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Dag 5: Amboseli National Park en C102

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On Wednesday morning, the BirdingBreaks guide and driver will travel to the Amboseli National Park, at the foot of Kilimanjaro. It is a long drive, but fortunately on good roads. Our glamping tent is located next to the entrance of the Kibo Safari Camp – Luxury Tented Camp in Amboseli, Kenya. After a late lunch we go into the park for the first impressions. Because we see a lot of birds, we don't get that far. That's a good sign.

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<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/musophagiformes/musophagidae/crinifer leucogaster/crinifer leucogaster-en.html">Crinifer leucogaster</a> / White‑bellied go‑away‑bird / Witbuiktoerako</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 320, distance 30.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/primates/cercopithecidae/papio cynocephalus/papio cynocephalus-en.html">Papio cynocephalus</a> / Yellow baboon / Gele baviaan</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2500 sec at F5.0, ISO 200, distance 15.7 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/passeridae/passer griseus/passer griseus-en.html">Passer griseus</a> / Northern grey‑headed sparrow / Grijskopmus</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1250, distance 7.29 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/laniidae/lanius cabanisi/lanius cabanisi-en.html">Lanius cabanisi</a> / Long‑tailed fiscal / Cabanis' klapekster</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 500, distance 44.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/laniidae/lanius dorsalis/lanius dorsalis-en.html">Lanius dorsalis</a> / Taita fiscal / Taitaklauwier</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 2000, distance 75.9 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/motacillidae/anthus cinnamomeus/anthus cinnamomeus-en.html">Anthus cinnamomeus</a> / African pipit / Kaneelpieper</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1600, distance 8.12 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/charadriiformes/charadriidae/vanellus armatus/vanellus armatus-en.html">Vanellus armatus</a> / Blacksmith lapwing / Smidsplevier</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1000, distance 21.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/accipitriformes/accipitridae/icthyophaga vocifer/icthyophaga vocifer-en.html">Icthyophaga vocifer</a> / African fish eagle / Afrikaanse zeearend</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1600, distance 104 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/ciconiiformes/ciconiidae/leptoptilos crumenifer/leptoptilos crumenifer-en.html">Leptoptilos crumenifer</a> / Marabou stork / Afrikaanse maraboe</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1600, distance 204 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/charadriiformes/charadriidae/vanellus spinosus/vanellus spinosus-en.html">Vanellus spinosus</a> / Spur‑winged lapwing / Sporenkievit</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 5000, distance 10.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/carnivora/felidae/acinonyx jubatus/acinonyx jubatus-en.html">Acinonyx jubatus</a> / Cheetah / Jachtluipaard</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 4000, distance 46.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/plantae/tracheophyta/liliopsida/arecales/arecaceae/phoenix reclinata/phoenix reclinata-en.html">Phoenix reclinata</a> / Senegal date palm / Senegalese dadelpalm</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 200, distance 127 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/artiodactyla/bovidae/eudorcas thomsonii/eudorcas thomsonii-en.html">Eudorcas thomsonii</a> / Thomson's gazelle / Thomsongazelle</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/1000 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 39.5 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/alaudidae/eremopterix leucopareia/eremopterix leucopareia-en.html">Eremopterix leucopareia</a> / Fischer's sparrow‑lark / Bruinkapvinkleeuwerik</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/800 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 15.7 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/otidiformes/otididae/ardeotis kori/ardeotis kori-en.html">Ardeotis kori</a> / Kori bustard / Koritrap</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/160 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 82.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/carnivora/felidae/panthera leo/panthera leo-en.html">Panthera leo</a> / Lion / Leeuw</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/200 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 22.4 m

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