Tanzanian Safari
On Safari in Tanzania. A two centre Safari, Selous Game reserve based around the Rufiji river and Mwagusi in the Ruaha National Park. Two completely different environments and both amazing locations.
The pictures have been put in the order in which we saw them.
Thanks to Bob Brind Surch for an Amazing trip
The pictures have been put in the order in which we saw them.
Thanks to Bob Brind Surch for an Amazing trip
This is how we arrived at Selous Impala Camp
Our transport from the airstrip to Selous Impala camp
Our first view of Hippo on the way to the camp
Our first Game Drive and we found a pack of Painted dogs.
Juvenile Painted Dogs playing
Painted Dog
Juvenile Painted Dogs playing
Juvenile Painted Dogs playing
Painted Dog
Painted Dog
Painted dogs playing
Adult regurgitating food for young
Our first Boat trip Crocodiles everywhere
Wide open
Wider
Reflected
Hippo
Fish Eagle just one of the amazing bird species we saw
Malachite Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
Bee Eaters more of these later.
Our first Elephant
Impala and young
Vulture landing
Warthog family
Warthog
Following Dad
Giraffe
Giraffe with young
Greater blue eared glossy starling
Vulture landing
Impala eating flowers from sausage tree
Wounded Heyna
Young Impala
Young Impala
Our First Sighting of Zebra
Giraffe in the Landscape
Male Lion with Kill
Prowling
Getting closer to the kill
Still prowling but closer to us than the kill
Still Prowling
Taken the kill into a bush
The meal
Crunch
Getting pushed through the bush
No longer waiting, chasing big brother for meal
The chase is on
Waiting for the lion to move away
Bee Eaters
Pretty bird on a stick
Bee Eater
Bee Eater by nest hole
Begging for Food
Zerba
Water Buffalo Feeding
Life is harsh
Sparing Impala
Sparing Impala 2
Chilled Baboon
Vervet Monkey
Leaving Selous for Mwagsusi
View from our Banda
Restaurant at Mwagusi
Restaurant at Mwagusi
Friend during Lunch
Rofus Crested Roller
Ruaha Red Billed Hornbill
Elephant
Heyna, These kept us awake at night with thier "whoop Whoop"calls
Kudu Resting
Grackle Bird
Acacia Tree
Dik Dik
Yawning Lioness
Elephant and young
Cubs Suckling
Water Buffalo
water Buffalo with Oxpecker
Water Buffalo and Oxpecker
Lioness and Cubs
Coming closer
Lioness and cubs
Cubs crossing the river
Lioness and cub
Cub crossing river
Lioness drinking with cub
Cubs joining lioness
And the cubs just keep coming
All drinking
Playtime
Playtime 2
Walking on water
You swim I'll walk
There's now 9 cubs
Playing
Its wet
I'll go in a minute, stop pushing
Wet cub playing
Boo
Resting with Mum
Playing in the grass
After delighting us for nearly an hour Mum took the cubs back to the pride
Coming to the dry river to drink
Sand shower
Copying Mum
Suckling
White Headed Buffalo Weaver
There were lots of Giraffe
Lots of sleeping lion as well
Leopard hiding in dried up stream bed
Leopard
Coming closer
Leopard
Leopard close up
Elephant smelling us
Elephant Portrait
Python up a tree digesting meal ( 5 weeks in)
Watching you
On the Prowl
Three generations
Testing the air
Snarling
Hiding behind Mum
Jackal
Zebra
African Rainbow Lizard
Ear Flapping
Three Generations
Elephant family digging for water
Young Elephant Suckling
Monitor Lizard
Resting Leopard
Lilac Breasted Roller
Find the Leopard cub
Can you see me yet?
Leaving the tree
Hiding in the Grass
Waiting for brother
Still Hiding
Moving Away
Hippos
Hippo family
Baboon eating guineafowl
Feeding Frenzy
