Madagascar 2012

 

Cliff Buckton kindly sent us some of his pictures from our Madagascar 2012 trip

 

 

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Nicholas Branson kindly sent us some of his pictures from our Madagascar 2011 trip

Indri, Perinet

Frances' Sparrowhawk

Blue Vanga

 

Coquerel's Sifaka

 

 

 

Running Coua

 

Lesser Hedgehog Tenrek

Chabert's Vanga

Long-tailed Ground-roller

Crested Coua

Diademed Sifaka

 

Ring-tailed Lemur

Madagascar Sandgrouse

Crab Plover

Short-legged Ground-roller

 

Collared Nightjar

Common Sunbird-asity

Giraffe-necked Weevil

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Here are a few of photographs from our very successful 2011 Madagascar tour taken by customers Phil & Sue Jones.

 

 

 

 

 

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Here are a few of photographs from our very successful inaugural Madagascar tour, in September 2010. Most were take by Paul Willoughby, with a few kindly sent to us by Val Williamson.

 

Vakona Forest Lodge was our home for the first four days. After driving through rural Madagascar we were all grateful that our accommodation was so lovely.

This Short-legged Ground-roller was one of our first successes. It posed beautifully.

Blue Vanga is one of the most stunning members of this endemic family. We saw them at both Perinet and Ankarafantsika.

Another endemic family is the asities. We saw three out of four, including this Velvet Asity.

Parson's Chameleon is one of six species of chameleon we saw.

 

Hammerkops are occasionally seen in roadside paddyfields.

In the south, we did a boat trip to Nosy Ve. We used Zebu carts to get to the boat to avoid getting our feet wet!

Arriving in Anakao....

Then on to Nosy Ve, where we photographed Red-tailed Tropicbirds at point blank range.

Exploring the spiny forest at Ifaty. These huge baobabs are hundreds of years old.

In the spiny forest there are common birds such as this endemic Sakalava Weaver....

....scarce ones such as this Banded Kestrel....

....beautiful ones such as the Crested Coua....

....cryptically plumaged ones such as this Madagascar Nightjar...

....and endangered ones such as this Subdesert Mesite.

This nocturnal Lesser Hedgehog Tenrek was disturbed from its daytime roost for a few minutes before being safely returned. Our guides at Ifaty were hunters at one time, and our presence means that animals like this are shown to tourists rather than eaten!

Another Madagascar Nightjar was seen at Tulear Arboretum.

Red Fody is one of the few species which had adapted to man made habitats, being common in the rice fields.

 

This is Paul at Isalo, looking for the Benson's Rock Thrush (below)

Greater Vasa Parrot at Isalo.

Red-fronted Brown Lemur at Zombitse.

Hubbard's Sportive lemur at Zombitse. Sportive lemurs are so named because they adopt a boxing pose when threatened.

Madagascar Sacred Ibis is very rare and endangered. We saw several during a boat trip into the Betsiboka Delta.

Madagascar Bee-eater is common and widespread, and we saw them almost every day.

Spiny-tailed Iguana.

Sickle-billed Vangas were common at Ankarafantsika. They use their long curved bills to get grubs our of holes in the trees.

 

 

Milne-Edward's Sportive Lemur.

Madagascar Magpie Robin is common throughout the island.

Ankarafantsika is the best place in the world to see the endangered Madagascar Fish Eagle.

At the same site there are normally a few endemic Humblot's Herons.

This female Schlegel's Asity showed better than the male.

Delightful Coquerel's Sifakas delight visitors to Ankarafantsika.

Common Brown Lemurs can be seen too.

 

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