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Safari Day 6 - Birds of the Ngorongoro Crater

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Jul 26, 2016 11:37 |  #1

Day 6 of our safari saw us down in the Ngorongoro Crater (actually Caldera). It is 30x20km across and acts as a mini ecosystem all on its own as the steep walls minimize migration in and out of the Caldera.

We saw some more beautiful birds this day, both in the crater and at our lodge in the Ngorongoro highlands, nearby.

1. Black-Chested Snake Eagle

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IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/Jwhf​Nc (external link) Black-chested Snake Eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) (external link) by Brian Hampson (external link), on Flickr

2. Probably a few thousand Lesser Flamingos feeding in the Alkali lakes

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IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/Jwhg​4H (external link) Wildebeest walking past Lesser Flamingos (external link) by Brian Hampson (external link), on Flickr

3. An Egyptian Goose that found a very interesting place to sleep.

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IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/K2D9​9S (external link) Just resting - on a hippo! (external link) by Brian Hampson (external link), on Flickr

4. A Capped Wheatear

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IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/KpSo​sQ (external link) Capped Wheatear (Oenanthe pileata) (external link) by Brian Hampson (external link), on Flickr

5. Rosy Pelicans

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IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/K2Dc​Go (external link) Rosy Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) (external link) by Brian Hampson (external link), on Flickr

6. A whiskered Tern flitting in the marshes, eating bugs

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IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/KpSp​qm (external link) Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) in flight (external link) by Brian Hampson (external link), on Flickr

7. Augur Buzzard

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We saw a bunch of other ones too, but that's all I'm allowed to post for photos. Check out the day's pictures at: https://flic.kr/s/aHsk​F2rzU4 (external link)



  
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Jul 26, 2016 16:01 |  #2

Nice. Do you have any more of the Whiskered Tern that you would share?

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Jul 26, 2016 16:06 |  #3

Greg_8 wrote in post #18078371 (external link)
Nice. Do you have any more of the Whiskered Tern that you would share?

Three others made "the cut"

1.

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2.

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IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/KpSp​zE (external link) Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) in flight (external link) by Brian Hampson (external link), on Flickr

and

3.

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IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/K2De​ad (external link) Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) in flight (external link) by Brian Hampson (external link), on Flickr



  
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Jul 26, 2016 19:29 as a reply to  @ DragonSpeed's post |  #4

Great looking bird. I may never see it in person so glad to get views of it here. Sincere Thanks.

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