A few of my favourite things . . . . . . (If you want to see the photos enlarged and one at a time, click on the first photo in each group and then click on the arrow to move on to the next photo. Return to the main page to move on to … Continue reading Miscellany of invertebrates and wild flowers from Uganda: January 2024

We were very fortunate to see 26 mammals between us all during our month in Uganda. The smallest was a Rock Hyrax, the largest a huge bull Elephant. Interestingly, it is said that the Hyrax's closest relative is the Elephant, which I've always found hard to believe - they could hardly look more different! So … Continue reading Some Uganda animal photos from January 2024

A sample of my bird photos, in no particular order. I photographed and have identified at least 137 species (a few are yet to be confirmed and/or added), 17 of which are new to my Uganda life-time list of 336 species. However, to put that into perspective, there are currently 1088 species listed as of … Continue reading Some bird photos from my recent visit to Uganda (January 2024)

Tuesday 23rd: At Robert's insistence (quite rightly), we got up before dawn and crept out of Babu's house although the guard dogs gave us away! We reached Lake Mburo National Park as it was getting light - and were greeted by lots of cheeky Vervet Monkeys at the gate. We soon had our first encounter … Continue reading Final days in Uganda – and final goodbyes: January 23rd-25th

Saturday 20th:   We drove back up the steep hills from the valley in which Lake Mutanda and Kisoro lie - and then turned off the tarmac road.   Could the "road" be any worse than the one we had turned round on, on the way to Amajambere? Worryingly for Robert's minibus, the answer was "yes"! … Continue reading Kisiizi and Rubirizi – waterfall and crater lake: January 20th-22nd

Click here to meet the Bitukura family of Mountain Gorillas living in the Ruhija section of Bwindi Forest National Park! Like the rest of you, I have only met the Bitukura family of gorillas through Inna's lovely photos and video clips. There are fourteen in the family, including three silverback males and a few babies. We … Continue reading GORILLAS IN THE . . . . . . FOREST

Sunday 14th:  We left Mbarara at lunchtime and drove south through the beautiful hills and valleys of Ankole with the pastureland and swamps looking so green and verdant. The obvious wealth of the whole of southwestern Uganda (where virtually all the houses are brick-built with tiled or corrugated iron roofs) is in sharp contrast to … Continue reading Lake Bunyonyi and Kabale: January 14th-16th

Friday, 12th:  Babu, Peace and Philip (two of his four children - Peace lives with Babu while Philip still lives in South Africa but had come home for Christmas), set off back to their home outside Mbarara in their car while we followed more slowly in the minibus, stopping at the Equator - a must … Continue reading Southwest to my childhood home of Mbarara: January 12th-14th

Monday: After a good night’s sleep in Robert’s new home in Apapai, I stepped out of the darkness of the traditional grass-thatched house I had shared with Felicity, Inna and Kerstin into the cool morning air as the sun was rising. The grass was wet with dew. It was hard to believe how hot the sun … Continue reading Uganda’s Wonderful Wildlife: January 8th-11th