Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl at Shompole

Tucked beneath the dramatic rise of the Nguruman Escarpment, Shompole offers a striking backdrop for tracking down Verreaux's Eagle-Owl among its acacia woodland. This community-conserved corner of Kenya's Rift Valley, close to the Tanzanian border, rewards patient observation with the escarpment's forested slopes providing a naturally atmospheric setting for photographs. Visitors joining the Wildlife of Shompole Wilderness holiday in October have the chance to search this wild landscape for the species, with the escarpment itself often forming a compelling element of the wider composition.