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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/034 coliiformes/001 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/040 passeriformes/114 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/040 passeriformes/121 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/040 passeriformes/114 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/040 passeriformes/115 estrildidae/uraeginthus ianthinogaster/uraeginthus ianthinogaster-en.html">Uraeginthus 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/040 passeriformes/115 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/040 passeriformes/115 estrildidae/lonchura bicolor/lonchura bicolor-en.html">Lonchura 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/040 passeriformes/113 passeridae/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> / 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/040 passeriformes/107 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/040 passeriformes/114 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/040 passeriformes/113 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/034 coliiformes/001 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/040 passeriformes/105 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/040 passeriformes/115 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/040 passeriformes/054 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/040 passeriformes/115 estrildidae/odontospiza caniceps/odontospiza caniceps-en.html">Odontospiza caniceps</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/026 columbiformes/001 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/040 passeriformes/113 passeridae/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 / </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/040 passeriformes/114 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/040 passeriformes/105 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/040 passeriformes/113 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 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/014 ciconiiformes/001 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/040 passeriformes/048 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/040 passeriformes/114 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 wart‑hog / 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/006 galliformes/005 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/029 musophagiformes/001 musophagidae/corythaixoides leucogaster/corythaixoides leucogaster-en.html">Corythaixoides 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/031 strigiformes/002 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/006 galliformes/003 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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