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Dag 13: Tarangire National Park en Makuyuni area

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Tarangire National Park is a large area on the banks of the Tarangire River. The varied landscape provides us with many new and familiar animals. The day starts with lots of birds in what looks like a neglected vegetable garden — an unexpectedly rich corner.

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<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/coliiformes/coliidae/colius striatus/colius striatus-en.html">Colius striatus</a> / Speckled mousebird / Bruine muisvogel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 2500, distance 17.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/ploceidae/euplectes capensis/euplectes capensis-en.html">Euplectes capensis</a> / Yellow bishop / Fluweelwidavink</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 8000, distance 11.0 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/fringillidae/crithagra mozambica/crithagra mozambica-en.html">Crithagra mozambica</a> / Yellow‑fronted canary / Mozambiquesijs</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 13.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/ploceidae/ploceus ocularis/ploceus ocularis-en.html">Ploceus ocularis</a> / Spectacled weaver / Brilwever</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 8000, distance 16.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/estrildidae/granatina ianthinogaster/granatina ianthinogaster-en.html">Granatina ianthinogaster</a> / Purple grenadier / Blauwbuikgranaatastrild</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 8000, distance 18.0 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/estrildidae/estrilda rhodopyga/estrilda rhodopyga-en.html">Estrilda rhodopyga</a> / Crimson‑rumped waxbill / Teugelastrild</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 2000, distance 9.45 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/estrildidae/spermestes bicolor/spermestes bicolor-en.html">Spermestes bicolor</a> / Black‑and‑white mannikin / Glansekstertje</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 2000, distance 8.25 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/ploceidae/histurgops ruficauda/histurgops ruficauda-en.html">Histurgops ruficauda</a> / Rufous‑tailed weaver / Roodstaartwever</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 400, distance 11.7 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/perissodactyla/equidae/equus asinus/equus asinus-en.html">Equus asinus</a> / Domestic ass / Ezel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 800, distance 23.9 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/turdidae/geokichla guttata/geokichla guttata-en.html">Geokichla guttata</a> / Spotted ground thrush / Natallijster</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 800, distance 5.19 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/ploceidae/quelea quelea/quelea quelea-en.html">Quelea quelea</a> / Red‑billed quelea / Roodbekwever</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 800, distance 19.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/passeridae/passer eminibey/passer eminibey-en.html">Passer eminibey</a> / Chestnut sparrow / Kastanjemus</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1000, distance 17.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/coliiformes/coliidae/urocolius macrourus/urocolius macrourus-en.html">Urocolius macrourus</a> / Blue‑naped mousebird / Blauwnekmuisvogel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1000, distance 23.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/sturnidae/lamprotornis hildebrandti/lamprotornis hildebrandti-en.html">Lamprotornis hildebrandti</a> / Hildebrandt's starling / Hildebrandts glansspreeuw</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1600, distance 22.5 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/estrildidae/uraeginthus cyanocephalus/uraeginthus cyanocephalus-en.html">Uraeginthus cyanocephalus</a> / Blue‑capped cordon‑bleu / Blauwkopastrild</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 640, distance 4.74 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/corvidae/corvus albus/corvus albus-en.html">Corvus albus</a> / Pied crow / Schildraaf</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 800, distance 18.2 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/estrildidae/spermestes griseicapilla/spermestes griseicapilla-en.html">Spermestes griseicapilla</a> / Grey‑headed silverbill / Grijskopzilverbekje</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 640, distance 17.5 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/columbiformes/columbidae/oena capensis/oena capensis-en.html">Oena capensis</a> / Namaqua dove / Maskerduif</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 400, distance 14.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/ploceidae/pseudonigrita arnaudi/pseudonigrita arnaudi-en.html">Pseudonigrita arnaudi</a> / Grey‑capped social weaver / Marmerwever</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 640, distance 14.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/plantae/tracheophyta/magnoliopsida/malvales/malvaceae/adansonia digitata/adansonia digitata-en.html">Adansonia digitata</a> / Baobab / Afrikaanse baobab</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 500, distance 134 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/ploceidae/ploceus vitellinus/ploceus vitellinus-en.html">Ploceus vitellinus</a> / Vitelline masked weaver / Dottergele wever</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 400, distance 10.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/sturnidae/lamprotornis superbus/lamprotornis superbus-en.html">Lamprotornis superbus</a> / Superb starling / Driekleurige glansspreeuw</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 200, distance 3.87 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/passeridae/passer griseus/passer griseus-en.html">Passer griseus</a> / Northern grey‑headed sparrow / Grijskopmus</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 250, distance 9.91 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/proboscidea/elephantidae/loxodonta africana/loxodonta africana-en.html">Loxodonta africana</a> / African savanna elephant / Afrikaanse olifant</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 800, distance 71.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/ciconiiformes/ciconiidae/leptoptilos crumenifer/leptoptilos crumenifer-en.html">Leptoptilos crumenifer</a> / Marabou stork / Afrikaanse maraboe</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2500 sec at F5.0, ISO 200, distance 70.7 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/laniidae/urolestes melanoleucus/urolestes melanoleucus-en.html">Urolestes melanoleucus</a> / Magpie shrike / Eksterklauwier</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 400, distance 25.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/ploceidae/dinemellia dinemelli/dinemellia dinemelli-en.html">Dinemellia dinemelli</a> / White‑headed buffalo weaver / Witkopbuffelwever</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 2500, distance 13 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/artiodactyla/suidae/phacochoerus africanus/phacochoerus africanus-en.html">Phacochoerus africanus</a> / Common warthog / Knobbelzwijn</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 2000, distance 20.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/galliformes/phasianidae/pternistis afer/pternistis afer-en.html">Pternistis afer</a> / Red‑necked spurfowl / Roodkeelfrankolijn</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 3200, distance 8.36 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/musophagiformes/musophagidae/crinifer leucogaster/crinifer leucogaster-en.html">Crinifer leucogaster</a> / White‑bellied go‑away‑bird / Witbuiktoerako</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 800, distance 37.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/strigiformes/strigidae/glaucidium perlatum/glaucidium perlatum-en.html">Glaucidium perlatum</a> / Pearl‑spotted owlet / Geparelde dwerguil</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/1000 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 14.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/galliformes/numididae/numida meleagris/numida meleagris-en.html">Numida meleagris</a> / Helmeted guineafowl / Helmparelhoen</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/1250 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 38.1 m

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