This collection of photos were taken in the Serengeti Plains on our second Tanzanian safari in March 2011. Most of the following photos have not appeared in my earlier blogs of the animals and birds of the Serengeti.
The photo gear I used almost exclusively on safari was a Canon 450D with the excellent
EF
70-300mm f4-5.6 L IS USM lens.
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| Obviously a male baboon with modesty cover! |
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| Female bushbuck |
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| Waterbuck |
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| Female waterbuck |
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| Curious giraffe |
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| Grants Gazelle |
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| Grey heron |
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| Impala |
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| The only leopard we saw in the Serengeti |
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| Lilac breasted roller |
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| One of several prides of lion we saw |
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| Agama lizard sunning itself on the granite kopje at the Naabi Hill Gate |
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| Magpie shrike |
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| Maribou stork |
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| Ostrich with topi in the background |
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| This small herd of elephants had been taking a bath in red mud. |
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| Superb starling |
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| Thompsons gazelle |
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| Hyrax |
There are two species of hyrax, tree hyrax and rock hyrax. I am not sure about which one this is as there are rocks in the background.
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| Topi |
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You can see my earlier blogs of the animals and birds of the Serengeti which have a more detailed description and other photos at the links here.
Topi
do not occur in the southern part of Tanzania and were a new species we saw
this time. Impala, gazelles, dik dik and eland are in the same family as the
topi. There are 14 animals in this animal family; southern Africa having a
different set which include the gemsbok and springbok.
You can see my earlier blogs of the animals and birds of the Serengeti which have a more detailed description and other photos at the links here.
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