20-12-2022 MARAKISSA, GAMBIA - SMALL ORANGE ACRAEA BUTTERFLY

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/319651-Acraea-serena

20-12-2022 MARAKISSA, GAMBIA - AFRICAN PIED KINGFISHER (Ceryle rudis ssp rudis)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/516815-Ceryle-rudis-rudis

20-12-2022 MARAKISSA, GAMBIA - COMMON BULBUL (Pycnonotus barbatus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14588-Pycnonotus-barbatus

20-12-2022 MARAKISSA, GAMBIA - SENEGAL THICK NEE (Burhinus senegalensis)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4928-Burhinus-senegalensis

25-12-2022 NGALA LODGE, GAMBIA - PIONEER WHITE BUTTERFLY (belenois aurota)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/125577-Belenois-aurota

25-12-2022 NGALA LODGE, GAMBIA - RED VEINED DROPWING DRAGONFLY (FEMALE) (Trithemis arteriosa)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/114465-Trithemis-arteriosa

25-12-2022 NGALA LODGE, GAMBIA - RAINBOW AGAMA (Agama agama)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68056-Agama-agama

25-12-2022 NGALA LODGE, GAMBIA - BEAUTIFUL SUNBIRD (MALE) (Cinnyris pulchellus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145169-Cinnyris-pulchellus

The beautiful sunbird (Cinnyris pulchella), formerly placed in the genus Nectarinia, is a sunbird. It is native to tropical Africa, its range extending from Senegal and Guinea in the west to Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Kenya in the east.

Beautiful sunbirds are tiny, only 10 cm (4 in) long, although the breeding male's long tail adds another 5 cm (2 in). They have medium-length thin down-curved bills and brush-tipped tubular tongues, both of which are adaptations to their nectar feeding. The male has a black head, bright metallic green upper parts, scarlet breast bordered with yellow and black belly. The central feathers of the teal are greatly elongated. The female is brown above with yellowish underparts.

The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed most of the time. The beautiful sunbird is a common breeder across sub-Saharan tropical Africa. One or two eggs are laid in a suspended nest in a tree. It is a seasonal migrant within its range.

The beautiful sunbird occurs in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo and Uganda. This species is found in a variety of open habitats with some trees, including savannah, riverside thickets, mangroves, beachsides and gardens.

25-12-2022 NGALA LODGE, GAMBIA - COMMON BULBUL (Pycnonotus barbatus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14588-Pycnonotus-barbatus

 

20-12-2022 MARAKISSA, GAMBIA - GIANT KINGFISHER (Megaceryle maxima ssp maxima)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73010-Megaceryle-maxima

20-12-2022 MARAKISSA, GAMBIA - WEST AFRICAN CROCODILE (Crocodylus suchus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/341973-Crocodylus-suchus

20-12-2022 LAMIN RICEFIELDS, GAMBIA - TRIBE HIBISCEAE

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/860846-Hibisceae

20-12-2022 LAMIN RICEFIELDS, GAMBIA - SENEGAL THICK NEE (Burhinus senegalensis)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4928-Burhinus-senegalensis

20-12-2022 MARAKISSA, GAMBIA - EPAULET SKIMMER DRAGONFLY (FEMALE) (Orthetrum chrysostigma)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/107953-Orthetrum-chrysostigma

20-12-2022 LAMIN RICEFIELDS, GAMBIA - BARN SWALLOW (Hirundo rustica)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/11901-Hirundo-rustica

21-12-2022 NAGALA LODGE, GAMBIA - VIOLET DROPWING DRAGONFLY (MALE) (Trithemis annulata)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/114463-Trithemis-annulata

21-12-2022 KOTU, GAMBIA - RED BILLED FIREFINCH (MALE) (Lagonosticta senegala)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14051-Lagonosticta-senegala

21-12-2022 KOTU, GAMBIA - COMMON BULBUL (Pycnonotus barbatus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14588-Pycnonotus-barbatus

21-12-2022 KOTU, GAMBIA - RED EYED DOVE (Streptopelia semitorquata)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2988-Streptopelia-semitorquata

21-12-2022 NAGALA LODGE, GAMBIA - PIONEER WHITE BUTTERFLY (belenois aurota)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/125577-Belenois-aurota

21-12-2022 KOTU, GAMBIA - YELLOW CROWNED GONALEK (Laniarius barbarus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8209-Laniarius-barbarus

21-12-2022 KOTU, GAMBIA - WHITE CROWNED ROBIN CHAT (MALE)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/367670-Cossypha-albicapillus

21-12-2022 KOTU, GAMBIA - RED FIREFINCH (MALE)

                                     https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144845118

21-12-2022 KOTU, GAMBIA - RED BILLED FIREFINCH (FEMALE) (Lagonosticta senegala)

                                          https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144845118

21-12-2022 KOTU, GAMBIA - RED CHEEKED CORDONBLEU (MALE) (Uraeginthus bengalus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14027-Uraeginthus-bengalus

21-12-2022 KOTU, GAMBIA - RED CHEEKED CORDONBLEU (FEMALE)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14027-Uraeginthus-bengalus