Yet more safari pics

 These are once again mostly from Ndutu and the Serengeti

Common Eland

One of several prides of mostly female lions we saw in Ndutu

Every now and then one lion would get up and take a look around presumably scanning for prey

Every day in Ndutu we saw large migrating mixed herds

Because Ndutu is in the Ngrongoro Conservation Area and not inside a national park, the guides are allowed to drive off road. This allows for a more immersive experience at the expense perhaps of stressing the wildlife

A secretary bird surveys us from an acacia tree

The prides we saw ranged from under 10 up to 17 lions - a mix of adults and young lions

Spotted hyena

Banded mongoose

I spotted this Homo Sapiens resting at the entrance to our tent

Our vehicle is the further one. These are Toyota Land Cruisers modified heavily by an Indian company to extend them and provide a pop top for viewing. They take an incredible amount of abuse during safaris, bouncing over appalling roads and cross country.

Our guide found these cheetahs by looking for clusters of safari vehicles. Wherever vehicles gather you can be pretty sure there will be cats on display

Late in the day we returned to our tent camp via the lake. The light was much nicer for photography

The lake is home to wading birds and hippos and along its shoreline we saw herds of antelope. Here a flamingo feeds alongside flocks of smaller plovers and pipers

This herd of impalas was grazing near the road

One of the highlights of our second day in Ndutu was seeing our first hippos

The next morning we saw this chap at the other end of the lake

We saw many herons near the lake but I was only able to get one decent photo. This is a black headed heron

I love the texture of the grasses in this picture

These cheetahs were feeding on a warthog. They really get into their meal as you can see by their faces

These two finished early leaving the remainder to the third cheetah

More pics to come...