Showing posts with label Mt Elgon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mt Elgon. Show all posts

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Huge Butterfly at Mt Elgon NP

During a walk in a rainforest in Kenyan part of Mt Elgon, we encountered this pretty butterfly:

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Drying Beans on the Road, Mt Elgon, Uganda

Beans are not animals, but I find this photo pretty funny, so I decided to post it here. Imagine how surprised we were to see a blanket with the beans spread like that in the middle of the road... Clearly, the village must see very little motorized traffic...

All people on this picture belonged to our group. The guy in front (the one with a big backpack) is Jochen, the guy looking back into the camera was our guide, and the other people (with luggage on their heads) were our porters:

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Chameleon in Mt Elgon NP, Uganda

While hiking in Mt Elgon NP in Uganda, we saw this beautiful perfectly-masked green chameleon:

I was very impressed that our guide spotted it from a distance of more than 7 meters (25 ft)!