Tanzania-Tarangire National Park (Day #1) is one of many articles to be created from photos taken on three connected safaris (Botswana and Zambia, Tanzania, and Kenya) between June 20 and July 31, 2009, with Cheesemans’ Ecology Safaris, Saratoga, California (www.cheesemans.com). We had previously traveled with them to Antarctica, 2000/2001.
Diane and I flew out of Peoria on a 6:00 AM flight to Minneapolis on June 20. After a 7-hour wait, it was on to Amsterdam. After a 5-hour wait, we boarded a plane for an 11-hour flight
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At the Tarangire National Park Visitors
Center which opened in 2003 groups usually stay for a short time while their...
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At the Tarangire national Park Visitors
Center which opened in 2003 groups usually stay for a short time while their...
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Two termite mounds are visible in the
brush. Termite workers build and maintain nests to house their colony making...
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Some mounds may be very large in
Africa's wooded areas. Six to nine feet would be more typical for the...
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The Baobab tree is also called the
bottle tree, upside-down tree, and monkey bread tree. It can be as high as 98...
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Roadside scenery as we continued our
search for animals
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A healthy Baobab tree, which this is
not, can store water inside the trunk (up to 32,000 gallons)) to endure harsh...
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A Giraffe may eat as much as 75 pounds
of food each day. It spends most of its day eating because it gets just a few...
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The Reticulated Giraffe is distinguished
from the Masai Giraffe by the eveness of the outline of the spots and white...
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A scenic view
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Giraffes will mingle with other animals
as they are tall enough to have a much wider scope of an area and will...
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Marabou storks and vultures are in the
trees waiting for a chance to eat. Both storks and vultures are frequent...
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Storks and Vultures eat mainly carrion,
scraps and feces, but will also take fish, frogs, insects, eggs, small...
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The Marabou Stork cannot be mistaken
for another bird due to its size, bare head and neck, black back, and white...
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A Marabou Stork is sometimes called the
"undertaker bird," due to its shape from behind: cloak-like wings and...
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This Lioness feeding on a fresh carcass
is quite close to the storks and vultures, and they are waiting for their...
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The Lioness may have been disturbed
while feeding by safari vehicles getting too close to her.
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This prey was killed by the Lioness
probably by strangulation or by enclosing the animal's mouth and...
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Tarangire Sopa Lodge's main entrance
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The lodge's spacious and airy lobby has
marble floors and glass sliding doors that open out to a verandah.
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The ceiling of the lobby has a wooden
finish, and the the over-all décor with plants in strategic...
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A small bar in one corner of the lobby
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Hidden among the rocky outcrops and
and surrounded by ancient baobab trees, the lodge has 75 rooms. It is located...
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The exterior of each room's door was
uniquely carved.
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An overall view of the pool and grounds
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Africa
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