Birds in Kakum NP from Canopy Walkway

A strange bird is looking through the leaves like a dwarf Gnom. The Bristle-nosed Barbet (Gymnobucco peli) is the bird which welcomed us during a visit in the early morning. Fog and mist in the first light of dawn makes the rain forest look like a Chinese drawing. In the humid lowland rainforest of Ghana… Continue reading Birds in Kakum NP from Canopy Walkway

Wespenbussard am Strassenrand in Kamerun

Auf der Rückfahrt aus dem Campo Maan National Park und einem Stop am sehr schön zu überblickenden Nyong River muß der Fahrer kurz vor Edea doch mal vehement auf die Bremse treten. Ein toller Greif sitzt im schönsten Abendlicht in einem niedrigen Baum; keine 50 m von der Straße entfernt. Seine schlanke Gestalt lassen mich… Continue reading Wespenbussard am Strassenrand in Kamerun

Congo Serpent-Eagle (Dryotriorchis spectabilis) in the Cameroon lowlands

Driving from Edea down to Kribi in April 2017 we managed to catch a bird, unobtrusively crouching on a branch of a medium-sized tree right along the road. The bird had large eyes, but was sitting right in the open. Wow, this was the Congo Serpent-Eagle (Dryotriorchis spectabilis) is a medium-sized eagle that occurs in… Continue reading Congo Serpent-Eagle (Dryotriorchis spectabilis) in the Cameroon lowlands