Giraffe Centre #3: . . . Tank, Tank, Tank!
The cache, a 35mm film canister, is hidden at the base of trees to the left of the ladder by these water tanks in the north-west corner of the Nature Sanctuary which is located opposite this popular location for interacting with these remarkable animals. This common and distinctive woodland call could be heard much of the time I was passing through the forest.
To reach the cache location: From Nairobi city centre take Uhuru Highway to Nyayo Stadium, then turn west onto Langata Road, across two roundabouts, past Wilson Airport on your left, past the entrance to Nairobi National Park on the left and through the new underpass junction with Magadi Road to the junction @ S 01 20.432 E 036 45.042. Turn left here onto Langata South Road and follow this for approx. 2.8km, around a right-hand corner, then on for a further 450m where you turn left (south) down Koitobos Rd. After 1.1km follow the road around the corner then take the first right to reach the Giraffe Centre.
Once you have parked, paid and fed the giraffes, head out and across the road to the Nature Trail 
which is accessed through the metal gate. The shortest way to reach the cache is simply to turn left inside the gate and follow the fence almost to the end, then head down a small trail to the cache location. Otherwise use any convenient trail heading left from the main trail.
(continued from GC6Q45A Giraffe Centre #2: Tonk, Tonk, Tonk!) . . . the red-fronted tinkerbird is distinguished from the yellow-fronted tinkerbird by the colour of the forehead spot, the golden wing patch, and its overall darker appearance. It is often confused with the red-fronted barbet, but it is significantly smaller, has a black moustache and a less robust bill, and lacks a broad yellow superciliary stripe.
It mainly forages in the upper canopy of trees, feeding on small fruits and berries, especially mistletoes, occasionally hawking insects. Both sexes excavate the nest, which is usually a hole dug into the underside of a branch, or an upright dead tree trunk. The 2-4 chicks are cared for by both parents, who feed them insects and fruit regularly.
The RFT’s common call is a fast ponk-ponk-ponk-ponk repeated about 100x per minute. It also gives a repeated double po-ponk and a fat rather nasal trill when excited. Many barbets perch prominently, but unlike their larger relatives, the smaller tinkerbirds sing from cover and are more frequently heard than seen.