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28/05/2024

The Hamerkop is a unique, medium-sized wading bird with a distinctive hammer-shaped head, known for its loud, haunting calls and intriguing nesting habits.

To see more of these amazing birds, we can tailor a birding trip for you. Kindly email us at [email protected] and we shall be at your service.

24/05/2024

Why you should visit Uganda?

Okello Jabwel takes you through a virtual tour inside Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre with one of our guides as he shares more about wildlife and birds.

Enjoy! What the Pearl of Africa has to offer.

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01/05/2024

Happy Labour Day to all the passionate birders worldwide! Your dedication to observing and protecting our feathered friends is truly inspiring. Keep soaring high in your pursuits!

10/04/2024

"Eid Mubarak! May this special occasion bring you joy, peace, and blessings. Wishing you a wonderful celebration filled with happiness and togetherness."

01/04/2024

Known to be massive birds of prey, eagles soar with keen eyesight, snatching small animals with sharp talons and beaks. Found worldwide, these feathered hunters reign supreme at the top of the food chain.

Video Credit 🎥 Shaaz Jung Photography

31/03/2024

May your day be filled with the wonders of nature and
the joy of discovery. Happy Resurrection Sunday.

29/03/2024

Wishing you a blessed Good Friday. May the hope of Easter fill your hearts with joy and peace.

29/02/2024

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14/02/2024

On this day of love, we celebrate your ode to avian affection. You capture the delicate dance of courtship, the tender moments of nest-building, and the soaring joy of flight. Thank you for showing us the love that takes wing in the wild.

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31/12/2023

Wishing you a year filled with the joy of discovery and the wings to explore new horizons. Happy birding in 2024!

24/12/2023

May your Christmas be merry and bright, with a touch of wing and a song in flight.Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year from us, Birders Lens.

15/10/2023

After a two-year hiatus, we surely excited to announce to you that our Birders Lens YouTube channel is back. Subscribe as you stay tuned for new episodes.

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14/10/2023

Today's the Global Big Birding Day!

Get those Binoculars, Bird Apps and Lenses grooving as we go to connect with our Avian Friends!

09/10/2023

We Celebrate the freedom that our forefathers fought for and cherish the blessings of being a citizen of an independent nation.

Happy Independence Day!

13/07/2023

SHOEBILL STORK Scientifically known as Balaeniceps rex

This bird is easily recognizable by its large and shoe-shaped beak hence it's name "the Shoebill" They thrive most in tropical dense marshes, swamps and wetlands. These birds are endangered species due to habitat loss, destruction of nests, increased poaching because of pet trade.

FACTS ABOUT SHOEBILLS

1. These birds could actually win staring contests since they stand virtually motionless with their bills held down against their necks.

2. They p**p on themselves as a way of lowering their body temperature 😂😂😂

3. Shoebills favorite meal is the lungfish, in addition eels, Catfish, lizards, snakes and baby crocodiles supplement their diet

4. These birds solitary animals but they gather for breeding and taking care of their young

5. They clatter their bills which makes loud scaring noises like sound like a machine gun.

6. They can live up to 35 years in the wild with the presence of good conditions.

12/07/2023

LITTLE EGRET scientifically known as Egretta garzetta

The little egret is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. It is a white bird with a slender black beak, long black legs and, in the western race, yellow feet. As an aquatic bird, it feeds in shallow water and on land, consuming a variety of small creatures.

11/07/2023

HAMMERKOP scientifically known as Scopus umbretta.

From Afrikaans Hamer meaning "Hammer" and Kop meaning "Head" that's how it derived its name.

The Hammerkop is known for its distinctive appearance, characterized by a large, hammer-shaped head and a long, strong bill. Its plumage is predominantly brown, with a lighter shade on the underparts, and it has long legs equipped for wading in shallow waters.

10/07/2023

“In order to see birds, it is necessary to become a part of the silence.”

02/02/2023

WORLD WETLANDS DAY

As we celebrate World wetlands day, let us remember that they are bird habitats used for breeding, nesting, rearing their young, water for drinking, feeding and social interactions.

Therefore, the wetlands are responsible for a very diverse ecosystem and the ecosystem will be spoiled if the wetlands cease to exist.

This Shoe Bill taken from Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre

31/05/2022

BIRD OF THE DAY
YOUR SPOT
VILLAGE INDIGOBIRD

Breeding males are glossy black while females and non-breeding males are streaky and brown on the back and pale below with a bold facial pattern. The color of the bill is red in southeast Africa and whitish in western, northern and central Africa.

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25/05/2022

BIRD OF THE DAY
YOUR SPOT
GRAY-GREEN BUSHSHRIKE
(Bocages Bushshrike)
Telophorus bocagei

The Bocages Bushshrike name was changed Gray-green Bushshrike.
This Bushshrike is a medium-sized arboreal bushshrike that is dark gray or black above with a white eyebrow and white underparts, sometimes with a buffy breast. It's habitats disturbed and forest edge habitats with large trees.

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23/05/2022

MONDAY'S LIFER
BIRD OF THE DAY

THICK BILLED SEED-EATER is a large brown seedeater with two pale wingbars and a big, bulging bill. Varies geographically in the amount of streaking on the crown and underparts

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18/05/2022

Greetings Followers of Birders Lens

It's been a while since we last shared educational content on different birds in the Pearl of Africa and beyond. For this reason, allow us to share with you our rebrand as we officially resume our content sharing so you'd be spot on as always.

Like and Follow us as we dive in this amazing new journey.

15/10/2021

11/10/2021

BIRD'S HAVEN

THE LITTLE GREBE
(Tachybaptus ruficollis)

The Little Grebe is a small short-necked Grebe with a short bill, rounded head and square tail. Adults have chestnut sides to the face and neck and a swollen creamy grape-spot when breeding. This specie is a resides and breeds here in Uganda. Chicks have greyish white faces and throats with stripes on the neck. In flight, the Little Grebe’s secondary feathers and their primary bases are largely whitish.

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30/09/2021

BIRD’S HAVEN
WHITE-BACKED VULTURE

The White-Backed Vulture prefers open Savannah and plains where it breeds in loose
colonies among tall trees. This bird is a large buff-brown vulture with pale underwing
patches and a diagnostic pale rump patch that can be best seen in flight.

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07/01/2021

Hello,
Birders Lens is delighted to introduce to the 2021 A3 sized calendar.

You can order for your authentic calendar at UGX 25,000/- only.

For deliveries and bulk orders, kindly Contact/WhatsApp: Our sales person Isaac +256 759 027273 or Email: [email protected]

06/01/2021

Make A Guess? Details about this place?
The first correct answer will be gifted with something from Birders Lens and our winner must be preferably a Ugandan.

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31/12/2020

The year 2020 has finally bade us farewell. We know it has been a year of many challenges. However, it has also been a year of many lessons. At Birders' Lens, We're glad to have been able to share with you a year of Learning, Exploration and Discovery. As we wish you a Happy New Year 2021, we look forward to even share with you more about the amazing birds of our planet Earth. A Happy New Birders' Year to you and to your family! From 🦜🦢 Birders Lens🦩🦅
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24/12/2020

Birds are among some of our most treasured fellow earth's inhabitants. We're glad to be the official partners of Birders Lens.

We appreciate all of your support and as we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year 2021, we look forward in achieving more in helping more people to Learn, Explore and Discover more about Birds.

Tours truly,
~The Awesome Team ~

Merry Christmas ❄️🌲⛄