a couple of roads in Ethiopia.

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Both are in the Bale Mountains south of Addis Ababa. I was doing research at the National Museum of Ethiopia, but I'm a birder, and the Bale Mountains are a hotspot of biodiversity. They're also a part of East Africa I hadn't seen before.


This one at mid-elevation, close to where I saw Bale Mountains monkeys - a species found nowhere else.

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And this one is at much higher elevation. My guide told me it's the highest road in Africa, and I believe him, though I've forgotten the elevation. Saw a lot of endemic birds and plants there. (The unpaved road itself can be seen to the lower left.)

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and just to make it complete, here's one of the endemic birds I saw - a blue-winged goose:

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(These were all taken in June of 2019.)

Not sure if these are good or not, but I enjoyed taking them.