The trip to Ghana was capped with a birding trip to Kakum National Park and surrounding areas. The park has a treetop canopy - seven actually, where we did our bird watching for most of the morning. Overall, we identified 70 different species.
African pied hornbill sitting in the picturesque setting of the canopy. This is probably the best of the photographs showing the rainforest and the bird. It was beautiful up there, if not a little bumpy with the swinging of the walkway and vibrations on the center platforms.
This was a very popular place with at least two hundred school children crossing the seven canopy walks while I was there and perhaps a thousand people arriving in buses and private cars and Uber!
View of the forest canopy from the walk.
The canopy walkway. Yes, I stopped briefly to look down a time or two. Far drop down!
Stephen, the park guide.
James, the birding guide, calling a few friends of the feather wearing type. He was a very professional and nice guide.
School kids of all ages with their teachers crossing the canopies. Without fear there can be no courage. Many courageous kids.
She made it!
Wasn't the only taking pictures. He made it across and photographed his friends.
Pretty flowering tree.
An iguana.
Many different hornbills identified flying through the canopy.
Splendid sunbird. Beautiful colors.
Lowe's monkey, albeit a little blurred. He was not holding still for the camera! Fun to watch him from above the canopy.
Black and white flycatcher.
Palm nut vulture in flight.
African pied hornbill.
Shrikes.
Black winged Bishop.
More school kids and school teachers.
Another four legged critter climbing up a tree.
We birded along a side road and saw a few locals at work, some pretty flowers and a butterfly.
A falcon far, far away!
Hope you enjoyed this small adventure in Ghana.
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