Whales, Wildlife & Wilderness                                                                                                                                                 Pam & Wayne Osborn

Tanzania - Serengeti - The Rest

The Birthing Grounds

Each February massed herds of wildebeest gather on the mineral rich grasslands of the Serengeti to give birth.

 

The two-week window of the mass birthing creates rich opportunities for predators.

New-born Calf

A new-born wildebeest calf stands on wobbly legs minutes after birth.

Its survival will depend on being a quick learner to walk and run. Lost calves are quickly dispatched by predators following the herd.

 

Agama Lizards

Agamas doing a little body temperature maintenance on rocky outcrops. The male is resplendent in his red and blue livery.

 

Klipspringer

A male klipspringer on predator watch on a rocky outcrop.

 

Dik-Diks

A female above and a male below.

 

Mongoose

Little Bee-eaters

 

European Roller

 

Kori Bustard

Vulture Line Up

It was early morning and lions had taken down a wildebeest. These vultures were waiting for the lions to depart before approaching the carcass. The birds with black bills are African white-backed vultures and the ones with the yellow bills are Ruppell's griffon vultures

Lappet-faced Vulture - left

Ruppell's Griffon Vulture -

right

Lappet-faced Vulture

On a wildebeest carcass.

Marabou Stork

African White-backed Vultures

 

White-headed Vultures

Tawny Eagles

Light colour variants.

Grey Crowned Cranes

Serengeti Sunrise

Predator's Embrace

A hope is lost in this predator's embrace.