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Part landscape, part wildlife photo, this lion up a tree gave me one of the best photo opportunities of my 2022 photography tour in Tanzania.

In the Serengeti National Park, Northern Tanzania

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Big cats in the wild - an experience like no other!

Serengeti, Northern Tanzania

d'Arnaud's Barbet, Trachyphonus darnaudii, Serengeti National park, Tanzania, East Africa. They are omnivores, feeding on seeds, fruit and invertebrates. Where not hunted, they are very tame, but their feathers are used by certain tribes, such as the Maasai. Canon 500D, Tamron 28-280mm lens. (Featured in The World as we See it, or as we Missed it & Other Groups.) (2041 views at 15 June 2015)

Hippos in the Serengeti, wallowing in what little mud there is left at the peak of the dry season.

Hippos in the Serengeti, wallowing in what little mud there is left at the peak of the dry season.

Sunset in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. Canon 500D, zoom lens.

Lilac Breasted Roller, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. (Featured in Pictures with the WOW Factor & The Birds & Others.)The group gets its name from the aerial acrobatics some of these birds perform during courtship or territorial flights. They are monogamous and nest in an unlined hole in a tree or in masonry, and lay 2–4 eggs in the tropics, 3–6 at higher latitudes. The Lilac Breasted Roller is the national bird of Botswana. Canon 500D, Canon 100-400mm lens

Portrait of an African Elephant, Loxodonta Africana, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. Eating on the move. Elephants spend most of their time eating. Elephants must have access to water and enjoy spending time washing, playing and cooling off. African Elephants are classified as endangered. They are victims of large-scale poaching and habitat loss due to rapid human expansion. Canon 500D, zoom lens. (Featured in Afrikaans is my Mother Tongue & Other Groups.) (1120 views at5 27 May 2015)

Only a few minutes into Serengeti National Park and we encountered this adult cheetah soaking up the sun on a rock just metres from the road.

Hippos in the Serengeti, wallowing in what little mud there is left at the peak of the dry season.

Hippos in the Serengeti, wallowing in what little mud there is left at the peak of the dry season.

Long-tailed Shrike, Urolestes melanoleucus, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. (Featured in The Birds and others.) They are unique in their vocal duets, their cooperative breeding behavior, and their gregariousness. Canon 500D, 100-400mm Canon lens (1039 views at 13 May 2015)

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Giraffe in the Serengeti. At the height of the dry season (August)

Giraffe in the Serengeti. At the height of the dry season (August)

Giraffe in the Serengeti. At the height of the dry season (August)

Giraffe in the Serengeti. At the height of the dry season (August)

Giraffe in the Serengeti. At the height of the dry season (August)

Grey Crowned Crane, Balearica regulorum, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. Juvenile. The adult Grey Crowned Crane is about 1 m, 3.3 ft tall and weighs 3.5 kg, 7.7 lbs. Its body plumage is mainly grey. These birds are the emblem of Uganda and appear on the country's flag. Canon 500D, Canon 100-400 mm lens. (Featured in Close-ups in Nature.)

Pair of Little Bee-eaters, Merops pusillus, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. It reaches a length of 15-17 cm, which makes it the smallest African bee-eater. Sexes are alike. There have been estimated to be between 60-80 million Little Bee-eaters. It breeds in open country with bushes, preferably near water. Canon 500D, Canon 100-400mm lens (Featured in Images of Endearment, & Other Groups.)

Zebra friends. Plains or Savanna or Common Zebra, Equus quagga, Serengeti National park, Tanzania, East Africa. Zebras are African equids best known for their distinctive black and white stripes. Their stripes come in different patterns unique to each individual. They are generally social animals that live in small harems to large herds. Canon EOS 500D, zoom lens. (Featured in Love These Creatures, & Other Groups.)

The Serengeti (SERR-ən-GHET-ee) ecosystem is a geographical region in Africa, spanning northern Tanzania. The protected area within the region includes approximately 30,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi) of land, including the Serengeti National Park and several game reserves.

Zebra. Plains or Savanna or Common Zebra, Equus quagga, Serengeti National park, Tanzania, East Africa. Zebras are African equids best known for their distinctive black and white stripes. Their stripes come in different patterns unique to each individual. They are generally social animals that live in small harems to large herds. (1612 views at 3 May 2015) Canon 500D, zoom lens. (Featured in a Wilderness Somewhere.)

Giraffe in the Serengeti. At the height of the dry season (August)

Giraffe in the Serengeti. At the height of the dry season (August)

Giraffe in the Serengeti. At the height of the dry season (August)

Giraffe in the Serengeti. At the height of the dry season (August)

Giraffe in the Serengeti. At the height of the dry season (August)

Giraffe in the Serengeti. At the height of the dry season (August)

Portrait of a Maasai or Masai Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. The Giraffe has a 40cm long purple tongue designed for eating leaves from even the most thorny trees like the Flat Top Acacia. Canon 500D, zoom lens. (Featured in Animals of Africa, Best of the Best.)

Portrait of a Maasai or Masai Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. (Featured in Flora & Fauna South Africa.) The Giraffe has a 40cm long purple tongue designed for eating leaves from even the most thorny trees like the Flat Top Acacia. Canon 500D, zoom lens. (Featured in All God's Creatures.) (1038 views at 11 May 2015)

Granite outcrops called Kopjes which are typical of a large part of the southern Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. Sometimes prides of lions are seen resting on the tops of these formations, looking out over their territory. Canon 500D, zoom lens. (Featured in Volcanoes, Earth's Geology & Atmosphere, & Others.)

Defassa Waterbuck, female, Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa, Serengeti National park, Tanzania, East Africa. The waterbuck is a large, robust animal. Males are generally about 25 percent larger than the females. Only the males have horns, which are prominently ringed & as long as 40 inches. They are sometimes used with lethal results when males fight one another over territories. Canon 500D, zoom lens. (1099 views at 11 June 2015)