A very spiny thistle, Carduus ellenbeckii Village by Chenek campsite - Simien Mountains Takazze Sunbird - Aina Amba trek Tacazze Sunbird feeding on Aloe flower - Aina Amba… Sunset in Ethiopian mountains Tacazze Sunbird amongst Aloe flowers Waro Mikael View from Waro Mikael Waro Mikael Resting on a trek at Waro Mikael. Belinda on the escarpment at Waro Mikael Red-billed Firefinch - Lalibela View from escarpment at Erar View from escarpment at Erar View from the Erar Community Guesthouse View from the Erar Community Guesthouse Gelada - seen from near the Erar Community Guestho… Sunset seen from the Erar Community Guesthouse View from the Erar Community Guesthouse Yellow-billed Kite - Axum Erar Community Guesthouse Striped Ground Squirrel - Axum Erar Community Guesthouse - Tigray Chenek area - Simien Mountains Giant Lobelia flower - Simien Mountains Aloes and other flowers in the mountains Giant Lobelia near Chenek, Simien Mountains Swainson's Sparrow Simien Mountain escarpment Children met on the Wollo trek Local girl met on the Wollo Trek Common Fiscal Shrike Ruppell's Black Chat Ruppell's Black Chat Chenek area - Simien Mountains Chenek area - Simien Mountains Wild scabious in the Simien Mountains White-billed Starling Morning view from our second campsite in the Simie… Giant Lobelia (L. rhynchopetalum) Mountain flowers, Simien Mountains Morning cloud over the Simien Mountains Geech area - Simien Mountains A species of Moraea (Iris family) A pair of White-collared Pigeons