Lake
Nakuru national park is a land of idyllic landscape and scenery and cover a approximately 188kilometre square. It is
located in the central of Kenya, Rift valley province, Nakuru district and is
about 140km North West of Nairobi. The lake is an alkaline that attracts algae
for the lesser and greater flamingos.
The
greater flamingos are characterized by a red bill with black tip and a deep
pink plumage is less commonly seen than the lesser flamingo, which is slightly smaller
and has a pink bill and a white plumage.
The greater feeds on shrimps and small
fishes in the lake while the lesser feeds on blue - green alga which grows only
in alkaline water. This is the park that guarantees you both the black rhinos
and white rhinos with other magnificent wildlife.
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| Flamingos at Lake Nakuru |
The
park is world known for its Millions of flamingos and other bird species with animals’
game viewing. The bird watcher’s paradise is what attracts lot of tourists to
visit this park hence boosting Kenya
safari tours. However, White pelicans can be seen at the
southern end of the lake where they feed on tilapia fish, an alkaline-tolerant fish which were introduced
into the lake to fight against mosquitoes and increase the population of
pelicans.
The
Park also contains Kenya’s largest population of rhinos. The surface of the
lake occupies about a third of the park.
The lake is fringed by alkaline swamps
with areas of sedge, along the river inflows and springs. The surrounding areas
support a dry transitional savanna with Lake Margin grasslands.
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| Rhinos at Nakuru national park |
However,
the number of Flamingos has been decreasing recently, perhaps due to too mass
tourism, pollution resulting from industries waterworks nearby who dump waste
into the waters or simply because of changes in water quality which makes the
lake temporarily inhospitable.
Traveling
around the park is the hyrax hill prehistorically sites, the national Monument
where you learn more facts on information on the existence of the various
attraction sites in the area. In addition, is the Menegai crater known to be one of the largest calderas
of the world and the largest in Kenya.
Sharon Sheery
www.soinafricasafaris.com
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