Spotting the Flamingos

A few years ago when you wanted to view flamingos, it was obvious that all you needed to do was visit Lake Nakuru and you would find thousands of the birds by the shores of the lake. However, as time has gone by, the water levels of Lake Nakuru have gone up submerging the algae which was the main thing that the birds fed on.....

As a result the Flamingo birds have migrated and move to Lake Bogoria. My advise on tourists who are keen on bird life around lakes is that now Lake Bogoria is a host to not only flamingos but other bird species to, so it is slowly making it's way to a birds paradise in Kenya.

And a bit of love.......

Although it's not a public holiday, this is the one day on the calender that people get to fuss about love and paint the streets red, with flowers, chocolate, teddy bears and all that mushy stuff being sold at great discounts. In case you did not know..yes I am a hopeless romantic kind of girl, who always loves to jump in the "love festivities" killing myself with trying to get the perfect gift, even though for the past four years I have gotten him the same gift...his favourite bottle of whiskey and a pair of socks or a tie..classic right? LOL! This year I am however thinking of doing something different for him (yeah ..right). I also felt it was good to share some love with my blog family but in a different way (enjoy the pictures)..... So what are you up to this valentines?

Happy Vals! :)

Images adopted from theguardian.co.uk - The week in wildlife

September Swahili Sparrow

The Last time i actually wrote about a bird was in April when I did the April blog challange. Not that I never think of writting about birds, just that birds are those creatures who are constantly in our everyday life that we never give much attention to, as we should. What i mean is if a lion was to appear outside your window you would probably faint in shock or freeze in shock,then later narate the story to all your pals endlessly, wheras birds appear almost, if not everyday on our windows, when we are driving or walking etc but we do not pay much attention...

Introducing the Sparrow

 The sparrows, true sparrows, or Old World sparrows all in the family Passeridae are small passerine birds.
As eight or more species nest in or near buildings, and the House Sparrow and Eurasian Tree Sparrow in particular inhabit cities in large numbers, sparrows may be the most familiar of all wild birds. This means in the number of hours you have been awake today, you have probably seen more than two (2) sparrows without your knowledge!


Fact
There over 20 different species of sparrows and one which i bound to never forget is the Swahili Sparrow,which lives in the Savannah of southern Kenya and Tanzania. So which of the many sparrows do you think you have come across today?

Meet the Swahili Sparrow!!! Did you know she exists?!