遇見肯亞的鳥類朋友

風吹褲襠蛋蛋涼
到肯亞通常比較注重在大型哺乳動物,不過鳥類也是隨處可見的動物
整理照片發現有許多美麗的鳥類,來分享一下
其實到肯亞不只是看 Big 5,還有許多漂亮的鳥

Birds of Kenya by Yuankuei

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3771/9327345929_dbc9405f97_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/please/9327345929/)
非洲林鴞 African Wood Owl - DSC_9725 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/please/9327345929/) by yuankuei (http://www.flickr.com/people/please/), on Flickr

從 Treetops Lodge 回到 Outspan,工作人員指著樹上說有貓頭鷹
眼拙如我,找了很久才發現白天沉睡中的非洲林鴞
導遊告訴我們說,在肯亞如果貓頭鷹飛到你家,那會是代表厄運

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3707/9326768187_453b06cd13.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/please/9326768187/) http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7436/9358037479_4da47538f4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/please/9358037479/)
鴕鳥 Ostrich - DSC_0178 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/please/9326768187/) by yuankuei (http://www.flickr.com/people/please/), on Flickr      DSC_4953 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/please/9358037479/) by yuankuei (http://www.flickr.com/people/please/), on Flickr

Samburu National Reserve 看到的 Somali Ostrich,跟 Maasai Mara 的紅頸鴕鳥顏色差異真大
從來都不知道,原來有顏色這麼豐富的鴕鳥

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3740/9333661144_f3ef90e64d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/please/9333661144/)
珠雞 Guineafowl - DSC_0901 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/please/9333661144/) by yuankuei (http://www.flickr.com/people/please/), on Flickr

導遊告訴我們,只有在 Samburu 才看得到 guineafowl
不過 Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Sweetwaters) 也有就是

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3698/9335016465_6be2154754_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/please/9335016465/)
栗頭麗掠鳥 Superb Starling - DSC_2243 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/please/9335016465/) by yuankuei (http://www.flickr.com/people/please/), on Flickr

貝殼珍珠藍的羽毛非常炫目,尤其是在陽光底下
算是幾乎每天都見得到的鳥類,也不會太怕人

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3806/9333669684_bde760332b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/please/9333669684/)
灰頭魚狗 Grey-headed Kingfisher - DSC_0933 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/please/9333669684/) by yuankuei (http://www.flickr.com/people/please/), on Flickr

體型嬌小,但色彩鮮豔很難不發現這可愛的小鳥

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5474/9372451008_7551572134_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/please/9372451008/)
三種不同禿鷹 3 Different Vultures - DSC_6133 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/please/9372451008/) by yuankuei (http://www.flickr.com/people/please/), on Flickr

看到禿鷹,就有機會看到掠食動物用餐的畫面
禿鷹爭搶腐屍場景也是難得的經驗

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5532/9345126748_3443e05634_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/please/9345126748/)
牛背鷺 Cattle Egret - DSC_3636 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/please/9345126748/) by yuankuei (http://www.flickr.com/people/please/), on Flickr

查資料才學到,原來牛背鷺在水牛背上不是吃寄生蟲
是等待水牛吃草時驚動跑出的昆蟲,真有趣

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2875/9372966498_f3a7d272ce_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/please/9372966498/)
斑魚狗 Pied Kingfisher - DSC_6992 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/please/9372966498/) by yuankuei (http://www.flickr.com/people/please/), on Flickr

在 Lake Naivasha 遊湖發現這種斑魚狗
只見他鼓動翅膀在空中定點停留,注視水面下的魚
接著,一個自由落體衝進水裡,馬上叼起獵物又飛起,實在精彩!

名稱為參考網路圖鑑得來,如果有錯誤請指教

參考資料:
List of birds of Kenya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Kenya)
東非大自然 非洲野生動物 - 鳥類(A-G) (http://wildnature.go2c.info/view.php?doc=/wildlife/birds1)
Birds of East Africa 東非鳥圖
台灣區人工飼養鴕鳥協會 - 鴕鳥種類 (http://www.ostrich.org.tw/html/front/bin/ptdetail.phtml?Part=g02&Category=286061)
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