Crowned Hornbill (and what looks like a Long-horned Beetle)

More pictures from my 6-week trip to Uganda (October – Decemer 2020). It was really hard to select (Ihave about 2000 photos!) so there are rather a lot of them on this page.

Savanna

Lots of birds and animals and much easier to see and photograph them than in the rain-forest. However, since some of the bigger and fiercer animals are considered dangerous, most parks don’t allow you to move around without a car, guide or armed ranger – which makes it all a bit of a business. But well worth it!

Lion ; Uganda Kob in front of the Rwenzori Mountains

Lesser Blue-cheeked Starling ; Abyssinian Roller

Bruce’s Green Pigeons ; Spot-flanked Barbet

Wetlands

Uganda enjoys lots of rain, almost all year round (in most areas). Even the “arid” areas in the North get about the same yearly rainfall as parts of Western Europe. All that water means plenty of rivers, lakes and marshes – wonderful places to see birds of all shapes and sizes. It also results in a wide range of water transport.

Birding in a canoe and amphibious motorbike

Water transport: Ferry from Entebbe and old-style car ferry in Mabamba Swamp

Northern Brown-throated Weaver ; Red-faced Cisticola

Sacred Ibis nesting colony ; Hadada Ibis – always have something to say

People

Even an anti-social misanthrope like myself cannot fail to be won over by the easy-going charm of Ugandans (most of them at least). I met and spent time with so many nice people – I won’t even try to list them all here. But if you are thinking of travelling to Uganda check out Tony and Anna’s Mamaland Safaris ( https://www.mamalandsafaris.com/ ) or, for a different (and really cheap) kind of holiday – Denis and Ann’s Uganda Lodge ( https://ugandalodge.com/ )