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Kigali based wildlife photographer and writer enjoying the biodiversity of Rwanda. Also on Instagram and Facebook: 2Ws Photography.

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My first book is available in shops across Kigali and online at
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Arrived back home in #Kigali and was greeted by this stunning Ross’s Turaco ‘fly by’! #Rwanda #RwOT #RwandaBirds #BirdsSeenIn2022 #birding #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD
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A male Grosbeak Weaver sorting nest materials. Photographed at Nyarutarama lake in #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #RwandaBirds #BirdsSeenIn2022 #birding #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD
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A male Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu looking pretty awesome and ready for the weekend… Photographed @nyandungupark in #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #BirdsSeenIn2023 #birdwatching
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The iridescent awesomeness of Greater Blue-eared Starling… Photographed @AkageraGame in @AkageraPark , #Rwanda #RwOT #BirdsSeenIn2023 #VisitRwanda #birdwatching
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A male Southern Red Bishop looking particularly sensational! One more of my many favourite birds of #Rwanda … Photographed at Masaka Wetland, on the eastern outskirts of #Kigali #TwitterNatureCommunity #VisitRwanda
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A male Village Weaver perched on his nest. Each nest takes between 12-15 hours to build and are built by the male to attract a female. Photographed @UmusambiV in #Kigali #Rwanda #RwandaBirds #BirdsSeenIn2022 #birding #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD #RwOT
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A Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater watches as its mate dives after a meal… Photographed yesterday in Nyarutarama, #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #RwandaBirds #BirdsSeenIn2022 #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour
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A male Southern Red Bishop looking pretty awesome to be fair! Photographed at Masaka Wetland in #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #RwandaBirds #BirdsSeenIn2022 #VisitRwanda #BBCWildlifePOTD #TwitterNatureCommunity
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An absolute stunning male Violet-backed Starling! Photographed @UmusambiV in #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #BirdsSeenIn2023 #birdphotography
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A male Red-billed Firefinch looking awesome! Photographed @UmusambiV in #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #BirdsSeenIn2023 #birdwatching
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2 years
(2/4) - A pair of Ross’s Turaco visited our garden again this afternoon - awesome birds! #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #RwandaBirds #BirdsSeenIn2022 #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD
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1 year
A beautifully iridescent male Purple-breasted Sunbird. This Albertine Rift endemic was photographed @NyungwePark in #Rwanda #RwOT #BBCWildlifePOTD #nature #BirdsOfTwitter #earthcapture
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A Ross’s Turaco on the move… Photographed in Nyarutarama, #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #TwitterNatureCommunity #VisitRwanda
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The Black-headed Gonolek has a distinctive duet call with its mate - one so well synchronised it’s sounds like a single call. Photographed @UmusambiV in #kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #RwandaBirds #BirdsSeenIn2022 #birding #NaturePhotography #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD
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A Ross’s Turaco takes to the air in the rain with some fruit from the garden! Photographed in Nyarutarama, #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #RwandaBirds #BirdsSeenIn2022 #birding #TwitterNatureCommunity #BCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour
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The stunning colours of a breeding male Southern red bishop. Photographed at Masaka Wetland, on the eastern outskirt of #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #BBCWildlifePOTD #nature #TwitterNatureCommunity #birdphotography
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1 year
OPEN IN FULL to see this stunning male African Paradise Flycatcher, he looks ready to find a mate! Photographed @UmusambiV in #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #BBCWildlifePOTD #BirdsSeenIn2023 #nature
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6 months
A rather awesome Great Blue Turaco… 📍 @NyungwePark , #Rwanda #BirdsSeenIn2023
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1 year
The aerial beauty that is an adult Lilac-breasted Roller in motion. Photographed @AkageraPark in #Rwanda #RwOT #BBCWildlifePOTD #BirdTwitter #birdphotography
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A rather awesome Green Woodhoopoe. 📍 @AkageraPark #RwOT #Rwanda
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The intense stare of a Long-crested Eagle… 📍 @nyandungupark #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT
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2 years
A pair of Spectacled Weavers start to build their nest, they return to the same nesting site each year. Nest construction will take 2-3 weeks! Photographed in Musanze, #Rwanda #RwOT #RwandaBirds #birding #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD
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9 months
A low flying African Jacana (look at those toes!). Photographed at Masaka Wetland, on the eastern outskirts of #Kigali #Rwanda #BirdsSeenIn2023 #birdwatching
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2 years
(1/4) - A pair of Ross’s Turaco visited our garden again this afternoon - awesome birds! #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #RwandaBirds #BirdsSeenIn2022 #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD
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The blue of a Woodland Kingfisher… Photographed @UmusambiV in #Kigali #Rwanda #BirdsSeenIn2023
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A stunning male Purple-breasted Sunbird, this species is an Albertine Rift endemic. 📍 @NyungwePark , #Rwanda #RwOT
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2 years
The Malachite Kingfisher, not the easiest to photograph flying towards you… Photographed @golf_kigali in #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #RwandaBirds #BirdsSeenIn2022 #birdwatching #Kingfisher #BBCWildlifePOTD
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The Hamerkop is a wading bird, like a stork or heron that mostly eats frogs and fish from shallow water. Photographed @UmusambiV in #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #RwandaBirds #BirdsSeenIn2021 #wildlife #birdwatching #NaturePhotography #nature #BBCWildlifePOTD
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A male Variable Sunbird on the hunt for nectar… Photographed @golf_kigali in #Rwanda #RwOT #BBCWildlifePOTD #BirdsSeenIn2023 #nature
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8 months
The colours of a Lilac-breasted Roller - just awesome! Photographed @AkageraPark in #Rwanda #RwOT #birdwatching
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9 months
Just look at the plumage of this awesome male Giant Kingfisher! Photographed @golf_kigali in #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #BirdsSeenIn2023 #birdwatching
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2 years
A Ross’s Turaco in “glide mode” moving from perch to perch. Photographed at Nyarutarama, in @CityofKigali , #Rwanda #RwOT #RwandaBirds #BirdsSeenIn2022 #birdphotography #BBCWildlifePOTD #BirdTwitter
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A pair of pretty special Double-toothed Barbets! Photographed in Kimihurura, @CityofKigali #Rwanda #RwOT #BirdsSeenIn2023 #TwitterNatureCommunity #VisitRwanda
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1 year
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5 months
Reflections of an African Jacana, wing tips in water… 📍Inyange Factory Wetland, Masaka, #Kigali , #Rwanda #RwOT
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8 months
A rather fluffy Lesser-striped Swallow! Photographed @EpicHotelSuites in Nyagatare, #Rwanda #RwOT #BirdsSeenIn2023 #birdwatching
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6 months
A female Saddle-billed stork - note the yellow iris, males have dark eyes. 📍 @AkageraPark , #Rwanda #BirdsSeenIn2023
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1 year
A male Black-headed Weaver mid-flap! Photographed near Nyarutarama lake in @CityofKigali #Rwanda #RwOT #BirdsSeenIn2023 #BBCWildlifePOTD #nature
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10 months
The wings of a Yellow-throated Longclaw! This stunning bird was photographed @nyandungupark in #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #TwitterNatureCommunity #VisitRwanda
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A male Grosbeak Weaver working on his nest. Photographed @UmusambiV in #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #BirdsSeenIn2023 #TwitterNatureCommunity
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2 years
A focused Common Buzzard (dark morph) with wings down. Photographed at Gatsata Wetland in #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #RwandaBirds #BirdsSeenIn2022 #birdwatching #ThePhotoHour #PhotoOfTheDay #BBCWildlifePOTD
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A focused Pearl-spotted Owlet… 📍 @AkageraPark in #Rwanda #RwOT #Birds
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A boldly patterned male Pied Kingfisher in the rain… @UmusambiV #Kigali , #Rwanda
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A rather awesome Lesser-striped Swallow… @nyandungupark , #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT
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8 months
Being watched by a Black-headed Gonolek… Photographed @UmusambiV in #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #BirdsSeenIn2023 #birdwatching
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A Double-toothed Barbet showing us their tongue… Photographed in Kimihurura, @CityofKigali #Rwanda #RwOT #TwitterNatureCommunity #Birdwatching
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The wings of a male Black-headed Weaver… Photographed @UmusambiV in #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #TwitterNatureCommunity #VisitRwanda
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A rather fluffy Little Bee-eater… Photographed in Kibagabaga, @CityofKigali #Rwanda #RwOT #birdwatching #BirdsSeenIn2023
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A stunning Rwenzori Turaco! Another Species endemic to the Albertine rift that lives in @NyungwePark , #Rwanda #RwOT #BirdsSeenIn2023
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A rather fluffy Greater Blue-eared Starling! Photographed @AkageraPark in #Rwanda #RwOT #TwitterNatureCommunity #VisitRwanda
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4 months
A little Bee-eater with something to say! 📍 @nyandungupark in #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT
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2 years
The pink wash of an African Pygmy Kingfisher is simply beautiful! Photographed @UmusambiV in #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #RwandaBirds #BirdsSeenIn2022 #TwitterNaturePhotography #birdwatching
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This morning I was photographing an African Jacana on a Lily pad and this Otter and its mate kept popping up to check me out! Such a special experience to see these awesome creatures in the wild, and in #Kigali ! 📍 @nyandungupark #RwOT #Rwanda
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2 years
An image I’ve been trying to capture for a long time - a diving Pied Kingfisher just before it enters the water! Photographed @golf_kigali in #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #RwandaBirds #BirdsSeenIn2022 #birdwatching #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour #TwitterNaturePhotography
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The pre-flight stretch of a Yellow-fronted Canary. Photographed at Nyandungu Urban Wetland Eco-tourism Park in #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #RwandaBirds #BirdsSeenIn2022 #birding #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour #nature
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The Blue-naped Mousebird is one of two species of mousebird found in the north of @AkageraPark in #Rwanda #RwOT #BirdsSeenIn2023 #TwitterNatureCommunity #BirdsOfTwitter #ThePhotoHour
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An African Black-headed Oriole looking particularly stunning! Photographed @KwaMaritaneSA in @PilanesbergNP #BirdsSeenIn2022 #birding #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD
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A beautifully patterned female Pied Kingfisher. 📍 @UmusambiV , #Kigali #Rwanda #BirdsSeenIn2023
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A rather focused Spectacled Weaver (Isandi) with his distinctive Zorro-like mask. Photographed at Nyarutarama lake in #Kigali #Rwanda #RwOT #RwandaBirds #BirdsSeenIn2021 #birds #birdwatching #NaturePhotography #birdphotography #TwitterNatureCommunity #ThePhotoHour
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The iridescently awesome Variable Sunbird (Umununi) Photographed on the northern edge of @CityofKigali #Rwanda #RwOT #nature #BBCWildlifePOTD #birds
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A male Red-chested Sunbird ‘falling’ to his next perch… Photographed @nyandungupark in @CityofKigali #Rwanda #RwOT #BirdsSeenIn2023
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A male Black-headed Weaver (Isandi) hangs under his nest and flaps his wings to try an attract a mate. Photographed @UmusambiV in #Kigali #Rwanda #BirdsSeenIn2023 #RwOT #BBCWildlifePOTD #nature
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