Tanzania Feb 2023



Courtyard at our Lodge in DAR

We walk up to our Mikumi Lodge after being delayed by KLM

As it says

Yellow-throated Longclaw

Hunting lion in Mikumi NP

Friendly Giraffe. Mikumi.

Flock of Collared Pratincole. Mikumi.

Collared Pratincole. Mikumi.

Prince Bernard's falls, Udzungwa NP.

Iringa Red Colobus. Udzungwa.

Entrance to Ruaha NP.

Another friendly giraffe.. Ruaha.

Hippo stemming the flooded Rufiji River.

Broadbilled Roller. Ruaha.

Tanzanian Red-Hornbills. A distinct species, ruahensis.

Elizabeth being brave.

European Hobby. Ruaha NP

Knob-billed Duck and duckweed.

Speckle-fronted Weaver. Ruaha.

Agama Lizard.

Purple Roller. Ruaha.

friendly Ellie.

Ruaha riverside with Palms.

Holub's Golden Weaver. Ruaha.

Elephants on the march. Title page.

Levaillant's Cuckoo. Ruaha.

Family portrait.

White-crowned Lapwing. Ruaha.

European Roller.

A fine Kudu.

Great-spotted Cuckoo. Ruaha.

Plum-coloured Starling. Tandala Camp, Ruaha.

African Grey Flycatcher. Tandala Camp. Ruaha.

Three-banded Plover. Tandala.

Eurasian Cuckoo. Brown morph. Ruaha.

African Fish Eagle. Ruaha. The true voice of Africa.

Warthog family. Ruaha.

White-headed Buffalo Weaver. Ruaha.

Lunch stop for junior. Ruaha.

Lunch stop for squirrels.

Lesser-striped Swallow. Ruaha.

Grey-headed Kingfisher. Ruaha.

d'Arnaud's Barbet. Ruaha.

Grey-capped Social Weaver. Ruaha.

Saddle-billed Stork. Ruaha.

Yellow-collared Lovebird. Ruaha.

Von der Decken's Hornbill. (f) Ruaha.

Meyer's Parrot. Ruaha.

Blue-cheeked BeeEater. Ruaha.

Cheetah couple. Ruaha.

A lovely sighting.

Watchful cubs. Mdonya Old river. Ruaha.

Black-backed Jackal pair. Old Mdonya River.

Dwarf Mongoose. Too cute by far. One of my favorite creatures.

Youngster is even cuter.

White-crested Helmet Shrike. Ruaha.

Hilldebrandt's Francolin. Ruaha.

Breakfast time. Ruaha. A pleasant experience.

Melba Finch. Old Mdonya Camp. Ruaha.

A beautiful Leopard.

A great pose.

He walks off with disdain. Ruaha.

Little banded Goshawk, Shikra. Ruaha NP.

White-throated Bee-eater. Lake Manze Camp. Nyerere NP.

Southern Carmine Bee-eaters, Nyerere NP.

Harlequin Quail. Nyerere NP.

David gets a visitor. Lake Manze Camp.

Black-winged (shouldered)Kite. Nyerere NP.

Brown headed Kingfisher family. Lake Manze.

Lesser Galago, Bushbabies, Lake Manze camp.

Genet at dinner. Lake Manze,

Large Land Monitor. Nyerere NP.

Spotted Hyena. Nyerere NP.

Nyassaland Wildebeeste SSp. of Blue or Brindled.

Eland. Nyerere NP.

Wildife race. Nyerere NP.

Grey-headed Kingfisher. Nyerere NP.

Spotted Hyena, Nyerere NP.

White-fronted Bee-eater. Lake Manze.

Wild Dogs. 13 resting by a pool.

Beautiful creatures coming back from the brink of extinction.

Sometimes called African Hunting Dog or Painted dog.

Very alert.

Bohm's Bee-eater. pron 'Bums'. Lake Manze camp.

Pearl-spotted Owlet. Lake Manze.

Black Heron or Egret. Lake Manze. Nyerere NP.

Their habit of fishing in shade.

Diederik's Cuckoo. Lake Manze, Nyerere NP.