nyumbani
MONDULI my first study site. finally, I meet my team. I am very happy to work with Bea, Musa & Jack… you will certainly get to know more about them along our long journey of this field season. my new home. nyumbani close to Arusha lies the Mountain called Monduli. we stay in Monduli Juu […]
on the road
leaving for Tanzania… To reach the border of Tanzania from Nairobi is very fast… it’s amazingly close. exactly two hours on a very nice road passing gorgeous savanna landscapes with an amazing view of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru… The last time I came here was in March… in between must have been a looong […]
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht, Augur Buzzard Buteo augur, Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii, Secretary Bird Sagittarius serpentarius, Bronzy Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis, Fischer’s Lovebird Agapornis fischer, Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus, Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus, Ostrich Struthio camelus, Jackson’s Widowbird Euplectes jacksoni
Fiscal Shrike Lanius collaris, African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata, Gray Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum, Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris, African Grey Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus, African Blue Flycatcher Elminia longicauda, Double-banded Courser Rhinoptilus africanus, African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis, Great Egret Ardea alba, Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
study sites
I have been to many places here in Kenya… I am sooo lucky. … to be able to go to such beauty not even most of the Kenyans themselves have seen… well, and even if they grew up at such an adorable place… they have not gone anywhere else… they probably have fought for their […]
malaria
How high is the probability of being bitten by a mosquito which transfers Malaria? Shall I risk??? … only taking the appropriate action of repellent? or instead filling my body with highly expensive chemicals every single day?? … well, for Dar es Salaam – a malaria hot spot – I did not think twice to […]
Dar es Salaam
Dar is quite exhausting. it’s a huge city compared to Nairobi, covering an area of about 1600 sq km. for comparison – Nairobi covers about 700 sq km… but funnily both have the same estimated population of 3 million inhabitants. but it’s easy to explain. whereas Nairobi has rather large buildings and a lot of […]
people
I cannot name aaaaall the people who helped me throughout my last field season here in Kenya… endless. in every respect. and most important – always with a smile in their faces 🙂 first of all my core field assistants Ireene, Ann & Soi who where there for me 24h for several months. from as […]
neem & co
… not even a week! well, yesterday I slept about 15 hours. my stomach revolted against the fish I ‘ve eaten the day before (I was too brave, I know)… the waitress at breakfast helped me immediately with her ‘elixir’ – hot ginger and garlic! the taste I’d describe as quite intense. I smiled anyway. […]
Kim Geraldine Mortega 