African Safari – Serengeti Leftovers – Digging Right In

Marabou Stork, (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) + White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus)

African Safari – Serengeti Leftovers – Finger-lickin’ Good

Once the lions have had their fill, all of the clean-up crew arrives at the table and squabble over what is left behind.

White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus: Gyps bengalensis)

White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) + Hooded Vulture, (Necrosyrtes monachus) (far left eating and in the middle looking)

Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)

Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)

White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus: Gyps bengalensis)

Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)

White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus: Gyps bengalensis)

Former African Buffalo

Our Tanzanian driver, Emeleon, was excellent in telling the names of all of the birds that I was photographing but sometimes it was later difficult to match up my scribbled notes with the actual shots so, for these vulture shots, many thanks to Arno Meintjes of South Africa for his help with sorting out the vulture species for me.

 

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About Ron

Ron has long had an interest in photography and traveling and, in recent years, has had more time to devote to both activities. Long a Pentax user, Ron switched to Nikon gear when he went digital. The advent of the digital SLR camera, and the ease of the internet blogging process, has provided a venue for sharing his photography and travel experience at the local, national and international level. More about Ron
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