Simien Mountains National Park, Amhara State

  • Bearded Vulture
    Bearded Vulture
    Gypaetus barbatus
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 13, 2014
    2014-12-13#0593
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Thick-billed Raven
    Thick-billed Raven
    Corvus crassirostris
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 13, 2014
    2014-12-13#0610
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Thick-billed Ravens
    Thick-billed Ravens
    Corvus crassirostris - attracted by our lunch.
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 13, 2014
    2014-12-13#0614
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lunch
    Lunch
    Debbie at our lunch stop on the cliff edge.
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 13, 2014
    2014-12-13#8888
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Panorama
    Panorama
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 13, 2014
    2014-12-13#1069
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  • View
    View
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 13, 2014
    2014-12-13#8893
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Lobelias & Red Hot Pokers
    Giant Lobelias & Red Hot Pokers
    Kniphofia linearifolia & Lobelia rhynchopetalum
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 13, 2014
    2014-12-13#8909
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wild Dagga
    Wild Dagga
    Leonotis ocymifolia
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 13, 2014
    2014-12-13#0616
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gelada
    Gelada
    Theropithecus gelada - large group eating grass.
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 13, 2014
    2014-12-13#8928
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gelada
    Gelada
    Theropithecus gelada - male with a handful of grass.
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 13, 2014
    2014-12-13#0648
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gelada
    Gelada
    Theropithecus gelada - backlit male
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    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 13, 2014
    2014-12-13#0657
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gelada
    Gelada
    Theropithecus gelada - backlit male.
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 13, 2014
    2014-12-13#0668
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gelada
    Gelada
    Theropithecus gelada - grooming.
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 13, 2014
    2014-12-13#0687
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gelada
    Gelada
    Theropithecus gelada - huge canines.
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 13, 2014
    2014-12-13#0693
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gelada
    Gelada
    Theropithecus gelada - a very large group.
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#8934
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gelada
    Gelada
    Theropithecus gelada - juvenile nursing.
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#0743
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gelada
    Gelada
    Theropithecus gelada - grooming and eating.
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#0749
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  • Gelada
    Gelada
    Theropithecus gelada - male.
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#0764
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gelada
    Gelada
    Theropithecus gelada - male.
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#0770
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Truck Riders
    Truck Riders
    The road is too rough and steep for buses.
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#8943
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rider
    Rider
    The horse is tied so it can't run.
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#8950
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gelada
    Gelada
    Theropithecus gelada - male.
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#0828
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Children
    Children
    Checking out the tourists on their mountain.
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#8963
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common St. John's Wort
    Common St. John's Wort
    Hypericum perforatum
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#8972
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Abyssinian Roses
    Abyssinian Roses
    Rosa abyssinica
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#8974
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Globe Thistle
    Globe Thistle
    Echinops specie
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#8977
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Augur Buzzard
    Augur Buzzard
    Buteo augur
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#0841
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common St. John's Wort
    Common St. John's Wort
    Hypericum perforatum - small tree sized.
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#8980
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Egyptian Vulture
    Egyptian Vulture
    Neophron percnopterus
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#0852
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#8983
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  • Abyssinian Woodpecker
    Abyssinian Woodpecker
    Dendropicos abyssinicus - male.
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#0879
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-einged Cliff Chat
    White-einged Cliff Chat
    Thamnolaea semirufa - male, moved off a power line in Photoshop.
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#0885
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Riders
    Riders
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#8988
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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#8989
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  • Donkey
    Donkey
    Dusting.
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#8990
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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#8992
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Painted Lady
    Painted Lady
    Vanessa cardui
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#0891
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Alcea specie
    Alcea specie
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#0905
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Butterfly
    Unknown Butterfly
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#0906
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  • Giant Heather
    Giant Heather
    Erica arborea
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#0909
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#0910
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#0913
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  • Wild Scabiose
    Wild Scabiose
    Scabiosa columbaria
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#0916
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  • Wild Scabiose
    Wild Scabiose
    Scabiosa columbaria
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#0917
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Greater Short-toed Lark
    Greater Short-toed Lark
    Calandrella brachydactyla somalica
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#0927
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 2014-12-14#0930 Iris, Simien Mtns NP, Ethiopia
    2014-12-14#0930 Iris, Simien Mtns NP, Ethiopia
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  • Giant Heather & Old Man's Beard
    Giant Heather & Old Man's Beard
    Erica arborea with Usnea longissima
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#0936
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Road
    Road
    Road winds along the top of the plateau.
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#0939
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Scout
    Scout
    No idea why our scout needs the rifle.
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#0940
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dusky Turtle Dove
    Dusky Turtle Dove
    Streptopelia lugens
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, December 14, 2014
    2014-12-14#0943
    Larry L. Jackson