Tag : Ngorongoro Crater

Lion, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

A majestic lion poses for the camera, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.

Flamingos on a lake.

An experiment using Google’s Color Efex Pro to get the most out of a landscape/wildlife image.

Flamingo fly past, Ngorongoro Crater.

two flamingos fly over their flock which is feeding in the shallows of an alkaline lake. There were thousands of birds in the lake and several more flying about overhead.

Zebras, putting the bite on!

It was worth having the camera constantly ready to capture any interesting behaviour as it occurs.    In this instance two zebras stopped grazing momentarily to engage in this “biting” behaviour. 

Zebras in the landscape, Tanzania.

wildlife within the context of the landscape

Toned Monochrome Lion, Ngorongoro Crater

a male lion,  part of a pride of about a dozen,  including several cubs,  sits unconcerned by the presence of several safari vehicles.

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Buffalo, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

a buffalo with an oxpecker bird on it’s back. The bird gets to feed on ticks, the buffalo gets to rid itself of the pests.

Lion Portraits, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

In Ngorongoro Crater, the grass on the floor of the crater is quite short and so sighting lions and other animals is reasonably easy

Wildebeest, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

A wildebeest strolls by a flock of flamingos on a lake in the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.