A 'flotilla' of Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) on Lake Naivasha,one of two freshwater lakes of the central section of the Eastern Rift ( known as the Gregory Rift) and the highest lake of the Great Rift system (6,181 feet).
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With rain threatening,Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) bask in the sun on the shores of Lake Naivasha,one of two freshwater lakes of the central section of the Eastern Rift ( known as the Gregory Rift) and the highest lake of the Great Rift system (6,181 feet).
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The shoreline of Lake Naivasha is rimmed with beautiful yellow-barked 'fever' trees (Acacia xanthophloea). It is the highest lake of Africa's Great Rift Valley and has the reputation as an ornithologist's paradise; it hosts some 400 different species of birds. In this picture white-necked cormorants and Egyptian geese are very much in evidence while a hippo keeps a watchful eye offshore.
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Lesser flamingos (Phoeiniconaias minor) in flight over Lake Nakuru,an alkaline lake of the Rift Valley system where tens of thousands of them may be seen lining the shores for many months of the year.
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- The alkaline waters of the seasonal Lake Logipi,situated at the northern end of the Suguta Valley,are a favourite haunt of lesser flamingos because the blue-green algae upon which they feed grows prolifically in the lake's shallow waters.
- A greater flamingo takes off from the alkaline waters of Lake Bogoria. This Rift Valley lake is a favourite haunt of both greater and lesser flamingos because the blue-green algae upon which they feed grows prolifically in the lake's shallow waters.
- The alkaline waters of Lake Bogoria are a favourite haunt of lesser flamingos. The barren shoreline is dotted with steam jets and geysers reflecting its volcanic origins.
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- Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) stand watch over their eggs and chicks at Lake Bogoria. Only on very rare occasions do the birds breed on this warm,alkaline lake.
- At the southern end of Lake Turkana,just south of Von H_hnel Bay,lies a small,extremely alkaline lake which is fed from Lake Turkana underground. The colours of the water and the surrounding lava country can be vivid in certain light. Small flocks of lesser flamingos congregate here on rare occasions.
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