First week of safari in Africa. 2017. After a night in Nairobi, we drove a few hours to this location.
Lake Oloiden in the Naivasha territory is the habitat of many birds (fish eagles, pelicans, cormorants, kingfishers, etc). This lake is very calm and is home to over 400 bird species including the African fish eagle and pelicans. Oloiden is an important breeding ground for both the common and white-necked cormorants. There was also an impressively large cape buffalo at the water's edge checking us out as we took in birdlife on the shore from our boat.
We also visited extremely picturesque Lake Naivasha. My photos of fish eagles were taken there.
On the property where we stayed there were monkeys (sometimes pilfering breakfast and racing away), 2 species of giraffe, warthogs, zebras and impalas on the property and large herds of hippos in or near the water. We were careful not to get anywhere near the hippos--they can be easily bothered and sometimes very aggressive. The year after we were there I read in the NY Times that 2 tourists who ventured too close to them while trying to take closer photos were charged at by hippos--one was killed and the other seriously injured.
Lake Oloiden in the Naivasha territory is the habitat of many birds (fish eagles, pelicans, cormorants, kingfishers, etc). This lake is very calm and is home to over 400 bird species including the African fish eagle and pelicans. Oloiden is an important breeding ground for both the common and white-necked cormorants. There was also an impressively large cape buffalo at the water's edge checking us out as we took in birdlife on the shore from our boat.
We also visited extremely picturesque Lake Naivasha. My photos of fish eagles were taken there.
On the property where we stayed there were monkeys (sometimes pilfering breakfast and racing away), 2 species of giraffe, warthogs, zebras and impalas on the property and large herds of hippos in or near the water. We were careful not to get anywhere near the hippos--they can be easily bothered and sometimes very aggressive. The year after we were there I read in the NY Times that 2 tourists who ventured too close to them while trying to take closer photos were charged at by hippos--one was killed and the other seriously injured.
