I have been to this park a number of times now. 4 to be exact. I
just love everything about this beautiful park. Placed under the lush slopes of
the mighty Usambara and Pare Eastern Arc Mountain ranges and overseen by
highest peak of Africa – the Kilimanjaro, Mkomazi a astounding beauty
exhibiting unique natural treasures and spectacular landscapes of hilly semi –
arid savannah. I have before hand witnessed many stunning & picturesque sightings, which include –
a stripped sand snake feeding on a green-winged Pitilia, An ECG feeding on a red-billed Hornbill, 2 different cheetah sighting’s
(one with mother & cub), plenty of oryx, elands and gerenuks, other
browsers and not to forget to mention more than 170 different species of birds.
It is a fantastic destination for birders, with more than 450 avian
species recorded, among them dry – country endemics such as the cobalt –
chested vulturine guineafowl, other large ground birds such as ostrich, kori
bustard, secretary bird, ground hornbill and some migratory species including
Eurasian Roller and the Northern Carmine & European Bee-eaters.
I attached herewith photos from my latest trip in
February ’14 accompanied by a good friend and guide Lorenzo Rossi.
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