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Photosafari Kenya (Lake Nakuru, Epilogue)

Dear friends,

It's time for the last post on the Kenya trip. This one is about a relatively small (188 square km) wildlife reserve about a two-hours drive from Nairobi. It's called Lake Nakuru, which is one of the well-known soda lakes in the Great Rift Valley. We visited this game reserve on our way back from Maasai Mara to Nairobi and stayed for 2 nights in a lodge. The park is home to a healthy population of rhinos (both the white and black ones are present), lots of buffalo, tree-climbing! lions, quite some leopards, and the rare Rothschild's giraffe. But the main attraction of this parc are the enormeous amounts of flamingo, which feed on the abundantly present algae in the warm lake. From Baboon cliff, one has a spectacular view on the lake and it was awesome to observe the huge pink 'cloud' of birds in the water. Scientists have calculated that the flamingo population consumes about 250.000 kilos of algae per hectare of water per year! At the lakeside it is allowed to leave the vehicle and enjoy the birds from nearby. Just lay down on your belly and wait for the birds to come close. Important detail is that there are usually some hyenas present that have learned to hunt on flamingo. So it makes sense to not only concentrate on the birds!

I hope enjoyed this photo story on Kenya wildlife. It was my pleasure to write it.


See you,
Dirk-Jan