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We had been searching for several days, hoping to see a leopard. Finally, we spotted one hiding in the vegetation along the side of the road. I was so lucky to be able to get a close up shot of him before he quietly slinked back into the shadows.

Grey Crowned Crane, Balearica regulorum. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. This bird is the national bird of Uganda and appears in the centre of the country's flag.

Marabou Stork, Leptoptilos crumeniferus, photographed in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa.

Yellow-billed Stork, Mycteria ibis, on the swampy shore of Lake Naivasha Nature Reserve, Kenya, East Africa. The lake has a surface area of 139 km, and is surrounded by a swamp the home of many bird species.

African Fish Eagle, Haliaeetus vocifer, at Lake Naivasha, Kenya, East Africa. The lake has a surface area of 139 km, and is surrounded by a swamp the home of many bird species. The fish eagles hunt by swooping over the lake and taking fish after keeping watch from a nearby tree.

Juvenile Grey Crowned Cranes, Balearica regulorum. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. This bird is the national bird of Uganda and appears in the centre of the country's flag.

White headed Buffalo weaver, Dinemellia dinemelli, in Acacia tree. Serengeti National park, Tanzania, East Africa. They are found in dry savanna, open thorn scrub and acacia woodland. The nest is built high in a tree in a fork of branches. It is a large, rather untidy structure of twigs and...

Pair of adult Grey Crowned Cranes, Balearica regulorum. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. This bird is the national bird of Uganda and appears in the centre of the country's flag.

a bee-eater with a butterfly

a pied kingfisher is flying over the sea looking for fishes

Seen quietly perched by the side of the road.

A Blue Rock Thrush looks out from its perch on a rock

mamma ghepard is giving a lesson how to catch a pride and after they eat it..

lovebirds in serengeti park

seen in serengeti national park of tanzania

during a safari in tanzania we met an martial eagle

Taken in the Buhoma area of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda

In fairly dense vegetation in Kinigi about 700m from the perimeter of Volcanoes National Park, NW Rwanda

Adult near the northern shores of Lake Bulera in NW Rwanda

Adult photographed in Buhoma - Bwindi, Uganda

Bird photographed in Bwindi (Uganda) just south of Ruhija.

First time to see or photograph this large bird. Another one I had to look up when I got back. I thought he looked sort of upper-class in the way he strolled along.

As far as I can tell, this is a Striated Heron, of which there are several sub-species. So if anyone can be more specific I'd appreciate the definitive ID. Thanks. This guy was on a river fording at about 6 am and, even though we drove slowly, not 1m behind him, he never took his eyes off the...

These guys are definitely straight out of Jurassic Park!