Cameroon Olive-Greenbul (Phyllastrephus poensis) near Bamenda in the Cameroon Highlands

A dark olive-brown bird moves between twigs and branches. The trees are on the slope above the crater lake are not so high. This allows for very nice pictures of birds, which would otherwise be rather up in the canopy – largely invisible from the ground. This time, the brown bird with the striking beak… Continue reading Cameroon Olive-Greenbul (Phyllastrephus poensis) near Bamenda in the Cameroon Highlands

Buntkopf-Felshüpfer – ein Picathartes – in Kamerun

Der Nachmittag ist ganz dem Buntkopf-Felshüpfer (Picathartes oreas), der im englischen Grey-necked Rockfowl oder Grey-necked Picathartes genannt wird, gewidmet. Zuerst war die Frage der richtigen Ausrüstung zu klären. Es war klar, daß ich das Canon EF 400 / 1:4,0 L Do IS USM mitnehmen wollte. Dazu dann die Canon EOS-1D X, die Gewähr für rauscharme,… Continue reading Buntkopf-Felshüpfer – ein Picathartes – in Kamerun

Grey-necked Picathartes in Campo-Ma’an National Park/ Cameroon

Now the afternoon was for the Grey-necked Picathartes or Grey-necked Rockfowl (Picathartes oreas). We expected an arduous trip of hiking for hours through tropical heat in the National Park. Some people say, that the bird only appears after rain storms. If this would be true, we would be unlucky, as on our first day in… Continue reading Grey-necked Picathartes in Campo-Ma’an National Park/ Cameroon