East Africa
Following is a preliminary selection of some images from my travels to Tanzania and Uganda. Many more images to come! These images are copyrighted. You are welcome to use them with my written permission in educational, research and nonprofit presentations, with credit (©Kathy West Studios). Write me at: kathyweststudios@gmail.com for permissions.
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African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta) feeding chick, Lake Victoria, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Birds
African lioness (Panthera leo leo), Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania. ©Kathy West
Mammals
GoldenMonkey, IUCN Endangered, VolcanoesNP, ©2024Kathy West
The golden monkey (Cercopithecus mitis kandti) is an endangered monkey only found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central Africa, including four national parks: Mgahinga, Volcanoes, Virunga and Kahuzi-Biéga. Photo taken in Volcanoes NP, Rwanda.
Primates
African lion (Panthera leo leo)
African lion (Panthera leo leo) cubs, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. ©2013
Mammals
African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta), Lake Victoria, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Birds
Variable sunbird, (Cinnyris venustus), Tanzania
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MacKinnon’s shrike (Lanius mackinnoni) female
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White eyed slaty flycatcher, juvenile (Melaenornis fischeri)
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Schmidt’s Red-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius)
Primates
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) hand, Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) hand, Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda
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African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta) adult
African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta), Lake Victoria, Uganda. ©2022
Birds
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. ©2013
Mammals
African buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. ©Kathy West
African buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Mammals
Black and white colobus (Colobus guereza), Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Black and white colobus (Colobus guereza), Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Mammals
Northern Yellow White-eye (Zosterops senegalensis)
Birds
Schmidt’s Red-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius), Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda
Schmidt’s Red-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius), Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda
Primates
Olive baboon (Papio Anubis), Serengeti NP, Tanzania
Olive baboon (Papio Anubis), Serengeti NP, Tanzania
Primates
Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
Birds
African lioness (Panthera leo leo) and cubs, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. ©Kathy West
African lioness (Panthera leo leo) and cubs, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. ©Kathy West
Mammals
African lioness (Panthera leo leo) and cubs, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. ©Kathy West
African lioness (Panthera leo leo) and cubs, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. ©Kathy West
Mammals
Schmidt’s Red-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius)
Primates
African lion (Panthera leo leo) cub, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. ©Kathy West
African lion (Panthera leo leo) cub, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. ©Kathy West
Mammals
Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus), Serengeti NP, Tanzania
Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus), Serengeti NP, Tanzania
Primates
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)
Primates
African lionesses (Panthera leo leo) and cubs, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. ©Kathy West
African lionesses (Panthera leo leo) and cubs, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. ©Kathy West
Mammals
L’Hoest’s monkey (Allochrocebus lhoesti) (guenon), Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Primates
African lion (Panthera leo leo) cub, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. ©Kathy West
African lion (Panthera leo leo) cub, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. ©Kathy West
Mammals
Golden Monkey, IUCN Endangered, VolcanoesNP, ©2024Kathy West
Golden monkey (Cercopithecus mitis kandti) threatening another group member; an endangered monkey only found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central Africa, including four national parks: Mgahinga, Volcanoes, Virunga and Kahuzi-Biéga. Photo taken in Volcanoes NP, Rwanda.
L’Hoest’s monkey (Allochrocebus lhoesti) (guenon)
Primates
Grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum)
Birds
African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta) feeding chick, Lake Victoria, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Birds
African elephant (loxodonta africana) Tarangire National Park, Tanzania. ©Kathy West
African elephant (loxodonta africana) Tarangire National Park, Tanzania. ©Kathy West
Mammals
African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta) feeding chick, Lake Victoria, Uganda. ©Kathy West
African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta) feeding chick, Lake Victoria, Uganda. ©2022
Birds
African lion (Panthera leo leo) cub, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. ©Kathy West
African lion (Panthera leo leo) cub, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. ©Kathy West
Mammals
Black and white colobus (Colobus guereza), female and 2 infants (one ventral, one dorsal)
Primates
African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta) feeding chick, Lake Victoria, Uganda. ©Kathy West
African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta) feeding chick, Lake Victoria, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Birds
African lion (Panthera leo leo) cubs, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. ©Kathy West
African lion (Panthera leo leo) cubs, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. ©Kathy West
Mammals
Lyle’s Flying Fox (Pteropus lylei), colony in Buddhist temple protected forest, Cambodia. ©Kathy West
Lyle's Flying Fox (Pteropus lylei), colony in Buddhist temple protected forest, Cambodia. ©Kathy West
Mammals
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), silverback, Katwe family, Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Primates
L’Hoest’s monkey (Allochrocebus lhoesti) (guenon), Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Primates
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), female and infant Rushegura family, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. ©Kathy West
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Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), silverback, Katwe family, Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Primates
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), juvenile Katwe family, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), juvenile, Katwe family, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
Primates
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), silverback, Katwe family, Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda
Primates
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), juvenile Rushegura family, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), juvenile Rushegura family, Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda
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Olive baboon (Papio Anubis), Serengeti NP, Tanzania. ©Kathy West
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Blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis)
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L’Hoest’s monkey (Allochrocebus lhoesti) (guenon), Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. ©Kathy West
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Blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis), Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. ©Kathy West
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Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda
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Olive baboon (Papio Anubis), Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.
Primates
Black and white colobus (Colobus guereza), female and 2 infants (one ventral, one dorsal), Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Black and white colobus (Colobus guereza), female and 2 infants (one ventral, one dorsal), Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Primates
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), Katwe family
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Olive baboon (Papio Anubis), Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
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Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), Katwe family
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Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), Katwe family
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Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), silverback male Katwe family, Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), silverback male Katwe family, Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda
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Black and white colobus (Black-and-White Colobus Monkey (Colobus guereza) female and offspring (2), Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. ©Kathy West
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Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
Birds
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), Katwe family, Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), Katwe family, Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda
Primates
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), juvenile, Katwe family
Primates
Marico sunbird (Cinnyris mariquensis) northern race. Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda. ©Kathy West 2022
Marico sunbird (Cinnyris mariquensis) northern race. Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda. ©Kathy West 2022
Birds
Northern Red bishop (Euplectes franciscanus)
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Grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum)
Birds
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), juvenile, Katwe family
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), juvenile, Katwe family, Bwindi Impenetrable NP
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Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) nesting pair
Birds
Marico sunbird (Cinnyris mariquensis) northern race. Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda
Marico sunbird (Cinnyris mariquensis) northern race. Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda. ©2022 Kathy West
Birds
Grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum)
Birds
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), juvenile, Katwe family
Primates
Olive baboon (Papio Anubis), Serengeti NP, Tanzania
Primates
Grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum), Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Birds, Birds
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), juvenile, Katwe family, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
Primates
Shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Birds
Wattled Plover (Vanellus senegallus)
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Crowned hornbill (Tockus alboterminatus),
Birds
Six week old shoebill stork chick (Balaeniceps rex), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Birds
Six week old shoebill stork chick (Balaeniceps rex), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Six week old shoebill stork chick (Balaeniceps rex), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Birds
Six week old shoebill stork chick (Balaeniceps rex), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Birds
Six week old shoebill stork chick (Balaeniceps rex), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Six week old shoebill stork chick (Balaeniceps rex), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Birds
Six week old shoebill stork chick (Balaeniceps rex), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Six week old shoebill stork chick (Balaeniceps rex), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Birds
Marico sunbird (Cinnyris mariquensis) northern race. Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda. @Kathy West
Marico sunbird (Cinnyris mariquensis) northern race. Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda. @Kathy West
Birds
Six week old shoebill stork chick (Balaeniceps rex), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Birds
Six week old shoebill stork chick (Balaeniceps rex), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Birds
Shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) threatening yellow billed hawk (Milvus aegyptius), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) threatening yellow billed hawk (Milvus aegyptius), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Birds
Grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum), Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Birds, Birds
Six week old shoebill stork chick (Balaeniceps rex), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Birds
Tantula monkey (Chlorocebus tantalus), Entebbe, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Tantula monkey (Chlorocebus tantalus) , Entebbe, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Primates
Shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) threatening yellow billed hawk (Milvus aegyptius), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) threatening yellow billed hawk (Milvus aegyptius), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Golden Monkeys, IUCN Endangered, VolcanoesNP, ©2024Kathy West
Female golden monkeys grooming (Cercopithecus mitis kandti); an endangered monkey only found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central Africa, including four national parks: Mgahinga, Volcanoes, Virunga and Kahuzi-Biéga. Photo taken in Volcanoes NP, Rwanda.
Primates
Golden Monkeys, IUCN Endangered, VolcanoesNP, ©2024Kathy West
Golden monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis kandti); an endangered monkey only found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central Africa, including four national parks: Mgahinga, Volcanoes, Virunga and Kahuzi-Biéga. Photo taken in Volcanoes NP, Rwanda.
Primates
Golden Monkey, IUCN Endangered, VolcanoesNP, ©2024Kathy West
Golden monkey (Cercopithecus mitis kandti); an endangered monkey only found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central Africa, including four national parks: Mgahinga, Volcanoes, Virunga and Kahuzi-Biéga. Photo taken in Volcanoes NP, Rwanda.
Primates
Golden Monkey, IUCN Endangered, VolcanoesNP, ©2024Kathy West
Juvenile golden monkey (Cercopithecus mitis kandti); an endangered monkey only found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central Africa, including four national parks: Mgahinga, Volcanoes, Virunga and Kahuzi-Biéga. Photo taken in Volcanoes NP, Rwanda.
Primates
GoldenMonkey, IUCN Endangered, VolcanoesNP, ©2024Kathy West
The golden monkey (Cercopithecus mitis kandti) is an endangered monkey only found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central Africa, including four national parks: Mgahinga, Volcanoes, Virunga and Kahuzi-Biéga. Photo taken in Volcanoes NP, Rwanda.
Primates
Golden Monkeys, IUCN Endangered, VolcanoesNP, ©2024Kathy West
Female golden monkeys grooming male. The golden monkey (Cercopithecus mitis kandti) is an endangered monkey only found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central Africa, including four national parks: Mgahinga, Volcanoes, Virunga and Kahuzi-Biéga. Photo taken in Volcanoes NP, Rwanda.
Primates
Golden Monkeys, IUCN Endangered, VolcanoesNP, ©2024Kathy West
The golden monkey (Cercopithecus mitis kandti) is an endangered monkey only found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central Africa, including four national parks: Mgahinga, Volcanoes, Virunga and Kahuzi-Biéga. Photo taken in Volcanoes NP, Rwanda.
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