We’re back in Yaounde now. I haven’t seen as many birds here because, as usual, I tend to sleep in until the last possible moment, and we’ve been pretty busy since we got here.

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Lodgings in Yaounde

• Common Wattle-eye

This one looks pretty unusual. It’s a black and white with clear lines between the two colors, kind of like a Mannikin, but it has this big red flap above its eye. When I first saw it, I though the red thing actually was its eye. I think it would be painful to have a big red eye.