The scenery changed dramatically again when we entered Kakamega Forest National Park, the easternmost extension of the Congolese rainforest, which covers much of Central Africa and just barely reaches into Western Kenya. Formerly a healthy tract of prime forest, today Kakamega is barely a fragmented remnant due to logging and clearing for agriculture, and as a result it harbors many localized and endemic plant, animal, and bird species not found elsewhere in Kenya. Some sought-after specialties of this fantastic forest island that we saw include: Great Blue Turaco (unreal color scheme), Blue-headed Bee-eater, Black-and-white Casqued Hornbill, Yellow-spotted Barbet, Turner's Eremomela (endangered), Southern Hyliota, Yellow-bellied Wattle-Eye, Pink-Footed Puffback, Red-headed Malimbe, Dark-backed Weaver, Joyful Greenbul, African Broadbill, and Red-chested Owlet; the latter two were lifers for our expert guide, which tells you how hard they are to see. A local guide and representative of the Kakamega Environmental Education Program told us about his efforts to teach children and encourage locals to protect the forest through development of economic alternatives like butterfly farming.