Category: Uganda

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2017-01-05: WPC Resilient

The mountain gorillas, despite living in conflict zones and being subjected to poaching and diseases, are still around, and in some areas, thriving.  Spending time with them is a beautiful experience.  I would definitely define them as being resilient.  Let’s hope their numbers will increase, and we will be able to share our world with these magnificent creatures for many, many years to come.

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A gorilla infant makes eye contact from the safety of the group.

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WPC: Resilient

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2017-01-02: Monochrome Monday

This first monochrome Monday of the year is from my amazing gorilla trekking experience.  I have some ideas for future posts about the gorillas, so watch this space in the coming weeks!

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A pile-up of juvenile gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda.

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2016-12-24: Photo Slideshow

Hi everyone!  I recently put together this photo slideshow for my photo club Christmas party, and thought I would share it here as well.

The photos are taken over the past three years, and there are several from each of my trips to Africa.

I hope you enjoy, Merry Christmas, and all the best for the coming year.

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2016-12-02: Feel Good Friday

My first day in Buhoma in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, my group took an afternoon village walk with a local guide.  It was a very interesting experience, as we had the opportunity to tour the local school and meet one of the teachers and some of the students, walk through the village market and trek up the hill to visit the pygmy village.

I must admit, the walk up the the pygmy village had me winded and left me very worried for the gorilla trek that happened the following day!  Here I was huffing and puffing along, and had young children passing me carrying large containers of water home; it certainly made me appreciate the luxury of opening a tap at home for water even more than I did before.

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A welcome dance from the Batwa villagers.  Wearing hats made of natural materials was very important to the elders of the group.

After we left the pygmy village, we stopped to talk with locals making banana beer and banana gin (I passed up the opportunity to try either), and were treated to another dance by a group of locals.

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Near one of the shops in the village I spotted this sign; what an excellent example of diversified business strategies!

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2016-10-22: WPC H2O

I could have shared any number of photos taken along the river near my old home, with lovely sunrises and mountains… but this spoke to me more.  I recently took a bird watching trip along the Kazinga channel in Uganda, and this village was at the turn around point for the tour.  For a photo challenge topic of water, a photo shot from the water, of a village that completely relies on the water, seemed fitting.

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Hopefully these fishing boats were safely moored for the night, as the storm that rolled in about an hour after I shot this brought with it some intense wind.

WPC: H2O

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2016-10-09: Holiday Photos

Every month the photo club I belong to has a photo topic of the month, as well as being able to submit a further 5 photos for review and discussion.  Since all I have captured since I returned home are a few grainy images of one of the local deer (and lots of my dog) I thought I would share them here as well.  I am hoping to get back into the swing of things with my “What I’ve seen this week” Sunday post very soon.

Until then, I hope you enjoy some images of Uganda and Kenya.

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This image stirs up so much for me.  I can almost smell the fever trees and the acacia and the scent of the elephants, I can almost hear the rumbles, the crunch of branches and chewing of leaves, I can almost feel the warm of the sunlight.  Working on these images takes me right back and gives me a mini mental holiday 🙂
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Three young male lions had taken down a wildebeest in the night, and shortly before I shot this, all three were still picking away at the carcass.  There were a half dozen jackals hanging around, trying to figure out how to safely get close enough to grab a morsel or two.  This one only took another step before turning away.
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Witnessing a river crossing involves a lot of waiting, and then a lot of chaos in a short period of time.  I’m looking forward to sharing more about this experience!
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Just like human babies, the mountain gorilla infants that I saw were incredibly curious, and explored their world by touching everything.
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A lappet faced vulture lays claim to a wildebeest carcass that looks to be little more than some fur and bones.
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The repeating lines of tea fields near the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda.
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2016-10-02: Elephants

As everyone surely knows by now, elephants are my very favourite animal to spend time with and to photograph.  My time in both Uganda and Kenya did not disappoint with elephant sightings.  From seeing their footprints in the forest while tracking gorillas and chimpanzees in Uganda, having a large male outside my tent at my camp in Amboseli, or being surrounded by the largest herd I have ever see while in the Mara, I had a little bit of everything.

Here are a few images of my favourite animal.  I hope you enjoy, and have a wonderful day.

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A herd of elephants passing by our afternoon game drive in the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.
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A large herd of elephants passed through the Ol Kinyei conservancy, and we were lucky enough to spend about an hour with them one morning.  This tree was a favourite for neck scratching as the group moved along.
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One of the family groups seen in Ol Kinyei Conservancy while staying at Porini Mara Camp.
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Every elephant is unique; this one in Amsoseli National Park had tusks that crossed at the tips.  I had a lovely time being so close to such lovely, relaxed elephants.
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Granted not the greatest elephant picture ever, but such a lovely sundowner spot in the Selenkay conservancy while staying at Porini Amboseli camp.  There was a raised viewing platform by the waterhole, where everyone staying at the camp gathered for drinks and snacks.
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This big guy could almost be called the camp elephant at Amboseli camp, as he stopped by pretty much every day to graze amongst the tents and visit the nearby waterhole.  I took this standing by the door of my tent, he was amazingly close.

 

 

 

 

 

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