Category Archives: Tanzania

African Safari – Serengeti moths

African Safari – Serengeti moths I found, at the end of a day bouncing around in a safari van at 6,000 feet. that I was rather tired but, one evening on the way back from supper, I decided to stop … Continue reading

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African Safari – Serengeti – Hyenas

African Safari – Serengeti – Hyenas After we left the buffalo carcass and the vultures and headed on toward our accommodation for the evening, we passed by a family of hyenas. Tough to see them in the grass at first … Continue reading

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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. … Continue reading

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African Safari – Out into the Serengeti in search of LIONS

African Safari – Out into the Serengeti The Serengeti is a vast nature preserve and one of the natural wonders of the world. It wasn’t long before we had left all of the world behind as we traveled a road … Continue reading

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African Safari – Oldupai Gorge to Serengeti National Park

African Safari – Oldupai Gorge to Serengeti National Park As we left the Oldupai Gorge, our vehicles left a plume of dust behind at every corner. Looking off into the distance, it looked like we might be in for some … Continue reading

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African Safari – Ngorongoro Crater to Oldupai Gorge

African Safari – Ngorongoro Crater to Oldupai Gorge

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African Safari – Lake Manyara to Ngorongoro Crater

African Safari – Lake Manyara to Ngorongoro Crater Our destination for this day’s rather long drive was the Serengeti. Along the way though, we would be stopping to peer over the edge into the rather large Ngorongoro Crater and then … Continue reading

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African Safari – A Visit to an Orphanage

African Safari – A Visit to an Orphanage The night before on the way to the lodge, we had traveled a very rough dirt road through a small enclave of homes (a village?) and past this orphanage. Some of the … Continue reading

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African Safari – Lake Manyara National Park (3)

African Safari – Lake Manyara National Park (3) Once we were down by the shores of the lake, there were plenty of different shorebirds to see through the binoculars but most were a bit too far away for good photography. … Continue reading

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African Safari – Lake Manyara National Park (2)

African Safari – Lake Manyara National Park (2) On our way down toward the lake, we stopped at one spot where the number of bird species flitting in and out was unbelievable. Probably could have sat there all day but … Continue reading

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