Tanzania

[rockaria]

well i promised that when i got back from Tanzania i would post some of my photos... i took literally hundreds and hundreds but have whittled it down somewhat.... dont worry though i wont subject you to all of them ;)
i hope you enjoy looking at them nearly as much as i enjoyed taking them

Mammals:

Cheetah

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/cheetah fat from eating serengeti.jpg

Dik Dik

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/dikdik scratching tarangire.jpg

Baby hippo hitching a ride

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/hippo baby hitching a ride in serengeti.jpg

Bull hippo

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/hippo bull serengeti.jpg

Lioness

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/lioness looking for cubs serengeti.jpg

Lion

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/male lion serengeti1.jpg

Lion Cubs

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/lion cubs serengeti.jpg

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/lion cubs serengeti1.jpg

Serval

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/serval ngorongoro1.jpg

Warthog

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/smiling warthog ngorongoro.jpg

Elephant

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/elephants eye manyara.jpg

Vervet Monkey

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/vervet monkey jumping manyara.jpg

Zebras

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/zebra running and jumping serengeti.jpg

Zebra and flamingos

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/zebra and flamingos ngorongoro.jpg

Birds:

Crowned crane

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/crowned crane.jpg

Collared doves


http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/doves natron camp1.jpg


Eagle

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/eagle serengeti.jpg

Lilac breasted roller bird

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/lilac breasted roller1.jpg

Weaver bird

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/weaver bird manyara2.jpg

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/weaverbird leaving nest manyara.jpg

Dawn over the serengeti

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/dawn in the serengeti.jpg

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/dawn in the serengeti1.jpg


ok that will do for now... rather picture intensive so apologies :)

[fuzed]

stunning, you lucky git!!!! :)

[dan-the-man]

Some stunning pictures there, thanks for sharing.

Particularly like the shot of the Zebras. :)

[Seashell]

WOW!! These are amazing! You must've had an awesome time.

[beech]

lovely pics. What camera and lens were you using?

[rockaria]

thanks guys :) it was an amazing experience and we were really lucky to see so many things, youve only seen a small selection here! lol one thing which was a shame though was that it was cloudy alot of the time so the light wasnt that good for alot of the shots.

I have a canon 350d and those were taken with the tamron 300mm lens, a 500mm would of been really useful a few times! but alas corals come before paying for a new lens :D

[esmed]

Wow, awesome pics!! Feel free to post more!!

I'd love to go and see all the animals as they should be in the wild. looks truly amazing.

[zimreef]

Cool pics - looks like you had a good time and some good sightings.

Very fortunate indeed to see a serval never mind get a decent pic of one!

John

[MarkO]

Nice Warthog

[rockaria]

Very fortunate indeed to see a serval never mind get a decent pic of one!

John


we actually saw 4 of them!! was unbelievable, plus there were genets in one of the camps though i didnt actually manage to get one on camera seeing as they always appeared when i wasnt armed.

here are a couple more of the serval:

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/serval markings ngorongoro.jpg

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/serval ngorongoro.jpg

we also saw 3 leopards but as you can see theyre impossible to photo when theyre in the tree...

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/leopard serengeti.jpg

plus cheetah cubs.... but again a little too far away to see clearly but this will at least give you some idea

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/cheetah cubs serengeti.jpg

[esmed]

this might be a stupid question but did you see any giraffes or are they not around in that area??

[rockaria]

oh alright if you insist on seeing more ;)

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/giraffe serengeti.jpg

the only thing that i would say we didnt see that much of was different types of antelope... we didnt see any kudu, sable, roan etc though apparently they are in the area just are noticeable through the dry season in sept.

But we did see alot of eland, dikdik, impala, thompsons gazelle and grants gazelle

[esmed]

Cool, thanks for posting that one! I love giraffes!! I've now decided safari is what i want to do on my next holiday or my honeymoon whichever comes first!!

[Wee-Man]

stunning, you lucky git!!!! :)

What he said - isn't jealously terrible:D

[Reef bloke]

Superb shots,trip of a lifetime!!!