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Birds of Tarangire National Park
« on: June 19, 2016, 08:12:56 PM »
This was my second time visiting the Northern Parks of Tanzania and I'm pretty sure I saw as many new species (to me) as I did during my FIRST visit in 2009!

Some of the birds from Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, that I saw on my Safari in May:

1. Red-billed Firefinch (what a cool name!)

Red-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala) by Brian Hampson, on Flickr

2. Lesser striped Swallow

Lesser Striped Swallow (Cecropis abyssinica) by Brian Hampson, on Flickr

3. Yellow-Collared Lovebird

Yellow-Collared Lovebird (Agapornis personatus) by Brian Hampson, on Flickr

4. Lilac-breasted Roller

Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) by Brian Hampson, on Flickr

5. African Jacana

African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) by Brian Hampson, on Flickr

6. African Crake (I didn't even know that there WAS such a bird as a "crake"!)

African Crake (Crex Egregia) by Brian Hampson, on Flickr

7. Water Thicknee (honestly - who comes up with these names? LOL)

Water Thicknee (Burhinus vermiculatus) by the river by Brian Hampson, on Flickr

8. African Fish Eagle

African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) by Brian Hampson, on Flickr

By my quick count of pics from that day, I have 20 species sighted in the first day... Not a bad day.  Not bad at all, considering it's not a bird-specific outing.

For the whole set, you can can visit my "First Day of Safari album on Flickr" at https://flic.kr/s/aHskBQKhKA

Asante Sana!



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