Masai Mara bird images, Kenya


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Some Birds of the Masai Mara
.	Grey Crowned-Cranes are just over a metre tall. Pairs perform elaborate displays throughout the year. Three-banded Plovers are inhabitants of inland waterways. They have a jerky flight and are usually seen singly or in small numbers.	.

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Little Bee-eater

Little Bee-eater

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Southern Ground-Hornbill, a turkey-sized terrestrial bird (16k*)

Southern Ground-hornbill

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Lappet-faced Vulture, fka Nubian Vulture (10k*) The deep blue sky is unusual in July, but is real, if polarised.

Lappet-faced Vulture

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Saddle-billed Stork
Easily recognised, but not common in Kenya

Saddle-billed Stork (15k*)

Tawny Eagle juvenile
This is the most common species of eagle in Kenya during the dry season.

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Young Tawny Eagle (16k*)


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