West Africa 2012 (part VII): Iles de Los
Conakry & Iles de Los, Guinea: After our days hiking through the hills of the Fouta Djalon, we took the bus to Conakry, the capital of Guinea. Our original plan was […]
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West Africa 2012 (part VI): Fouta Djalon
Fouta Djalon, Guinea: From Faranah near the Haut Niger National Park, we took the shared taxi towards Dalaba in the Fouta Djalon (for a map click here). Generally, the major […]
West Africa 2012 (part V): Haut Niger National Park
Faranah & Haut Niger National Park, Guinea: The journey from Bamako in Mali to Kankan in northern Guinea was already an adventure in itself (for a map of the entire […]
Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)
The Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) is a small-sized vulture species occurring in much of sub-Saharan Africa except for its southernmost tip and the tropical rain forests. Like their relatives, the […]
Egyptian Plover (Pluvianus aegyptius)
The Egyptian Plover (Pluvianus aegyptius) is a bird of sub-Saharan Africa ranging from the Sahel south to Angola. Its name is slightly deceptive since the species became extinct in Egypt […]
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