Tanzania Pillows

Superb Starling, Spreo superbus, Serengeti National park, Tanzania, East Africa. The diet of the Superb Starling is a combination of insects and fruit. (Featured in Artists Universe and others.) Canon 450D, 18-270mm Tamron lens. (3087 views at 14 May 2015)

Portrait of a Thomson's Gazelle, Eudorcas thomsonii, Serengeti National park, Tanzania, East Africa. Tommies as they are known are one of the most common antelopes in Africa. Thomson's gazelles are 53 to 67 cm tall and weigh 13 to 24 kg, females, 17 to 29 kg, males. The males have slender elegant horns. They are prey for all the great predators, especially cheetahs. (Canon 500D, zoom lens) (Featured in A Photographers Craft, & Others.) (3459 views at 17 June 2015)

African Elephant, Loxodonta Africana, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. Part of a large herd of elephants crossing the plains and heading for water. 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 several groups.) (1073 views at 22 May 2015)

African lions, Panthera leo krugeri, pride resting on a kopjes, a granite outcrop, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. Lions are now endangered. About 30 years ago there were about 400,000 across Africa, now the population is estimated to be about 20,000 and decreasing. Canon 500D, zoom lens.

African lion portrait, Panthera leo krugeri, one of a pride resting on a grassy hillock, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. Lions are now endangered. About 30 years ago there were about 400,000 across Africa, now the population is estimated to be about 20,000 and decreasing. Canon 500D. zoom lens. (Featured in Closeups in Nature, & Other Groups.) .

African lions, Panthera leo krugeri, part of a pride resting on a grassy hillock, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. Lions are now endangered. About 30 years ago there were about 400,000 across Africa, now the population is estimated to be about 20,000 and decreasing. This pride is part of a study on lion populations as can be seen from the radio collar. Canon 500D, zoom lens. (Featured in The Power of Photography, and Other Groups.)

Mikumi National Park Tanzania Nature Safari Travel Poster

Dar es Salaam city map in light minimalist typography. This white urban cityscape is a memorable gift to a Tanzanian friend or African family who lives or travel to Tanzania, Africa

Dar es Salaam city map in vector typography. This cartoon urban cityscape is a wondrous gift to a Tanzanian friend or African family who lives or travel to Tanzania.

My first really good look at a Woodland Kingfisher, a truly beautiful African bird.

Taken on the very first day of my 2022 visit to Tanzania, these Giraffes seeming to welcome me back.

Two zebras ticking close together for companionship and safety on the plains of Ngorongoro Crater.

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.)

Serengeti National park, Tanzania (Africa) is the home of 3000 lions and many other animals. Lion face graphic design for lion lovers

This elephant herd was walking through Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Tanzania Its In My DNA - Gift for Tanzanian From Tanzania

Serengeti National park, Tanzania (Africa) is the home of 3000 lions and many other animals. Lion face graphic design for lion lovers

Cast of a trail of hominid footprints fossilized in volcanic ash. The trail was found by Mary Leakey's expedition at Laetoli, Tanzania in 1976. It dates from 3.6 million years ago and shows that hominids (probably Australopithecus afarensis) had acquired the upright, bipedal, free-striding gait of modern man by this time. The footprints show a well developed arch to the foot and no divergence of the big toe. The prints are from two adults, and possibly a third set belonging to a child who walked in the footsteps of one of the adults.

We found this large male lion resting; with a carcass nearby we guessed it was trying to sleep off a big dinner...until we came along and woke it up.

A rare sighting. Serval Cat & kitten, Leptailurus serval hindei, Serengeti National park, Tanzania, East Africa. Servals have the longest legs of any cat, relative to their body size. Most of this increase in length is due to the greatly elongated metatarsal & tarsal bones in the feet. They are unusually mobile, helping the animal to capture partially concealed prey. Another distinctive feature of the serval is the presence of large ears and auditory bullae in the skull, indicating an acute sense of hearing. Canon 500D, zoom lens. (Featured in The Best of Anything & Everything, & Other Groups.) (2189 views at 15 May 2015)

African Buffalo or Cape Buffalo, Charadrius pecuarius, kicking up dust in the early morning, Serengeti National park, Tanzania, East Africa. African Buffalo spend most time grazing in grass lands. Canon 500D, zoom lens. (1007 views at 5 June 2015)

Granite outcrops called Kopjes are typical of a large part of the southern Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa.

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 or females. Canon 500D, zoom lens. (Featured in Love These Creatures & Other Groups.)

Profile portrait of a Lilac Breasted Roller, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. 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 (Featured in Amazing Wildlife, & Other Groups.)

Sunset through the smoke of a wild fire, Serengeti National park, Tanzania, East Africa. (Featured in artists Universe.) Wildfires at the end of the dry season pave the way for fresh germination of grasses once the rains come. Canon 500D, zoom lens.

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)

Pair of 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. (Featured in Closeups in Nature, and Others.) .

Zebra, female & foal. 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 500D, zoom lens. (Featured in African Beauty, & Others.)

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)

Thomson’s Gazelles drinking at a waterhole left by the drying up of the Moru River during the dry season. Thomsons Gazelles, Eudorcas thomsonii, Serengeti National park, Tanzania, East Africa. Tommies as they are known are one of the most common antelopes in Africa. Thomson’s Gazelles are 53 to 67 cm tall and weigh 13 to 24 kg for females, 17 to 29 kg for males. The males have slender elegant horns. They are prey for all the great predators, especially cheetahs. Canon 500D, zoom lens (1705 views at 11 June 2015) .

An up close and personal encounter with a huge herd of elephants on the Ngorongoro Concession was a highlight of my 2019 African photography tour.

Mother and baby African Elephant, Loxodonta Africana, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. (Featured in Africaans...& others.) 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 All God's Creatures, & Other Groups.) (1227 views at 20 May 2015)

African Elephant, Loxodonta Africana, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. (Featured in Artists Universe & Others.) Mother and baby, part of a large herd of elephants crossing the plains and heading for water. 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. .

Enjoying a drink. African Elephant, Loxodonta Africana, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. (Featured in Top Shelf Wildlife.) 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) .

Enjoying a drink. African Elephant, Loxodonta Africana, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. 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 Nature in Its Entirety - Nothing Man-made and others.)

On my recent photography tour in Tanzania, our guides knew about a female leopard with a cub living in a particular kopje. We visited several times and were finally rewarded with a face-to-face look at the playful cub.