Tourists are flocking Lake Bogoria and Lake Nakuru, Kenya in anticipation for an exceptional sight of flamingo birds migrating back after a breeding season at Lake Natron, Tanzania.
So astounding is the number of flamingos that populate the two lakes such that tourist touring this semi-arid region of Kenya can’t resist a visit.
A scene not replicated anywhere else in the world due to the very specific environment required by the birds, makes all and sundry interested in the ‘birds seeing’ scenario.
In an amazing show of mighty, the birds migrate in unison to Lake Natron which for decades has been the chosen nesting spot for all East Africa’s flamingos, with couples producing just one egg at a time.
The birds travel due to depletion of food sources as well as arrival of the breeding season that relies on particular environments in which to lay their eggs .
Having flown from Tanzania they come back to Kenya where they flock at the Lake Bogoria and the Lake Nakuru in Riftvalley.
Flowing freshwater streams surround Lake Bogoria. The streams become populated by flamingos as they gracefully bathe in the clean mountain water and cleanse off the salty minerals that would otherwise harden their feathers and render them unable to fly.
Once they have frolicked in the water and fed their fill, the flamingos depart for Lake Nakuru for the second course where visitors can focus on bird watching of a very colorful and unique kind.