Last set of pictures from the big camera/lens combo

These are from Ndutu and Serengeti with a couple of elephant shots from our first day in Tarangire.

We came across this old zebra kill, which had been abandoned by the larger carnivores to the vultures. It was obvious from miles away by the circling birds

A still photo does not do justice to all the squabbling and ripping and tearing that was going on here

Sonya remarked that the Marabou storks looked like they were policing the whole thing

Birds were continuously arriving

Back at the lake near our camp, a herd of wildebeests had arrived

Giraffes were also drinking at this end of the lake

I believe this is a Tawny eagle

The giraffes were frightened away by all the vehicles returning to camp

Marabou stork wading at the end of the lake

And a Tawny eagle stands nearby in the stream exiting the lake

Sunrise at our tent camp

An old tusker in Tarangire approaches the vehicles

Skittish wildebeests

We certainly achieved one of our goals, which was to view the great migration up close

While we saw the largest numbers of migrating animals in Ndutu, there was plenty of wildlife in the Serengeti. These wildebeests graze in front of one of the kopjes or stone outcroppings for which this area is famous