Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area

  • Packed Vehicle
    Packed Vehicle
    Wow, what a crowded vehicle.  Debbie and I had our own vehicle and driver (Silas) and Stu every third drive.
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 4, 2013
    2013-02-04#8645
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Grant's Gazelle
    Grant's Gazelle
    Nanger granti, male
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 4, 2013
    2013-02-04#4838
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bat-eared Foxes
    Bat-eared Foxes
    Otocyon megalotis
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 4, 2013
    2013-02-04#4965
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Coke's Hartebeest
    Coke's Hartebeest
    Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 4, 2013
    2013-02-04#4982
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunrise
    Sunrise
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#8671
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tawny Eagle
    Tawny Eagle
    Aquila rapax
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#5001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tawny Eagle
    Tawny Eagle
    Aquila rapax
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#5019
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Augur Buzzard
    Augur Buzzard
    Buteo augur, variant coloration
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#5043
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Augur Buzzard
    Augur Buzzard
    Buteo augur, variant coloration
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#5044
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Augur Buzzard
    Augur Buzzard
    Buteo augur, variant coloration
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#5045
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lion
    Lion
    Panthera leo, male with Wildebeest kill.
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#5092
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lion
    Lion
    Panthera leo, female
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#5111
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plains Zebra
    Plains Zebra
    Equus burchelli
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#5117
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Silas & Debbie, Breakfast Spot
    Silas & Debbie, Breakfast Spot
    Just the 3 of us for breakfast this day. The others were exploring other areas.
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#8686
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White Thorn Tree
    White Thorn Tree
    Acacia seyal
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#8687
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cheetah
    Cheetah
    Acinonyx jubatus, male with a ver full belly.
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#5132
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Temminck's Courser
    Temminck's Courser
    Cursorius temminckii
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#5158
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lion
    Lion
    Panthera leo, female
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#5167
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lions
    Lions
    Panthera leo, females
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#8692
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lions
    Lions
    Panthera leo, females
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#8699
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-bearded Wildebeest
    White-bearded Wildebeest
    Connochaetes taurinus albojubatus
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#5168
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-bearded Wildebeest
    White-bearded Wildebeest
    Connochaetes taurinus, skittish with good reason, lions, leopards, cheetahs, crocodiles & hyenas.
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#8707
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-bearded Wildebeest & Plains Zebra
    White-bearded Wildebeest & Plains Zebra
    Connochaetes taurinus & Equus burchelli
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#8712
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plains Zebra &  White-bearded Wildebeest
    Plains Zebra & White-bearded Wildebeest
    Equus burchelli & Connochaetes taurinus
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#8738
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plains Zebra
    Plains Zebra
    Equus burchelli - most animals drink from the stream since the lake has no outflow and has accumulated a lot of salt over the years.
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#8739
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Masai Giraffe
    Masai Giraffe
    Giraffa camelopardalis tippleskirchi, male
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#8751
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red-necked Spurfowl
    Red-necked Spurfowl
    Francolinus afer
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#5238
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Crowned Lapwing
    Crowned Lapwing
    Vanellus coronatus
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#5247
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giraffe Skull, male
    Giraffe Skull, male
    The large ossicones suggest that this is the skull of a male Giraffe.
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#8758
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sun Shafts
    Sun Shafts
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 5, 2013
    2013-02-05#8759
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunrise
    Sunrise
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 6, 2013
    2013-02-06#8761
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wildebeest Skull
    Wildebeest Skull
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 6, 2013
    2013-02-06#5388
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Capped Wheatear
    Capped Wheatear
    Oenanthe pileata
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 6, 2013
    2013-02-06#5396
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pygmy Falcon
    Pygmy Falcon
    Polihierax semitorquatus, fluffed in the morning chill.
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 6, 2013
    2013-02-06#5410
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Kestrel
    Common Kestrel
    Falcon tinnunculus
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 6, 2013
    2013-02-06#5426
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lappet-faced Vulture
    Lappet-faced Vulture
    Torgos tracheliotus
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 6, 2013
    2013-02-06#5476
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tawny Eagle, Lappet-faced Vultures & Hooded Vulture
    Tawny Eagle, Lappet-faced Vultures & Hooded Vulture
    Torgos tracheliotus, Necrosyrtes monachus & Aquila rapax - scavenging a Wildebeest kill.
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 6, 2013
    2013-02-06#5482
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hooded Vultures
    Hooded Vultures
    Necrosyrtes monachus
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 6, 2013
    2013-02-06#5493
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tawny Eagle
    Tawny Eagle
    Aquila rapax
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 6, 2013
    2013-02-06#5510
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tawny Eagle
    Tawny Eagle
    Aquila rapax
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 6, 2013
    2013-02-06#5513
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tawny Eagle
    Tawny Eagle
    Aquila rapax
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 6, 2013
    2013-02-06#5522
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lion
    Lion
    Panthera leo, male
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 6, 2013
    2013-02-06#8768
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plains Zebra &  White-bearded Wildebeest
    Plains Zebra & White-bearded Wildebeest
    Equus burchelli & Connochaetus taurinus albojubatus
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 6, 2013
    2013-02-06#8788
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plains Zebra
    Plains Zebra
    Equus burchelli
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 6, 2013
    2013-02-06#5554
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-bearded Wildebeest
    White-bearded Wildebeest
    Connochaetus taurinus albojubatus - mother with juvenile.
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 6, 2013
    2013-02-06#5577
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-bearded Wildebeest
    White-bearded Wildebeest
    Connochaetus taurinus albojubatus, delivering - hooves of baby are exiting the birth canal.
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 6, 2013
    2013-02-06#5601
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-bearded Wildebeest, 9:14 am
    White-bearded Wildebeest, 9:14 am
    Connochaetus taurinus albojubatus, delivering
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 6, 2013
    2013-02-06#5607
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-bearded Wildebeest, 9:16 am
    White-bearded Wildebeest, 9:16 am
    Connochaetus taurinus albojubatus, delivering - mother has gotten back to her feet and is looking at the newborn calf.
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 6, 2013
    2013-02-06#5609
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-bearded Wildebeest, 9:19 am
    White-bearded Wildebeest, 9:19 am
    Connochaetus taurinus albojubatus, delivering - first attempt to stand of newborn calf.
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 6, 2013
    2013-02-06#5612
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-bearded Wildebeest, 9:20 am
    White-bearded Wildebeest, 9:20 am
    Connochaetus taurinus albojubatus, delivering - newborn calf is attempting to stand a second time.
    Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 6, 2013
    2013-02-06#5616
    Larry L. Jackson