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| Let the bank come to you. A mobile ATM next to a petrol station in Karatu. |
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| Another in the series "Anything Fits on Two Wheels". |
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| The superb starling is one of the most widespread and colorful birds. Here a pair is nesting in a dead tree. |
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| Kingfishers were also quite common. This is the woodland kingfisher. |
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| White-headed buffalo weavers make interesting nests that hang from acacia trees. |
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| Red-and-yellow barbet |
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| The lilac-breasted roller. It's rainbow of colors. |
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| Water thick knee, with its distinctive eye. |
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| Two hamerkops up front; a blacksmith plover in the back. |
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| A helmeted guineafowl. Despite being a common sight, guineafowl were particularly difficult to photograph well. |
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| Yellow-necked spurfowl |
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| We saw a number of tawny eagles. |
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| Two African fish eagles in a sausage tree. |
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| Vultures, probably African white-backed |
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| A lappet-faced vulture silhouetted against the sky. |
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| One of the surprises of Tanzania was how often multiple species were in view at the same time. Even though it may look like I "Photoshopped" the baboon and impala together, the only adjustments to this photo was some cropping. (And besides, my Photoshop skills aren't that good!) |
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| A juvenile baboon eating a baobab flower. |
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| This black-faced vervet monkey was scaling a tree at the swimming pool, hoping to find some left-behind treats. They particularly liked to come into the dining hall to steal sugar packets. |
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| Impala does |
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| Don't know what it was, but something got the attention of this impala harem. |
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| Male waterbuck |
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| Female waterbuck. (No, it does not become a "waterdoe".) |
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| The tiny dik-dik is shy and skittish. We saw quite a few, but they were usually too hidden to photograph. |
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| Zebras may be the most photogenic animal on the African savannah. (More zebra pictures in future posts.) |
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| Most of the time, giraffes require "portrait" orientation, but this one was kind enough to browse a small tree and provide a "landscape" pose. |
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| Two jackals pose on the side of the road. Despite their reputation, they are beautiful animals and fun to watch. Not surprisingly, their behavior is much like dogs'. |
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| A dwarf mongoose atop a termite mound. |
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| Leopard tortoise |
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| This is a small part of a line of elephants walking across the savannah towards our vehicle. |
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| The babies are shielded by surrounding adults. |
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| Two juvenile males practice their sparring technique. |
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| Start with a hole that does down to the water table. |
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| Enjoy the cool water! |
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| And finish with a nice powder. |
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| From a distance, a pride of lions can look like a pile of rocks. There are about 16 lions here -- they were counted by another group as they crossed the road before taking a siesta in the shade. |
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| Even with a head poking up, lions can be difficult to see. |
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| Not quite fully grown. |
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| Lions love to yawn (and, incidentally, show off their fearsome teeth). |
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| Nothing says "Tarangire" like elephants and baobabs. |
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| Wildlife has the right of way! (Especially if it weighs 4 tons.) |
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| The baobab flower blooms at night, and is pollenated by fruit bats. It is also a favorite food of baboons, who showered our tent with them through the night. |
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| Toyota Land Cruisers have been specially outfitted as safari vehicles: pop-up top, extra spare tire, and the real "rhino package" upfront. |
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| Sunset at Tarangire Safari Lodge. |
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| As in India, a bicycle can transport just about anything. |
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| Market Day in a town west of Arusha. |
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| The Masai have retained their pastoralist lifestyle. |
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| Traditional round huts in a Maasai (Waarusha) family compound. |
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| What are those logs hanging in the tree? Beehives! |
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| Rift Valley escarpment in the distance. |
