10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2012

These beaters usually take the form of grazing herds of game and domestic animals, and large flocks of carmine bee-eaters may gather overhead. After breeding they also disperse over the rainforests and savannas of West and Central Africa, where they hunt for aerial insects.

Africa 262

Africa Gabon South Africa Uganda 262

10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2022

The Congo Basin, second in size only to the Amazon, spans six countries: south-eastern Cameroon, portions of southern Central African Republic, the north and central Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and the Republic of Congo. Game viewing on foot, by 4×4 or by motorboat.

Central African Republic 279

Central African Republic Congo Gabon Gorillas 279

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2012

Image taken in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania. The Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui is a rainforest species, named for Frenchman Paul Du Chaillu who was the first explorer to venture inland from Gabon into Africa’s vast lowland forest bloc. This image was taken in Namibia’s Erongo Mountains.

Ethiopia 223

Ethiopia Tanzania Africa Uganda 223