Lake Nakuru, Restored Paradise

Long rains finally came. And have come with desiredevery day despite the long grass due to ease of
pros and inevitable cons. The best part is thefinding prey. The long grass is facilitating unimaginable
restoration of the Kenya premium bird watcherscamouflage making it easy to make kills. The versatile
paradise - Lake Nakuru National park, home of thehunter - leopard - is seen sluggishly hanging on the
flamingo flocks.low-bending acacia trunks both in the Columbus
The pink flamingo thrilled shores have now extendedforest and around Baharini spring/Maji Chafu forest.
both north and south, inspiring breath-taking sight.They have been recently spotted near Naishi air strip
Unlike the months of January and February whereand around the Blind corner.
one would only experience little patches of 'droughtThe two rhinos that were ailing are now recovering ,
stricken' flamingos, the park is now packed withthanks to the mobile veterinary team of David
these colorful water birds.Shedrick Wildlife Trust and Kenya Wildlife Service
The great concentration is on the southern lake alongrhino unit. There are new rhino calves too - a great
the mouth of River Makalia. There are alsoapplause to the dedicated rhino team.
commendable concentrations on the western shoreThere have been incidences of weak buffalos and
plains near the First President's pavilion. The traditionalother ungulates drowning in the ranging rivers
Cormorant point near the mouth of river Njoro isespecially Makalia and Nderit rivers which have
now deserted most part of the day, but crowded inoccasionally broke their bends incredibly, but at the
the early morning as the colorful birds prin theirsame time presenting a great feast to scavengers.
feathers, sun rays making them shiny from aMakalia falls is a must visit, while Baboon Cliff and Out
distance. Nonetheless, the great white pelicans haveof Africa are presenting the most scenic panoramic
maintained their stand on the southern shores.platform of the season as usual, especially the
For the mammals, the rains have brought greatgreen-carpet of freshly green grass below the cliff.
foliage for the ungulates. There is a lot life, andThe shores are wet and there is need to be cautious
driving along the shores or the bush part of this parknot to drive too much inward - there is no choking
is simply great. The ungulates that were relocated tosoda as was the case few weeks ago, but there is
other parks due to lack of foliage as a result ofthe scent of algae and flamingo droppings.
previous drought are now welcome back home.Simply... the park is just a restored paradise!
The lions and leopards are becoming easy to spot