Somali Bee-eater

A Surprise and first ever sighting for me was this bee-eater in Samburu

Somali Bee-eater in Samburu

Little Bee-Eater through the Green

A little Bee-eater against the green back and foreground in the Mara

Looking up

Tracking bees and other insects, a little bee-eater on the bank of the Mara River

The Little Bee-eater

Little Bee-eater locked on target

They can catch bees on the wing and return to the same perch in seconds

Portrait of a Little Bee-eater

Green-winged Pytilia

A gorgeous colourful finch, taken in the Mara

Green-winged Pytilia

foraging for seeds

Portrait with a Green-winged Pytilia

The Purple Grenadier

Portrait of a Purple Grenadier

A Purple Grenadier

A bright colourful finch of East Africa, near the Mara River

Purple Grenadier

@ Masai Mara Game Reserve

Turning Both Cheeks

This Purple Grenadier shows those blue / purple cheeks as he glances breifly at the camera

The Purple Grenadier

Black-headed Heron

Stalking on land not far from the Mara River

Dawns Chorus with a Yellow-throated Longclaw

Singing his morning song in a damp misty morning in the Mara

Yellow-Throated Longclaw

The Yellow-Throated Longclaw

Yellow Throated Longclaw

Red-necked Spurfowl in early light

Red-Necked Spurfowl in the Mara

Red-necked Spurfowl