Doha Enroute to Uganda (7/18/24) Doha Top Ranked Airport Chef Ramsey's Pizza Amazing Pizza Margherita Day 1: Entebbe after 36 hours! (7/20) Red-billed Firefinch, Lake Victoria Hotel, Entebbe Scarlet-chested Sunbird, Lake Victoria Hotel, Entebbe Day 2: Mabamba Swamp, Lake Victoria (7/21) Shoebill!, Mabamba Swamp A shoe-shaped beak, Mabamba Swamp We found our rare Shoebill quickly, Mabamba Swamp Lapwings Shooing the Shoebill White-faced Whistling Duck, Mabamba Swamp Lapwings defending their nest, Mabamba Swamp Interesting Shoebill behavior thanks to the lapwings, Mabamba Swamp African Jacana, Mabamba Swamp African Swamphen, Mabamba Swamp Malachite Kingfisher, Mabamba Swamp Pied Kingfisher, Mabamba Swamp Malachite Kingfisher, Mabamba Swamp Purple Heron, Mabamba Swamp Red-headed Lovebird, Mabamba Swamp African Blue Flycatcher, Mabamba Swamp African Blue Flycatcher, Mabamba Swamp Black-necked Weaver, Mabamba Swamp Pin-tailed Wydah, Mabamba Swamp Grey-capped Warbler, Mabamba Swamp Brown-throated Wattle-eye, Mabamba Swamp Bronze Mannikin, Mabamba Swamp Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill, Mabamba Swamp Lizard Buzzard, Mabamba Swamp Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, Lake Victoria Great Blue Turaco, Entebbe Botanical Gardens Grey Parrot, Entebbe Botanical Gardens Mantled Guereza, Entebbe Botanical Gardens Ross's Turaco, Entebbe Botanical Gardens Mantled Guereza, Entebbe Botanical Gardens Grey Parrot, Entebbe Botanical Gardens Double-toothed Barbet, Entebbe Botanical Gardens Great Blue Turaco, Entebbe Botanical Gardens Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill, Entebbe Botanical Gardens Crowned Hornbill, Entebbe Botanical Gardens Bat Hawk, Entebbe Botanical Gardens Day 3: Red-tailed Monkey, Mpanga Reserve (7/22) Crossing the equator Papyrus Gonolek, Mbarra-Masaka Road Papyrus Gonolek, Mbarra-Masaka Road Grey Crowned Crane, Masaka Road Grey Crowned Crane, Masaka Road Grey Crowned Crane, Masaka Road Broad-billed Roller, Masaka Road Grey Crowned Crane, Masaka Road Long-toed Lapwing, Masaka Road Afircan Openbill Stork, Masaka Road Grey Crowned Crane, Masaka Road Grey Crowned Crane, Masaka Road Golden-breasted Bunting, Lake Mburo Meyer's Parrot, Lake Mburo Plains Zebra, Lake Mburo Plains Zebra, Lake Mburro, Uganda Among the Zebras, Lake Mburo Black-headed Gonolek, Lake Mburo View from our Lodge, Lake Mburo Our Room, Lake Mburo Martial Eagle the largest African Eagle, Lake Mburo Square-tailed Nighjar, Lake Mburo Day 4: Spot-flanked Barbet, Lake Mburo (7/23) Yellow-winged Bat, Lake Mburo Verreaux's Eagle Owl, Lake Mburo Yellow-throated Longclaw, Lake Mburro White-backed Vulture, Lake Mburo African Green Pigeon, Lake Mburo Black-collared Barbet, Lake Mburo Blue-naped Mousebird, Lake Mburo Spot-flanked Barbet, Lake Mburo Batelur Eagle, Lake Mburo Crested Barbet, Lake Mburo Splendid Starling, Lake Mburo Pearl-spotted Owlet, Lake Mburo Splendid Starling, Lake Mburo Batelur Eagle, Lake Mburo Little Grebe, Lake Mburo African Green Pigeon, Lake Mburo Buffalo, Lake Mburo Nubian Woodpecker, Lake Mburo African Grey Woodpecker, Lake Mburo Greater Blue-eared Starling, Lake Mburo Waterbuck, Lake Mburo Helmeted Guineafowl, Lake Mburo Helmeted Guineafowl, Lake Mburo Rothchild's Giraffe, Lake Mburo White-browed Coucal, Lake Mburo Rothchild's Giraffe, Lake Mburo Rothchild's Giraffe, Lake Mburo Plains Zebra, Lake Mburo Red-cheeked Cordon Bleu, Lake Mburo Bare-faced Go-away Bird, Lake Mburo Black-lored Babbler, Lake Mburo White-headed Barbet, Lake Mburo Olive Baboon, Lake Mburo African Jacana, Lake Mburo Hippo, Lake Mburo African Fish-eagle, Lake Mburo Hippo, Lake Mburo Saddlebilled Stork, Lake Mburo African Fish-eagle, Lake Mburo African Finfoot, Lake Mburo African Finfoot, Lake Mburo Helmeted Guineafowl, Lake Mburo Red-necked Spurfowl, Lake Mburo Olive Baboon, Lake Mburo Rothchild's Giraffe, Lake Mburo Square-tailed Nightjar, Lake Mburo Day 5: African Pygmy Kingfisher, Lake Mburo (7/24) African Pied Wagtail, Lake Mburo Village Weaver, Lake Mburo Lesser Masked Weaver, Lake Mburo Red-cheeked Cordon Bleu, Lake Mburo Red-headed Weaver, Lake Mburo Double-toothed Barbet, Lake Mburo Holub's Golden Weaver, Lake Mburo Black-chested Snake Eagle, Lake Mburo Papyrus Swamp enroute to Ruhija Papyrus Swamp Malachite Kingfisher, Papyrus Swamp Papyrus Gonolek, Papyrus Swamp Papyrus Yellow Warbler, Papyrus Swamp Carruther's Cisticola, Papyrus Swamp White-eye Slaty Flycatcher, Papyrus Swamp White-tailed Blue Flycatcher, Papyrus Swamp Black-crowned Waxbill, Papyrus Swamp Ruhija, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Regal Sunbird, Ruhija Day 6: Broadbill Hike, Ruhija (7/25) Broadbill Hike, Ruhija Chestnut-throated Apalis, Ruhija Banded Prinia, Ruhija Luhder's Bushshrike, Ruhija Cardinal Woodpecker, Ruhija Regal Sunbird, Ruhija Regal Sunbird, Ruhija Doherty's Bushshrike, Ruhija Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher, Ruhija Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher, Ruhija Strange Weaver, Ruhija Northern Double-collared Sunbird, Ruhija Dusky Crimsonwing, Ruhija Gray-throated Barbet, Ruhija Grauer's Broadbill!, Ruhija Grauer's Broadbill, Ruhija Grauer's Broadbill, Ruhija Grauer's Broadbill with berry for chick, Ruhija Grauer's Broadbill chick, Ruhija Mountain Apalis, Ruhija Green White-eye, Ruhija Butterflies, Ruhija White-headed Woodhoopoe, Ruhija Gray-throated Barbet, Ruhija Brown-capped Weaver, Ruhija Mountain Buzzard, Ruhija Butterflies, Ruhija Day 7: L'Hoest's Monkey, Ruhija (7/26) L'Hoest's Monkey, Ruhija Black-billed Turaco, Ruhija Great Blue Turaco, Ruhija Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, Ruhija Mountain Yellow Warbler, Ruhija Yellow-bellied Waxbill, Ruhija Black and White Mannikin, Ruhija Dusky Twinspot, Ruhija African Stonechat, Ruhija Mantled Guereza, Ruhija Mantled Guereza, Ruhija Black-faced Rufous Warbler, The Neck African Wooly-necked Stork, The Neck Red-tailed Monkey, The Neck Blue Monkey, The Neck Black Bee-eater, The Neck Green-throated Sunbird, Buhoma Bronzy Sunbird, Buhoma Northern Double-collared Sunbird, Buhoma Bronzy Sunbird, Buhoma Grey-winged Robin-chat, Buhoma Bumoha, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Ride 4 a Woman Lodge, Bumoha Ride 4 a Woman Lodge to empower local women, Bumoha Day 8: Gorilla Treking!, Bumoha (7/27) Ex-Poachers who help with Treking, Bumoha Mubare Family Group (7 members) after 7 hour hike! Adult female We share 98.3% of our DNA with gorillas Majestic Sliverback Maraya was calm and very tolerant of us Maraya does not tolerate other adult males in the group Maraya weighs 450 lbs, is 5 ft tall and 25 years old Maraya violently took over the group in 2017 when Silverback Kanyoni was hurt falling from a tree Adult female Maraya's big belly from eating 25% his weight in leaves each day A nice view of his silver back (gray hairs like older humans) Maraya scratching and not flipping us off! One month old infant and mom Grooming and scratching Time to move the group He walked right past us! We were allowed one hour with the family We never found our assigned Katwe family, so luckily we found the Mubare Family Infant is a male so could become the silverback Juveniles climb Our last look at the family Gorillas in Action! Day 9: Large Snail, Buhoma (7/28) African Broadbill, Buhoma African Wood Owl, Buhoma Tree Pangolin, Buhoma Tree Pangolin, Buhoma Tree Pangolin, Buhoma Red-throated Wryneck, Enroute to Kibale Palmnut Vulture, Queen Elizabeth National Park Stout Cisticola, Queen Elizabeth National Park Southern Red Bishop, Queen Elizabeth National Park Mantled Guereza, Queen Elizabeth National Park 12,000 Pound Bull African Elephant, Queen Elizabeth National Park Fawn-breasted Waxbill, Queen Elizabeth National Park Marsh Tchagra, Queen Elizabeth National Park Tree Climbing Lion, Queen Elizabeth National Park Tree Climbing Lion, Queen Elizabeth National Park Kob, Queen Elizabeth National Park Arrival at Kibale National Park Day 10: Pitta and Chimpanzee Trekking, Kibale (7/29) Green-breasted Pitta, Only Aditya in our 20 member group got a photo! Chimpanzee!, Kibale We saw a large group feeding in the trees and the ground We share 98.6 percent of our DNA with chimps Unlike the quiet gorillas tha chimps were very vocal This wild group was habituated to humans so they ignored us Chimps weigh 71-130 lbs Adult female Adult female and child Adult male Some individuals dropped from the trees and rested on the ground Nap time This pair was grooming one another They have either black or light pink faces Amazing forest Similar to a planet of the apes shot Chimps in Action! Red-headed Bluebill, Kibale Western Nicator, Kibale Grey-cheeked Mangabey Monkey, Kibale Long-crested Eagle, Kibale Ashy Red Colobus Monkey, Kibale Young Ashy Red Colobus, Kibale Purple-headed Starling, Kibala Day 11: Grey-cheeked Mangabey Monkey, Kibale (7/30) Grey-cheeked Mangabeys are rare and endangered Those teeth Lucky to get such a good look Yellow-throated Tinkerbird, Kibale Hairy-breasted Barbet, Kibale Black-headed Weaving, Enroute to Ziwa Blue Monkey, Enroute to Ziwa Fan-tailed Widowbird, Enroute to Ziwa Fan-tailed Widowbird, Enroute to Ziwa Village Weaver, Enroute to Ziwa Black Bishop Weaver, Enroute to Ziwa Grey-headed Oliveback, Enroute to Ziwa Grey Crowned Cranes, Enroute to Ziwa Rhino!, Ziwa Southern White Rhinos were reintroduced in 2005 Female Warthog with huge tusks Day 12: Rhino Trekking (7/31) Mother and 2 year old at dung mitten Young Male approaching family group Dominant Male Taleo (5000 lbs) Taleo "encouraged" another young male to leave his territory while we were watching Taleo looked smaller than the other male but had longer horns Taleo has killed two other males but showed little interest in us Rhinos in Action! White-crested Turaco, Ziwa African Paradise Flycather, Ziwa Vervet Monkey, Ziwa Bush Buck, Ziwa Wattled Lapwing, Ziwa Hadada Ibis, Ziwa Savanna Duiker, Ziwa Beutiful Sunbird, Ziwa White-crested Turaco, Ziwa African Paradise Flycather, Ziwa Crimson-rumped Waxbill, Ziwa Black-winged Red Bishop, Ziwa Day 13: Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill, Back to Entebbe (8/1) Levaillant's Cuckoo, Entebbe Botanical Garden Woodland Kingfisher, Entebbe Botanical Garden Red-chested Sunbird, Entebbe Botanical Garden Klass's Cuckoo, Entebbe Botanical Garden Ross's Turaco, Entebbe Botanical Garden A great trip with guides Josh and Saul!