Saturday 5 October 2013

More pictures from Tarangire National Park:

The elephants aren't the only ones that like the swamp


Termite hill


bee hive 

Velvet monkey and ringed mongoose


Ringed mongoose




open billed storks

superb starling ( when the sun hits the wings they are irridescent)

On the way to the swamp




Lying in the mud


This mud stuff is fun!


Candelabra Tree(close up the branches look like small cactus)

Up close view of the Candelabra Tree


bee hive

some kind of oriole i think

Picnic area overlooking the swamp


Well fed python nappimg and digesting


AVon der Decken's hornbill

Little Olivers


Outdoor shower - looks like a bucket shower but it's not

View from our tent


Lounge and dining tent


Sausage Tree

Walking safari with Blessed

weaver birds nests ( they make many to confuse predators)

Tarangire sunset
Elephant visitor near our tent


This was close!


a heron (goliath? heron)

A very pretty bird ( bee eater?)

goshawk

Boabab Tree


Another Boabab

Boabab and elephant

Rock Hyrax (of the elephant family)
 

Ostriches mating. Lots of flying feathers from the male

Followed by indifference



Saddle Billed Stork and young

Crested Hoopee

Woodland Kingfisher

Water Thick-Knee

1 comment:

  1. Rock hyrax!!!

    And that is one superb starling.

    The bee-eater bird is lovely.

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