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A field archive from Hudhud trips across East Africa: birds, wildlife, landscapes, Rift Valley lakes, and coastal scenes from the road.

These are real, unedited Hudhud field photographs, selected to show the range of landscapes, species, and safari experiences our trips can include. For species-by-species bird photographs, see our Birds of East Africa pages.

Two giraffes necking in dry-country bush, photographed on a Hudhud trip — Giraffes sparring, northern Kenya

Grey Crowned Crane calling in open grassland, photographed on a Hudhud trip — Grey Crowned Crane

Malachite Kingfisher perched at the water's edge, photographed on a Hudhud birding trip — Malachite Kingfisher

Flamingos massed in the shallows of a Rift Valley lake, photographed on a Hudhud trip — Flamingos, Rift Valley lakes

Lilac-breasted Roller perched on a low bush in open savannah — Lilac-breasted Roller

Sun setting over the hills across Lake Victoria, Tanzania — Sunset over Lake Victoria, Tanzania

Secretarybird striding through open grassland, photographed on a Hudhud safari — Secretarybird

Pied Kingfisher holding a freshly caught fish, photographed on a Hudhud trip — Pied Kingfisher with catch

Beach and coastal forest edge on the Kenya coast, photographed on a Hudhud trip — Kenya coast

Vulturine Guineafowl walking through dry-country bush — Vulturine Guineafowl

Superb Starling standing on red earth, photographed on a Hudhud trip — Superb Starling

Black Heron canopy-feeding with wings spread like an umbrella in a shallow lake — Black Heron, canopy-feeding

Sunflower fields in bloom along the road in Tanzania — Sunflower fields, Tanzania

Grey Crowned Crane walking through short-grass savannah — Grey Crowned Crane on the move

African Fish Eagle perched on a dead branch — African Fish Eagle

Terns in flight low over the shoreline on the Kenya coast — Terns over the shoreline

European Roller, a Palearctic migrant, perched on a bare bush — European Roller

Long-crested Eagle in flight against a clear sky — Long-crested Eagle

Lakeside hills of Mwanza seen across the water of Lake Victoria, Tanzania — Mwanza, Lake Victoria

Sunbird feeding on a flowering aloe, photographed on a Hudhud trip — Sunbird on aloe

Close portrait of a Grey Crowned Crane showing its golden crest — Grey Crowned Crane, up close

Black-winged Stilt wading in shallow water — Black-winged Stilt

Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater perched in highland forest — Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

Woodland Kingfisher perched in acacia woodland — Woodland Kingfisher

Sun setting behind granite outcrops on the shore of Lake Victoria — Granite shores at dusk, Lake Victoria

Black Heron hunting at the edge of a shallow pool — Black Heron

African Darter perched on a bush above the water, neck extended — African Darter

Worker crossing shallow salt pans near the Kenyan coast — Salt pans, Kenya coast

Egret mirrored in still, dark water — Egret at first light

Little Bee-eater perched on a thin branch — Little Bee-eater

White-fronted Bee-eater perched on a branch — White-fronted Bee-eater

Bee-eater perched among thorn scrub on red soil — Bee-eater in thorn scrub

Owl resting at a shaded daytime roost — Owl at its daytime roost

Pearl-spotted Owlet photographed at night on a Hudhud birding walk — Pearl-spotted Owlet, after dark

Lark singing from the top of a termite mound — Lark on a termite mound

Cormorant perched on a branch drying its plumage — Cormorant

Yellow weaver perched in fresh green foliage — Weaver in the greenery

Malachite Kingfisher perched on a bare branch over the water — Malachite Kingfisher

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