We have lived for the past four months back in Nebraska, very much missing Rwanda and the people of the Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture (RICA). I was asked to speak at a conference in Kigali in late May, which provided a great opportunity to return to Rwanda. We were back for just one week, which made for a very quick visit, and unfortunately short time back on campus. I was able to visit Umusambi Village, a wetland east of Kigali that is a restoration area for endangered Grey-Crowned Cranes, and the Nyandungu Urban Wetland Eco-Park, on the eastern edge of Kigali, to collect some bird photos. We spent one day on the RICA campus. The following photos are part of what we saw during our week in Rwanda.
Richard Ferguson
Black-Headed Gonalek. Umusambi Village, May 20, 2024Yellow-Billed Duck. Umusambi Village, May 20, 2024.Female Sunbird (unknown species) delivering a meal to her babies. Umusambi Village, May 20, 2024.Grey-Crowned Crane. Umusambi Village, May 20, 2024.Flock of Grey-Crowned Cranes. Umusambi Village, May 20, 2024.African Striped Skink. Umusambi Village, May 20, 2024.Black-Headed Weavers. Umusambi Village, May 20, 2024.Variable Sunbird. Nyandungu Eco-Park, May 21, 2024.Scarlet-Chested Sunbird. Nyandungu Eco-Park, May 21, 2024.Black Kite (also called Yellow-Billed Kite). Nyandungu Eco-Park, May 21, 2024.Pigeonwing (?). Nyandungu Eco-Park, May 21, 2024.Perhaps a Wild Hibiscus or Mallow? Nyandungu Eco-Park, May 21, 2024.African Paradise Flycatcher. I knew these birds could be found in this habitat, but had never seen one before. Nyandungu Eco-Park, May 21, 2024.African Paradise Flycatcher and a hungry youngster. Nyandungu Eco-Park, May 21, 2024.Speckled Mousebird. Nyandungu Eco-Park, May 21, 2024.Young Black-Headed Heron. Nyandungu Eco-Park, May 21, 2024.Nyandungu Eco-Park staff member clearing invasive Water Hyacinth from a pond. May 21, 2024.Shopkeeper adjusting his display of goods, primarily for visitors, as his shop is in the tourist-oriented car-free market, central Kigali. May 22, 2024.Making a delivery. Kigali central market. May 22, 2024.Yellow-Billed Storks roosting in the Kigali central market. May 22, 2024.Moto-taxi drivers waiting for customers. Kigali central market. May 22, 2024.Teresa with Adda, Honorine and Jeanine, during a get-together with RICA graduates and 3rd-year students in Kigali. May 22, 2024.Teresa and I, along with Molly Wilson, RICA Communications Director, with graduates and 3rd-year RICA students. May 22, 2024.RICA security guards leaving campus early in the morning at the end of their overnight shift. May 24, 2024.Progress in paving the West Access Road, RICA Campus. May 24, 2024.Teresa catching up with RICA students at lunch. May 24, 2024.
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