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| Our "tent" - has solid floor and frame but canvas sides and thatch roofs. But had a bathroom inside. It was wonderful However - there were Maasai guards that walked us from the main lodge to our tent. We were advised not to leave our tents at night because of wondering animals. |
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| We are visiting a wood carving workshop just outside of the Tarangire National Park in Tanzania |
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| Darrell and Patricia listen as the craftsman explains the carving process |
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| sample of the colorful wood carvings offered |
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| Surberb Starling |
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| White headed Buffalo Weaver (One of the "Little 5") |
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| Cooling off in the Tarangire River |
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| Darrell and Elaine at Matetec - the break stop in Tarangire National Park in Tanzania |
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| A tawny Eagle flaps his wings nearby |
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| This zebra is stirring up the dust on the road |
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| A herd of Zebras near the Tarangire River |
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| This little guy was too cute! |
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| This is not much shade for this many elephants! |
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| Do elephants and giraffe's share the shade? apparently not! |
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| giraffes |
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| Another tree filled with the weaver bird's nests |
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| male ostrich |
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| Elephants under dessert date trees. Sometime the elephants will even shake the tree to get the fruite |
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| a close up of those robin egg blue balls of the vervet monkey |
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| Young bull elephants having a play fight |
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| Elephant herd |
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| Reflections of elephants in Tarangire River |
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| Fishe's Love birds - with bright green and yellow colors |
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| Surberb Starling - a very colorful bird. We had frequent sightings |
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| Water buck - has a white ring around its neck and is always found near water |
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| Blacksmith plover birds |
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| Water buck - showing his distinctive ring around his butt. Surperb startings |
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| Red billed Buffalo Weaver |
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| Snake Eagle in flight |
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| Snake eagle in tree |
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| Herd of elephants headed for the Tarangire River |
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| Tarangire River |
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| Tarangire River crossing |
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| Lesser stripe swallow - will collect mud to build nests. Nests often found under bridges |
