again ,  looking forward to the rest and the TR!!

[Galana]

5 hours ago, michael-ibk said:

It´s a White-Starred Robin

And a cracking portrait of one too. Far better than I have ever managed. Well done.

[michael-ibk]

Still not ready with my Kenya photos but just have to post a repeat. While it seems they are like Sparrows for @GalanaGolden Plovers are super-special here, and this young bird was very obliging. Delighted a lot of local birders today.

 

 

 

[Galana]

21 hours ago, michael-ibk said:

Delighted a lot of local birders today.

I am sure it did. Delightful is their middle name. I can rarely resist 'another shot' when I see my local flock. (As is self evident on my own thread lately. )

[PeterHG]

Your photo certainly shows why they are called ‘Golden’! Great shot.

[shazdwn]

Ooooh great taster - can't wait to see your African birds

[elefromoz]

ooh, got my attention with "Nairobi Tented Camp". That was our first African camp experience and so loved our time there, hope you enjoyed it too. Looking forward to the TR, such a trip is just beyond my wildest dreams at the moment.

[michael-ibk]

So are you ready for my Kenya crackers? Pitch-perfect photos? Yes? So here´s my first entry.

 

258/K1) Somali Ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes) / Somalistrauß

 

Ol Pejeta, 23/11/21.

 

 

Thanks, I know - I am that good. Expect more brilliant stuff like this.