Hi again! We are back from Entebbe Botanical Garden and it was truly wonderful. What a beautiful landscape!
At the Botanical Garden we got introduced to Uganda’s magnificent birdlife. We saw lots of different birds and some of my favorites were Orange Weaver, Common Squacco, Pied Kingfishers, Ross’s turacos, Black and White Casqued Hornbill.
The walk ended at Lake Victoria and there around the lake we could see more fantastic birds. We also went to the small part of the rainforest in the garden and there we saw Guereza Colobrus monkeys. They mainly live in the treetops near rivers, but sometimes you can see them on the grassland when they are looking for food. And we were very lucky and past the rainforest part when a group of them were searching for food.
The guide told us that they are white when they are born, but then become black and white later. These monkeys have long, white mane once used to make traditional African head things. They are known for their long tail. We also saw Vervet monkeys which are smaller than Guereza Colobrus, but they have a lighter fur.
At the Botanical Garden we got introduced to Uganda’s magnificent birdlife. We saw lots of different birds and some of my favorites were Orange Weaver, Common Squacco, Pied Kingfishers, Ross’s turacos, Black and White Casqued Hornbill.
The walk ended at Lake Victoria and there around the lake we could see more fantastic birds. We also went to the small part of the rainforest in the garden and there we saw Guereza Colobrus monkeys. They mainly live in the treetops near rivers, but sometimes you can see them on the grassland when they are looking for food. And we were very lucky and past the rainforest part when a group of them were searching for food.
The guide told us that they are white when they are born, but then become black and white later. These monkeys have long, white mane once used to make traditional African head things. They are known for their long tail. We also saw Vervet monkeys which are smaller than Guereza Colobrus, but they have a lighter fur.
As you understand we saw many different kinds of birds and luckily we had a guide who showed us around the park and described the different birds and animals. It was very interesting to hear what the guide had to say about the birds and we learned so much, so here is some information about my favorite birds that we managed to see.
Orange Weavers are very beautiful birds with a strong orange color. They don’t belong to any group of nice singing birds instead they actually shout when they area disturbed. Not a pretty sound, trust me! The guide told us they mostly eat seeds and some small insects.