Hamerkop: Kazinga Channel, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, August 2022 — One of the most common birds in Africa, anywhere there is water, and certainly the strangest looking heron! Their distinctive huge messy nest adorns many a river and lake-side tree. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. ISO 100 @ f4 @ 1/1000th.

I already posted two Yellow-billed Storks this morning, but they were in the photo where the Cape Buffalo was the main subject. The Yellow-billed Stork deserves a post of its own. This one was just up the Kasinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, from were we saw the Buffalo in the water when we visited in August 2022. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program. mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. ISO 100 @ f4 @ 1/800th.

White-tailed Blue-flycatcher: Irungu Forest Lodge, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, August 2022 — I posted an African Blue-flycatcher a week or more ago, taken at Chimpanzee Forest Lodge near Kibale National Park. We found this White-tailed nesting on the grounds of Irungu Forest Lodge just outside Queen Elizabeth National Park a few days later. The Blue-flycatchers are both common in south west Uganda. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. ISO 1000 @ f4 @ 1/500th.

Black-headed Gonolek: Irungu Forest Lodge, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, August 2022 — One of the more common birds of Uganda, but it can be shy. Patience pays and good views are worth waiting for. They are skulkers in the brush, but they like to sit up higher and sing. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and Apple Photos. ISO 100 @ f4 @ 1/800th.

Another Sunbird from the gardens at Irungu Forest Lodge near Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda in August. Scarlet-chested Sunbird…not to be confused with the Red-chested! I posted this bird from Chimpanzee Forest Lodge near Kibale National Park. We saw it there as well. A brilliant bird! Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. ISO 640 @ f4 @ 1/500th.

White-browed Robin-Chat: Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, August 2022 — One of the more common and wide-spread birds in Uganda, the White-browed Robin-Chat is frequent in both field and garden. We found this one at Irungu Forest Lodge while waiting for lunch time. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. IS0 160 and 1000 @ f4 @ 1/500th. Backlit shot plus 1EV.

When I said we had left the Sunbirds behind in Kabale, I was, of course, exaggerating. Our first stop at Queen Elizabeth National Park is always Irungu Forest Lodge, where we have lunch. We always get there early with enough time to bird around the lodge while waiting for lunch to be served. This Red-chested Sunbird was one of many different species we saw there. Brilliant bird! The Scarlet-chested is generally found around water, lakes and marshes, and we were only a mile or so from the Kazinga Channel. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. ISO 400 @ f4 @ 1/500th.