🇰🇪 Birds of Kenya Safari (Part 1)

📍 Lake Nakuru & Naivasha, Kenya 📷 *Canon SX740HS + Phone* Before Africa, my life bird count was barely 80 species—after just 2 days on safari, it exploded to 140+! And this wasn’t even a birding-focused trip. Imagine the joy for dedicated birders! 🤯 Africa’s kaleidoscope of colors left me spellbound. Here’s a color-coded guide to my feathered finds (black/white birds coming next! 🔷 Blue & Green Gems Hadada Ibis: Loud, raspy "HA-ha-ha" calls at dawn Lilac-breasted Roller: Sunlight turns its feathers into living gemstones 💎 Greater Blue-eared Starling: Metallic blue with sequin-like wings Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu: Tiny bird with rosy blush cheeks 😊 Marabou Stork: Philosopher of the bird world—motionless on lampposts 🏙️ Helmeted Guineafowl: That electric blue face! 🦩 Pink & Red Wonders Yellow-billed Stork: Elegant wader with golden beak Great White Pelican: Floating cotton-candy flocks from afar Greater & Lesser Flamingos: Pink brushstrokes on the lake 🟡 Earthy Tones Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater: Darting like living embers 🔥 Grey Crowned Crane: Uganda’s ballerina-bird 💃 Speckled Mousebird: Crawls through bushes like a feathered rodent 🐭 White-browed Coucal: The samurai of savanna grasses ⚔️ #BirdWatching #AfricanBirds #SafariBirds #KenyaWildlife #NaturePhotography