The African Augur Buzzard
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You can barely make out the African Augur Buzzard nest below us on a cliff face. There were two chicks in it and our host said that the parents will kick the weakest one out of the nest, preferring to raise only one baby. So, Joseph climbed all the way down the cliff, climbed back up in the tree at the base of the cliff, retrieved the smallest one, and ultimately brought it back up the cliff in a canvas bag….
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Peering out for the first time from the bag that Joseph put him into when retrieved from the nest…..
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He’s just a little handful now…. More to come when his wingspan is 4 feet…..
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Taking in the vast horizon….. even giraffes and elephants disappear in the landscape….
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We spent a lot of time along this river…. Before sunrise, at sunset, for sundowners at sunset……
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Mt Kenya dominates the horizon……
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Mt Kenya over the camp……
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We surprised this one in the bush…. And elephants do not like surprises. Shortly after giving us this once-over, it made a mock (we think!) charge and closed about one-half of the distance between us before deciding none of us needed this….
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Even the trees here have a soulful feel……
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