Bale Mountains National Park, Oromo State

Mountain Nyala

Tragelaphus buxtoni - male.

Bale Mountains National Park Headquarters, Dinsho, Ethiopia, December 4, 2014

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Thistle

Best guess from the leaves.

Bale Mountains National Park Headquarters, Dinsho, Ethiopia, December 4, 2014

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Red-throated Wryneck

Jynx ruficollis

Goba to Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua macroura - male.

Goba to Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Pack Horse

Ridden uphill with a saddle, carrying a load of wood downhill.

Goba to Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Tacazze Sunbird

Nectarinia tacazze - male, molting and not as showy as it will be later.

Goba to Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Moorland Chat

Cercomela sordida

Goba to Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Moorland Chat

Cercomela sordida

Goba to Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Rouget's Rail

Rougetius rougetii

Goba to Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Moorland Francolin

Scleroptila psilolaema

Goba to Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Giant Heather

Erica arborea

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Streaky Seedeater

Serinus striolatus

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Baglafecht Weaver

Ploceus baglafecht - male.

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Roadside Market

Small village on the back side of the park.

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Forest Lobelia

Lobelia gibberoa

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Salvia specie

Best guess id.

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Unknown

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Globe Thistle

Echinops specie

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Ethiopian Rock Hyrax

Procavia habessinica

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Bale Mountains Vervets

Cercopithecus djamdjamensis - we were very fortunate to see these rare creatures, especially in dense jungle.

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Bale Mountains Vervet

Cercopithecus djamdjamensis

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Bale Mountains Vervet

Cercopithecus djamdjamensis

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Bale Mountains Vervet

Cercopithecus djamdjamensis

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Bale Mountains Vervet

Cercopithecus djamdjamensis

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Wrecked Bus

Unknown how long this has been here and will continue to be here.

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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House

Looks like the roof might leak a bit.

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Mosque

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Evening Cooking Smoke

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 5, 2014

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Red Hot Poker

Kniphofia linearifolia

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 6, 2014

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Thistle

Unknown id.

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 6, 2014

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Red Hot Poker and Tacazze Sunbird

Kniphofia linearifolia & Nectarinia tacazze, female.

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 6, 2014

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Dusky Turtle Dove

Streptopelia lugens

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 6, 2014

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Mountain Thrush

Turdus abyssinicus

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 6, 2014

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Child

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 6, 2014

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Child

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 6, 2014

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Unknown

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 6, 2014

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Common Fiscal

Lanius collaris

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 6, 2014

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Augur Buzzard

Buteo augur - black variation.

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 6, 2014

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Street Market

Goba, Ethiopia, December 6, 2014

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Goba Wabe Shebelle Hotel

Although the best accommodation available, the place is not in very good shape.

Goba, Ethiopia, December 6, 2014

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Shops

Goba, Ethiopia, December 6, 2014

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Warthog Den

Bale Mountains National Park Headquarters, Dinsho, Ethiopia, December 6, 2014

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Thistle

Unknown id.

Bale Mountains National Park Headquarters, Dinsho, Ethiopia, December 6, 2014

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Mountain Nyala

Tragelaphus buxtoni - male.

Bale Mountains National Park Headquarters, Dinsho, Ethiopia, December 6, 2014

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Pea Flower

Bale Mountains National Park Headquarters, Dinsho, Ethiopia, December 6, 2014

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Alternathera specie

Bale Mountains National Park Headquarters, Dinsho, Ethiopia, December 6, 2014

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Bohor Reedbuck

Redunca redunca - male.

Bale Mountains National Park Headquarters, Dinsho, Ethiopia, December 6, 2014

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Thistle

No id.

Bale Mountains National Park Headquarters, Dinsho, Ethiopia, December 6, 2014

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Unknown

Bale Mountains National Park Headquarters, Dinsho, Ethiopia, December 6, 2014

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Street Scene

Goba, Ethiopia, December 6, 2014

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