Travel to Kenya to get to know the birds
Birds
The ostrich is the largest bird in the world with a male ostrich growing around 2 meters tall. An average ostrich weighs around 200lb or 100kg and measures 7-9ft in length. From head to toe. Hence, it is too heavy to fly and remains a flightless bird. But the flightless ostrich has the biggest eye of any animal. It measures 5cm across the face, allowing them to see predators at very long distances. However, the 3 most amusing characteristics of ostriches are that they are the fastest biped, they swallow large stones and they bury their head in the sand.
Kenya supports a rich avifauna. These comprise species from the West African rainforests, the east flank of Africa, the southern tropics, the Horn of Africa, as well as the north-western districts of Kenya. To a large extent, this shows the diversity of the habitat of Kenya, which include semi-arid scrubs, deserts, lowlands, montane forests, large soda lakes, freshwater lakes, a long coastline as well as alpine meadows. Besides, Kenya is located on a major migration route for waterfowl, passerines, and raptors from Europe, Russia as well as the Middle East. The country is at the intersection of these biogeographical areas.
One of the components of a wildlife safari package to Kenya is a well-deserved visit to Lake Nakuru. The well famous and beautiful Lake Nakuru of Kenya is situated in Nakuru national park in the province of rift valley. Freshwater streams from the mountain surround this magnificent Lake Nakuru. The long-necked and long-legged flamingos populate these streams as they bathe and frolic in the mountain water. The lake is undoubtedly a flamingo par excellence. An incredible visible feature of the lake are undoubtedly the 2 colors associated with flamingos in Kenya. They are the pink color and the aqua color.