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Address: Nairobi South, 254, KE
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A Kenyan private safari guide who appreciates the beauty of East Africa, the wildlife, breathtaking landscapes and the rich cultures and traditions.

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21/10/2026

Day 69 of 365; Red-headed Weaver

Another striking bird from the sub-Saharan region of Africa, it is unique as the only member of its genus (Anaplectes). Unlike other weavers, it has a slender, pointed red-to-orange bill. It is highly insectivorous, spending most of their time diligently scanning tree leaves and branches for insects and spiders, they are also known to have a sweet tooth, and are one of the few weavers that routinely feed on tree gum, wild fruits, and flower nectar.
While most weavers weave nests from fresh green grass, They construct their nests using rough dry twigs, leaf veins, and bark rather than soft grass.

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20/10/2026

Day 68 of 365; Yellow-backed weaver

The yellow-backed weaver also known as the Black-headed Weaver, is another striking weaver that inhabits wetlands and river systems of tropical Africa from the Lake Victoria basin westward. Similar to the Golden-backed Weaver but can be distinguished by lacking an all black head and the deep chestnut-colored breast and crimson-red eyes.

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19/10/2026

Day 67 of 365; Slender-billed weaver

The slender-billed weaver is a minuscule highly specialized Weaver that lives in wetland ecosystems, swamps, marshes, mangroves, and lakeside papyrus beds across equatorial Africa such as the Lake Victoria basin and the Gulf of Guinea. This bird stands out from other weaver species because to its unusually long, slim, and pointed bill, an evolutionary adaptation to eat insects rather than seeds. It behaves less like a typical weaver and more like an Old World warbler or a tit, actively climbing, hitching, and hanging upside down along vertical papyrus stems and reeds with immense agility. 19th-century ornithologists initially mistook for an Old World warbler!

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18/10/2026

Day 66 of 365; Northern Brown-throated Weaver

Found in Central-East Africa, ranging into western Kenya around Lake Victoria including areas like Kisumu and northwestern Tanzania, these birds inhabit waterside vegetation near lakes, swamps, and slow-moving rivers especially dense stands of papyrus and ambatch (also known as the balsa-wood tree). Because they live almost exclusively in thick papyrus marshes, their foot anatomy has uniquely adapted compared to dry-land weavers. They have elongated, specialized feet that gives them a secure grip, allowing them to climb vertical papyrus stalks with agility and walk safely across unstable, floating aquatic vegetation.

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17/10/2026

Day 65 of 365; White-billed buffalo weaver

The White-billed buffalo weaver lives in the dry savannas and open grasslands of sub-Saharan Africa, their range extends to Kenya which is the southern limit, in northwestern parts the Great Rift Valley. They are highly gregarious and live in noisy nesting colonies.

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16/10/2026

Day 64 of 365; Donaldson Smith's sparrow-weaver

A local endemic to the arid regions of the Horn of Africa in hot, low-elevation semi-deserts and dry thornbushes. It was named in honor of the 19th-century American explorer Arthur Donaldson Smith.
Unlike many birds that seek out the highest, most conspicuous tree branch to broadcast their territorial songs, these birds usually sing while perched directly on or inside their nests. Their song is a uniquely rapid, scratchy jumble of whistles and warbles that sounds a bit like a low-frequency, chaotic argument.

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15/10/2026

Day 63 of 365; Jackson's golden-backed weaver

Native to East Africa, these weavers became popular in the international caged-bird trade because of their striking colors and elaborate nest-building abilities, released or escaped birds later established thriving feral populations in the wetlands of Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. With local predators unaccustomed to hunting birds that suspend nests over deep marsh and water, the weavers enjoyed high reproductive success and grew into self-sustaining populations, a classic example of the exotic pet trade excelling in an ideal foreign environment.

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08/10/2026

Day 62 of 365; Holub's golden weaver

This is a relatively large, striking yellow weaver named after the Czech naturalist Emil Holub, it is widespread across Sub-Saharan Africa, in damp, bushy areas, tall grasslands, forest margins, and dense vegetation along riverbanks or streams.
They are much larger and stickier than other Golden weavers with a distinct pale yellow to whitish eye, and a heavy, thick black bill. Both the male and female are brilliantly golden-yellow, with the male having a slight orange-chestnut wash on his throat and a slightly brighter plumage. They are largely monogamous, sometimes they will nest near each other in small numbers 2 or 3 territorial males who will build nests in a loose, small neighborhood.
They are one of the birds that have been observed participating in "anting" a rare behavior where birds rub ants which secrete formic acid all over their feathers to repel parasites.

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07/10/2026

Day 61 of 365; Baglafecht weaver

Baglafecht weavers is a common resident of the Central and Eastern African highlands ranging from Ethiopia and Eritrea south to Malawi and Zambia. Living in elevations between 800 and 3,000 meters above sea level and show the widest plumage variation of any weaver bird with eight recognized subspecies. The distinct subspecies are a result of geographic isolation where populations have evolved separated by thousands of kilometers of lower terrain. A good example of speciation in progress.

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06/10/2026

Day 60 of 365; Black-necked weaver

Unlike many of its highly social weaver relatives, the Black-necked weaver is a solitary nester. While most weavers are famous for being loud, hyper-social, and aggressive colony-dwellers, this species has a much more private, stealthy lifestyle. Pairs build their nests far from others, preferring quiet, dense thickets or forest edges where they can stay hidden. They construct a coarsely woven hanging nest of grass and fibers, shaped like a chemical retort flask or an upside-down distillation bulb, with a 15- to 20-centimeter downward-pointing entrance tunnel to deter predators.
Because they do not live in crowded colonies where males juggle multiple partners (polygamy), Black-necked weavers are highly devoted, with pairs remaining together all year-round, foraging, traveling, and defending their quiet territory as a dedicated partner.

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