The other side of the Sanetti plateau is the Harenna forest..look at these moss and lichen laden trees which are dominated by Juniper and Hagenia species.
The birds you see here are all very special..and almost every bird you see are either 'endemic' or 'near endemic' to the area..in this picture is a Thick-billed Raven.
Chestnut-naped Francolin
The handsome Guereza Colobus monkey (Colobus guereza)..the highland form has much thicker and longer fur.
The Endemic Spot-breasted Plover
The shy and rarely seen Giant Hog ( Hylochoerus meinertzhageni)
Another Endemic - the Blue-winged Goose
Bohor Reedbuck (Redunca redunca)
Another special-the Rouget's Rail
Menelik's Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus)
Mountain Nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni)..not closely related to the Nyala of Southern Africa..but probably to the Greater Kudu..an antelope which is endemic to Ethiopia.
The guard was most reluctant to take a picture with me!
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