Home»All Albums & Groups»Kenya — January, 2015»Samburu — Golden-breasted Starling Redux

~ What I wouldn't have expected during the final game drive was another encounter with Cosmopsarus regius, Golden-breasted Starling. Yet it happened. In our mildly jolting drive over the rocky track leading from the Samburu Sopa towards the lower elevation Ewaso Nyiro River, we'd begun going down the steepest slope, which is also where the most rocks are. I saw a flash of saffron yellow in a passing long-tailed bird. It was Cosmopsarus regius again! Several were flying to small bare-branched trees before rapidly moving on. This one bird perched sufficiently long for a few quick snapshots. Such a beautiful species that no more than a glimpse is a pleasure.