Sally "the twitcher", as the Brits call bird watchers.
During our stay in The Gambia she was hardly ever seen outdoors without a pair of binoculars to hand.
One of the treats at the Bakotu Hotel were the green vervet monkeys that cavorted on the roof tops and through the trees.
Silhouette of a monkey and palm frond.
Hmmm... what looks interesting down there?
Another silhouette, this time the monkey is running at full speed.
It's pretty close to impossible to get photos of the incredibly exotic West African bird life without some kind of huge camera lens. However, you can easily see the bird nests in many trees.
Weaver bird nests on the river bank.
Taking photos of wildlife is a tricky business and not easy to do. Believe it or not there is a troop of baboon in this palm tree. You can just see one to the right.
Just when the impossible happens!...the light fades. This tree is filled with red colobus monkey. You can see them in the enlarged version, but the focus is not brilliant.
Finally, the impossible happened. We saw an imperious Fish Eagle sitting on a tree just above our boat.
For some reason this pair didn't fly away as the pirogue approached up close.
Sally spots another one.
A Pied Kingfisher
Not strictly wildlife, but the hibiscus were gorgeous.
Fresh papaya.