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Taita Taveta

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A Golden-breasted Starling perches on a low shrub and looks directly at the camera in the savanna landscape of Tsavo East National Park, Kenya.

Golden-breasted Starling

Lamprotornis regius (Golden-breasted Starling)

A gerenuk with elongated neck and upright ears faces the camera in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya, with green grassland in the background.

Gerenuk does its best Lee van Cleef Impression

Litocranius walleri (gerenuk)

A young yellow baboon walks along a dirt path beside its mother in midday sunlight.

Mother and Son

Papio cynocephalus (Yellow Baboon)

A juvenile vervet monkey practices a dramatic landing pose on the ground in Tsavo West National Park, Kenya.

Nailing the Superhero Landing!

Chlorocebus pygerythrus (Vervet Monkey)

A Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) rests on a leafy branch in Tsavo West National Park, Kenya, its pastel plumage contrasting softly against the midday sky. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights res

Lilac-breasted Roller Perches on Branch

Coracias caudatus (Lilac-breasted Roller)

An adult Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) perches on a branch in Tsavo West National Park, watching for fish in the waters below during the midday heat. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved.

Pied Kingfisher Waits for Prey

Ceryle rudis (Pied Kingfisher)

With This Seed, I Thee Wed

With This Seed, I Thee Wed

Tockus erythrorhynchus (Northern Red-billed Hornbill)

A male bird with black and yellow plumage and long tail feathers perches on a thin leafy branch against a clear blue sky.

Eastern Paradise-Whydah

Vidua paradisaea (Eastern Paradise-Whydah)

A gray-headed kingfisher with blue and chestnut wings and a long red-orange bill perches on a branch, facing left with alert posture.

Not all kingfishers fish.

Halcyon leucocephala (Gray-headed Kingfisher)

A giraffe with brown and white patterned coat stands in profile, stretching its neck upward to feed on vegetation against a blurred green backdrop.

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Giraffa camelopardalis (Giraffe)

A small antelope with tan and gray fur rests on rocky ground surrounded by dark lava rocks, looking toward the camera.

Klipspringer Resting on the Shetani Lava Flow

Oreotragus oreotragus (klipspringer)

A Northern Red-billed Hornbill perched in profile, showing its characteristic long curved red bill, pale cream and black plumage, and dark eye-ring against a soft blue-grey background with blurred green foliage below.

Northern Red-billed Hornbill in Profile

Northern Red-billed Hornbill