Sykes/Blue Monkey
Mt. Meru near Arusha, Tanzania
Warthogs and Zebra at Arusha National Park
Warthog
Monella Lake in Arusha N.P.
Interesting dragonfly near picnic site
Blue Monkey close up
Gray-crowned crane family
Giraffe close up in Arusha N.P.
interesting "two-headed giraffe"
a group of giraffe
cape buffalo near Tululusia Falls nature trail
a pair of banded mongoose
Giraffe blocking our exit from Arusha National Park.
Flower in the garden at first lodge
Flowers at our first lodge. Ilboru Safari Lodge
Bottle-brush tree at first lodge
our room at first lodge
The front of Ilboru Lodge
The better part of the road in front of our lodge in Arusha
Our transportation for the next two weeks. (Toyota Land Cruiser).
Typical brush land along highway. Many Maasai were herding their animals long here.
A nice baobab tree
Maasai village. These people believe in the "traditional way of life". and can't be coerced into moving into "modern" housing. They value their cattle and goats over modern life.
Baboon troupe in Lake Maryara N.P.
Close up of one of the older baboons
Our first Vervet Monkey
Our first elephant sighting
Better elephants a short distance down the road.
Our first Impalas (male)
Can you find the lion sleeping in the tree?
Red and Yellow Barbet under picnic table
Front view.
Superb Starling. These were plentiful everywhere we went.
Termite mound
Over view of park and lake from near picnic area.
Helmeted Guineafowl
Another vervet monkey
Leopard tortoise wet from a light rain as we were leaving Maryara N.P.
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
An early painting by the artist-in-residence here at our "room" at Gibb Farm
The path up to our room
Robin-chat and Pied Wagtail on the compost heap.
The view from our dining hall. Great views of flowers and birds.
The coffee plantation at the Gibb Farm.
The furniture building. They build their own beds, chest of drawers, tables, etc.
Our library room. They had numerous bird and animal books to read.
Carolyn at the bottom of our path to our room
Male Grosbeak Weaver gathering building material
His completed home.
Wedding skirt used for traditional weddings for the Iraqw tribe. Usually made by the bride, but sometimes passed down to other generations.
Elizabeth working on a smaller version of the skirt for the tourist trade. Several examples were on the walls of our dining hall.
Carolyn in front of the "underground house".
Daniel, Eustace, and Carolyn examine the process for making methane gas.
Jim, Elizabeth, Carolyn , and Daniel with our purchases in front of their home.
Ngorongoro crater from its rim
Zebra
Grant's Gazelles
Marabou Stork
Kori's Bustard, one the worlds largest flying birds
Giraffe
Small group of Wildebeests
Rufous-tailed Weaver
Buffalo Weaver nests
Superb Starling
Flat Stanley, Carolyn and our vehicle
Hildebrant's Starling
a yellow bellied Canary
A Flap Necked Chameleon
Leopard sleeping in a tree
A Pin-tailed Whydah
The main east west road through the Serengeti N.P. (at its best)
A Von Der Decken's Hornbill above our lunch table at the Serengeti Serena Lodge
White-headed Buffalo Weaver
White-crowned Shrike
Helmeted Guineafowl and young.
Pygmy Falcon.
Our first Hartebeest.
Steel-blue Whydah
Crowned Crane
A pair of Ostrich
secretary bird
impala
hippos
over view of the "hippo hole"
hippo close-up
The baby
mother and new-born hippo
a mother and baby hippo
crocks
weaver nests in a palm tree
light giraffe
hyrax and dwarf mongoose[ near Serengeti Research Center]
playing Dwarf Mongoose young.
tree hyrax
Mixed flock of Grey-headed weaver, canary, speckled weaver and others.
metal sculpture on the nature walk at the Serengeti research center
Candelabra trees. Very similar to a plant found in the Galapagos .
It looks real!
The circle of Life between Tanzania and Kenya, a one year cycle.
Two-banded courser display
Two-banded Courser
Our cottage
The pool at Serengeti Serena
The bar with the computer room upstairs.
The buffet
Superb Starling helping with dirty dish cleanup.
Red-billed Hornbill
Outside dining.
Weaver nest with snake resistant lower entrance. (snakes have a difficult time making the bend to get at the young or eggs in the upper chamber.)
bare-faced go-away-bird
Dark-chanting Goshawk
Baboon
A lion in the grass
Native homes
A typical store
Note the "Delux Hotel" and the "beach hotel"
The view from our lunch table
The view from our cottage at the Speke Bay Lodge Lake Victoria
A fishing boat ( they had been using illegal nets) two paddlers and a young boy in the middle bailing continuously. :) On Lake Victoria
Pied Kingfisher near Lake Victoria
colorful native
Black-headed Heron
Male ostrich
Silver(black) backed Jackal
Crocodile
Yellow-billed Oxpecker on Giraffe
I liked the composition of this picture
A flat-topped Acacia tree filled with baboons.
The front of our tent at Serena Mbuzi Mawe tented camp
another view
another hyrax
Skink
rock outcropping at the camp
regular unzoomed picture of the rocks
Agama Lizard (male)
Agama Lizard
Yellow-throated Spurfowl
Lion pair just after mating
Little bee-eater
Female lion
Male lion
Roar?
The treeless plain of the Serengeti
Wildebeests and white stork
Kori's Bustard
Wildebeest and calf
Cheetah calling to cubs
Mother watching , cubs at the kill
baby at the back of the group
half grown Hyena
Adult Hyena
A group of Ostrich
Nursing mother Thompson's gazelle
A pair of Eland, very shy
A pair of Sand Grouse
Fighting Thompson's Gazelles
The clash
View of the Ngorongoro Crater from our room
Sunrise over the crater rim
Sun rise a minute later
Sun up over the crater rim
Warthog on the crater floor
Cheetah observing a Kori's Bustard
A fresh Cape Buffalo kill (lions)
One of the culprits
Zebra colt
greater-flamingos
View of Lake Magadi and the crater wall. Lesser Flamingos in the distance.(You can see how much the 10X optical zoom lens helps)
Lake Magadi and Greater Flamingos
Lesser flamingos in Lake Magadi on the Ngorongoro crater floor.
A capped Wheatear
Lion Jam
"Lion Jam"
Three lion cubs, half grown
The lions found some shade
The "shade" moved
Black Rhinos
Black Rhino
The only rest stop in the crater
Swallow nest
View from the geocache site
Common Jackal
Lion with just killed warthog
A field of Gray- Crowned Cranes
A sunbird
A Double-collared Sunbird
A view of the crater from above the lodge.
Jim and Carolyn on the nature walk
Bushbuck Safaris motto
plaque dedicated to preserving Rhinos on the crater rim
A view of the rest stop and cache from the rim overlook
town business
typical hand carts for rent
Loading up the bus
Elephant with young one
Shirts for sale
women carrying packages
Paintings for sale
dead hedgehog
Dik Dik
Male Dik Dik
Carolyn at our lunch table
Circular pool from our balcony at the Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Dining room at the Tarangire Sopa Lodge
bar and lobby at the Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Yellow-necked Spurfowl
Egyptian Geese
"Red" elephant.
Hoopoe
Red-billed Hornbill "dusting"
Crested Francolin
Speckled Pigeons from our balcony
Lilac-breasted Roller
another crested Francolin
Southern Ground Hornbills
Long-tailed Fiscal
Eurasian Marsh hawk with its meal
White-bellied Go-away-bird
A male Kori's Bustard displaying, hoping to find a mate.
Steinbok
White-bellied Bustard
elephant rubbing its backside on the tree
A well rubbed tree (elephants)
Coqui Francolin
Elephant damaged Baobab tree
Liiac-breasted Roller closeup (my favorite picture)
Female and young Impala
Little bee-eaters
hyrax below our balcony
The mated pair
male lion close up
A hamerkop
Vervet monkey
Close up of a male Dik Dik
Another male impala
female implala
Male Impala, one of the alpha males
Red-billed Oxpeckers on Impala
Woodland Kingfisher
Eye-browed coucal
A male Common Waterbuck
A begging White-headed Buffalo Weaver.
Ostrich impeding our travel :)
Female Common Waterbuck
A common waterbuck showing the "wet white paint on the toilet seat look"
warthog
The "sneaky monkey"
a begging unstriped ground squirrel
Black-faced Sand Grouse
Termite mound at Tarangire N.P.
The way most of the woman carried things.
view of the "Merry Makers Pub"
Market day in Arusha
The main building at the Mountain Village Lodge.
Lesser-striped swallow near our cottage.
cottages overlooking the garden and lake at the Mountain Village Lodge
water lilies near our cottage at the Mountain Village in Arusha
Native dancers
the cottages at the Mountain Village
Our first Topi
Paradise Whydah
Our first Cheetah
Jackal, baby wildebeest with adults in the background
Jackal pups
Yellow-collared Love Bird
Levaillant's cuckoo
