the gambia

  • Great White Pelican

    Great White Pelican

    Great when the sky is filled with these birds

  • Yellow-crowned Gonolek

    Yellow-crowned Gonolek

    It took quite a while…

  • Hamerkop

    Hamerkop

    Intriguing wading bird

  • Blue-breasted Kingfisher

    Blue-breasted Kingfisher

    Another lovely Kingfisher

  • White-faced Whistling Duck

    White-faced Whistling Duck

    A regional variation

  • Skink

    Skink

    This is the one and only Skink I have come across in the wild and, fortunately, I had a camera with me.

  • White-breasted Cormorant

    White-breasted Cormorant

    The White-breasted Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo lucidus, is variously treated as either a regional variant of the Great Cormorant or as a separate species.

  • Wine from the Tree and a No Longer Local Beer

    Wine from the Tree and a No Longer Local Beer

    At the end of a long day wandering through the rice paddies, forests and fields of The Gambia, what better than a cold, refreshing bottle of local nectar?

  • But it got us there

    But it got us there

    Getting around can often be quaint, quirky, unusual, downright dangerous at times, luxurious or even surprising.