Tarangire

Small, winding Tarangire River Tarangire Sopa Lodge Tarangire landscape Sunset Over Tarangire Tarangire landscape Tarangire Sunset Dining room at Tarangire Sopa Lodge Our guide with Ranger Safaris - Gabriel (Gabi) Joseph Huge cactus type plant in Arusha town Bottlebrush Tree Giraffes in a corral Carved ebony Maasai figures Maasai people and locals in a small town near Arusha One of many huge Baobab trees Buffalo skull Zebra Butt African Elephant Zebras African Elephant Why did the elephant cross the road? Group of zebras Wildebeests African Elephant Giraffe munching on some leaves Huddled in Shade Elephants on parade Elephants on parade A few female ostriches Bushy nests hanging from this tree Colorful male Agama lizard perked up to look intimidating Pool at the Sopa Lodge Ornately carved door of our room at the Sopa Tiny little Dik Dik (pronounced deek deek), is only about 2 feet tall Giraffe Tongue Masai Giraffe Elephants drinking what little water is left Elephant scratching its rear on a tree A pair of Waterbucks A very rare Kudu - our driver has not seen one of these in 10 years One of the Land Cruisers stopping to look at animals Alert Mongoose A group of banded mongoose all popped up at the same time to check things out Group of vultures waiting for their turn to feast Lion (Simba in Kiswahili) Lion Young male lion Lion yawning (or is it roaring) Young male lion Lounging lion, just like my house cat Lion King and Queen Lion Lions munching on a freshly killed cape buffalo Lion butt Yellow-necked Spurfowl Southern Ground Hornbill Male Von Der Decken's Hornbill Female Von Der Decken's Hornbill African Vervet Monkey Lion Lion resting in the shade Herd of buffalo Cape Buffalo Few Cape Buffalo Toyota Land Cruiser - the trusty safari vehicle Long-tailed Fiscal Shrike Large termite mound No feeding the animals Candelabra tree Candelabra tree Candelabra Trees Black-chested Snake Eagle Southern Ground Hornbill Male Impala Vultures feeding on a dead buffalo Vultures feeding on a dead buffalo Ruppell's Griffon Vulture Vulture coming in for a landing Flying vulture Vultures fighting Flat-topped Acacia Masai Giraffe Masai Giraffe Masai Giraffe Zebra Love Lilac-breasted Roller Zebras Young Zebra Colt Troop of baboons Baby baboon riding piggyback with mom Rid 'em cowboy! Adult baboon Back of baboon's head Baboons everywhere! It's a parade of baboons Tiny baby baboon African Elephant Mass of bees Elephant drinking water Elephant with Nile Monitor on the water bank Elephant butt African Elephant Elephant eating grass Elephant cooling himself off with sand Kirk's Dik Dik (deek deek) Kirk's Dik Dik Lilac-breasted Roller Look at those tusks! Baby Masai Giraffe Dead tree Mother and Baby Elephants Mom and Baby Elephants Young Bull Elephant crossing... Sunset amongst Boabab and Acacia trees Herd of buffalo at sunset by an acacia tree Spotted Eagle Owl Lion King Giraffe Butt Elder Lion Monochrome Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater King Of The Pride Male ostrich Male ostrich Elephant Butt Zebra Behind