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African white-backed vulture, Dik dik, Lion, lion cub, lioness, marabou stork, Ndutu, Tanzania, terrapin
A shorter post today, but with our best lion experience yet.
Once again, on Sunday, 14th February, we set off in the very early morning. We soon came across a mother with older cubs, much more playful than previously, and, with no other jeeps around hooray, we just enjoyed their company as they – some of them anyway, others, of what seemed to be four cubs in the greenery, just couldn’t find the courage – went up and down a tree just metres away from us, honing their climbing skills. All seemed happy to wander round and round our two jeeps, to our delight.
After 90 minutes or so we moved off to a dead tree we could see in the distance, where an older lioness obliging posed for us.
We took breakfast by the side of a nearby lake.

Too small to identify?

Marabou storks and African white-backed vultures

Squabbling over prey
Late morning went back to see what ‘our’ lions were doing. No surprise there, especially given the heat of midday.

Dik dik

(Awaiting identification)
Back to the lodge for lunch in the dining room, which typically had no windows, followed by a siesta for some in the comfortable bedrooms.

Dining room

Bedroom
(To be continued)
That lion at ease in the tree . . . that’s the prize. But I enjoyed the whole ride.
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Thank you. It was a great experience.
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Those lions, how exciting to see them in such a natural situation.
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Yes, and they were very much at their ease.
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For some reason, I really enjoyed the second picture most in another great collection. I thought that it was a great composition.
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Thank you, though it wouldn’t have jumped out at me!
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I thought that it was very painterly.
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Loved the stunning pictures of the lioness in the tree and peering out between the branches, and of course that splendid portrait.,
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Thanks Mary. This really was a ‘lion’ of a morning.
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Quelle expérience et quelles photos ! Superbe ! Merci.
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