Event – Washington Wachira to Share His Knowledge on Birds at the Muthaiga Country Club this Saturday, April 7, 2018
Get full details about the event on the poster below. See you there!
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Interview: Washington Wachira Talks About the Urban African Crowned Eagles of Nairobi, Kenya
Our Director, Washington Wachira, has been studying the breeding and feeding ecology of Africa’s most powerful eagle – the African Crowned Eagle. In this exciting interview, Washington shares his work with Markus, on the African Raptors Website. Kindly follow the link below to enjoy this interview: http://www.africanraptors.org/interview-with-washington-wachira-about-crowned-eagles-in-kenya/ Just published a new interview about Crowned Eagles in […]
Join Washington Wachira During the Year of the Bird Event at National Geographic this February
Our director will be attending the Year of the Bird Event at National Geographic this February. Join Washington Wachira as he gives two great talks on birds during the week-long event. We are so proud of you Washington Wachira. Follow this link to read more about this event and how you can be part of […]
Cisticola Tours Director Gives Yet Another Huge Talk on Birds at TEDxGateway, India
We are once again very proud of our Director, Washington Wachira, for yet another amazing achievement. Washington will be giving yet another huge talk on birds; this time at TEDxGateway in Mumbai, India. We all look forward to watching the talk and hope to keep learning from him. Indeed, he has created a birding passion […]
Shocking Video Shows Hawk Beheading Its Prey
We recently enjoyed reading a very interesting article by the National Geographic on birding. This rather rare article explains a unique observation that was made by a team of tourists enjoying birding in South Africa. The video they shot features a young African Harrier-Hawk beheading a young weaver bird. Our very own Director, Washington Wachira, […]
For the Love of Birds – TED.com
A huge congratulations to our director, Washington Wachira, for his great TED Talk. The talk is titled “For the love of birds” and is available on TED.com. We celebrate Washington for his great passion and inspiration to all of us in the birding and nature field. We hope to see more friends visiting Kenya and […]
Washington Wachira TED Talk – November 6, 2017
The talk will be released as the featured talk on TED.com on Monday, November 6. It will be available at go.ted.com/washingtonwachira at 11 a.m. EST on the 6th of November.
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Kenya in the Wild West
Western Kenya is a wide region famous for hosting many beautiful landscapes, towns and other attractions. The local cultural events such as the famous Bull-fighting ceremonies in Kakamega have hit the local dailies for many decades. This region has so much to offer that anyone who dares to visit returns eager for a second trip. […]
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Nguruman Escarpment, the hidden beauty in the sun
The Nguruman Escarpment, towering to about 2,000m altitude, is located near the Kenya-Tanzania border; in between Lakes Magadi and Natron. The roughly 50km long escarpment holds treasures of beauty not hosted by many destinations. Bordering the escarpment are the famous Loita Hills, that tower behind this magnificent landform. Together, they stretch a long way forming […]
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Ol Donyo Sabuk – the mountain of buffaloes
Classified as a scenic/special interest park by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), this classic mountain rises gracefully over the Athi Plains. The mountain formed as an old erosion surface possibly from the late Jurassic. Surrounding this hump-backed outcrop are the lava shaped Athi plains that were smoothened by lava flowing out of fissures in the […]
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