{"id":3339,"date":"2012-07-30T16:28:49","date_gmt":"2012-07-30T14:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ruckh.org\/travel\/?p=3339"},"modified":"2012-12-23T10:49:14","modified_gmt":"2012-12-23T09:49:14","slug":"africas-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ruckh.org\/travel\/2012\/07\/africas-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa’s birds"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In Europe, most birds seem to be the size of sparrows and are coloured in various shades of black, grey or brown, with the odd splash of rusty red, or dirty yellow. Even though we have come across quite a few cool birds along the way, I would not have described myself as a birdwatcher before we came to Africa. But here, we’ve seen pelicans sailing majestially between papyrus plants, a fisheagle flying off with a giant fish in its claws, weaver birds building their intricate nests, sunbirds sucking nectar with their needle-like bills, crowned plovers trying to distract a cheetah, kingfishers hunting on Lake Bunyonyi, turquoise starlings stealing our breakfast and giant Marabou storks wander the streets of Kampala. If you have the right specimens to observe, it is hard not to give in to the fascination that is birdwatching. <\/p>\n

To give you a little taste of Africa’s stunning birdlife, here are some of the most interesting species we’ve observed on our way through Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.<\/p>\n

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