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Dag 14: Tarangire National Park en Tarangire Simba Lodge

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Just like yesterday, we see a lot, also on the grounds of the lodge. While creating the website I found some birds that I didn't even remember. A lot comes along on such a journey.

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<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/091 leiothrichidae/turdoides hypoleuca/turdoides hypoleuca-en.html">Turdoides hypoleuca</a> / Northern pied babbler / Bonte babbelaar</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/1250 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 10.7 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/039 piciformes/009 picidae/campethera nubica/campethera nubica-en.html">Campethera nubica</a> / Nubian woodpecker / Nubische specht</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 4000, distance 33.2 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, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 2500, distance 55.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/039 piciformes/007 lybiidae/trachyphonus darnaudii/trachyphonus darnaudii-en.html">Trachyphonus darnaudii</a> / D'arnaud's barbet / D'arnauds baardvogel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 5000, distance 8.50 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/092 sylviidae/sylvia boehmi/sylvia boehmi-en.html">Sylvia boehmi</a> / Banded parisoma / Gebandeerde meeszanger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 400, distance 10.5 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/091 leiothrichidae/turdoides jardineii/turdoides jardineii-en.html">Turdoides jardineii</a> / Arrow‑marked babbler / Pijlpuntbabbelaar</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 640, distance 22.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/048 laniidae/lanius cabanisi/lanius cabanisi-en.html">Lanius cabanisi</a> / Long‑tailed fiscal / Cabanis' klapekster</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 320, distance 23.9 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/108 muscicapidae/monticola saxatilis/monticola saxatilis-en.html">Monticola saxatilis</a> / Common rock thrush / Rode rotslijster</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 400, distance 12.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/rodentia/sciuridae/xerus rutilus/xerus rutilus-en.html">Xerus rutilus</a> / Unstriped ground squirrel / Ongestreepte grondeekhoorn</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 5000, distance 6.79 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/026 columbiformes/001 columbidae/streptopelia capicola/streptopelia capicola-en.html">Streptopelia capicola</a> / Ring‑necked dove / Kaapse tortel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 2000, distance 17.5 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/088 cisticolidae/prinia subflava/prinia subflava-en.html">Prinia subflava</a> / Tawny‑flanked prinia / Roestflankprinia</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 640, distance 7.97 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/048 laniidae/eurocephalus ruppelli/eurocephalus ruppelli-en.html">Eurocephalus ruppelli</a> / Northern white‑crowned shrike / Rüppells witkruinklauwier</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 8.72 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/115 estrildidae/lagonosticta rhodopareia/lagonosticta rhodopareia-en.html">Lagonosticta rhodopareia</a> / Jameson's firefinch / Roze amarant</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1600, distance 11.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/006 galliformes/005 phasianidae/pternistis hildebrandti/pternistis hildebrandti-en.html">Pternistis hildebrandti</a> / Hildebrandt's francolin / Hildebrandts frankolijn</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 4000, distance 11.2 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/037 coraciiformes/003 alcedinidae/halcyon chelicuti/halcyon chelicuti-en.html">Halcyon chelicuti</a> / Striped kingfisher / Gestreepte ijsvogel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1250, distance 11.0 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/017 accipitriformes/004 accipitridae/melierax poliopterus/melierax poliopterus-en.html">Melierax poliopterus</a> / Eastern chanting goshawk / Bleke zanghavik</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 640, distance 18.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/artiodactyla/bovidae/madoqua kirkii/madoqua kirkii-en.html">Madoqua kirkii</a> / Kirk's dik‑dik / Kirks dikdik</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 800, distance 33.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/038 bucerotiformes/003 bucerotidae/tockus deckeni/tockus deckeni-en.html">Tockus deckeni</a> / Von der decken's hornbill / Von der deckens tok</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 200, distance 14.7 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/017 accipitriformes/004 accipitridae/gyps africanus/gyps africanus-en.html">Gyps africanus</a> / White‑backed vulture / Witruggier</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1250, distance 99.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/026 columbiformes/001 columbidae/spilopelia senegalensis/spilopelia senegalensis-en.html">Spilopelia senegalensis</a> / Laughing dove / Palmtortel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1600, distance 17.2 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/017 accipitriformes/004 accipitridae/terathopius ecaudatus/terathopius ecaudatus-en.html">Terathopius ecaudatus</a> / Bateleur / Bateleur</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 320, distance 48.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/105 sturnidae/lamprotornis unicolor/lamprotornis unicolor-en.html">Lamprotornis unicolor</a> / Ashy starling / Grijze glansspreeuw</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1600, distance 9.38 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/029 musophagiformes/001 musophagidae/corythaixoides personatus/corythaixoides personatus-en.html">Corythaixoides personatus</a> / Bare‑faced go‑away‑bird / Maskertoerako</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2500 sec at F5.0, ISO 200, distance 23.2 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/038 bucerotiformes/002 phoeniculidae/phoeniculus purpureus/phoeniculus purpureus-en.html">Phoeniculus purpureus</a> / Green wood hoopoe / Groene kakelaar</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1000, distance 18.4 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, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1600, distance 49.7 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/039 piciformes/009 picidae/dendropicos spodocephalus/dendropicos spodocephalus-en.html">Dendropicos spodocephalus</a> / Eastern grey woodpecker / Ethiopische grijsgroene specht</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 3200, distance 34.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/039 piciformes/009 picidae/dendropicos fuscescens/dendropicos fuscescens-en.html">Dendropicos fuscescens</a> / Cardinal woodpecker / Kardinaalspecht</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1600, distance 7.41 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/carnivora/herpestidae/helogale parvula/helogale parvula-en.html">Helogale parvula</a> / Common dwarf mongoose / Dwergmangoest</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1250, distance 11.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/002 struthioniformes/001 struthionidae/struthio camelus/struthio camelus-en.html">Struthio camelus</a> / Common ostrich / Struisvogel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 640, distance 39.5 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/perissodactyla/equidae/equus quagga/equus quagga-en.html">Equus quagga</a> / Plains zebra / Zebra</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1000, distance 28.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/017 accipitriformes/004 accipitridae/lophaetus occipitalis/lophaetus occipitalis-en.html">Lophaetus occipitalis</a> / Long‑crested eagle / Afrikaanse zwarte kuifarend</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1250, distance 21.5 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/primates/cercopithecidae/papio anubis/papio anubis-en.html">Papio anubis</a> / Olive baboon / Groene baviaan</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 3200, distance 8.96 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/artiodactyla/bovidae/tragelaphus oryx/tragelaphus oryx-en.html">Tragelaphus oryx</a> / Common eland / Elandantilope</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 640, distance 39.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/015 pelecaniformes/002 ardeidae/bubulcus ibis/bubulcus ibis-en.html">Bubulcus ibis</a> / Western cattle egret / Koereiger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 2000, distance 41.9 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/106 buphagidae/buphagus africanus/buphagus africanus-en.html">Buphagus africanus</a> / Yellow‑billed oxpecker / Geelsnavelossenpikker</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 2000, distance 42.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/037 coraciiformes/001 coraciidae/coracias caudatus/coracias caudatus-en.html">Coracias caudatus</a> / Lilac‑breasted roller / Vorkstaartscharrelaar</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1250, distance 15.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/artiodactyla/bovidae/kobus ellipsiprymnus/kobus ellipsiprymnus-en.html">Kobus ellipsiprymnus</a> / Waterbuck / Waterbok</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1250, distance 23.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/artiodactyla/bovidae/syncerus caffer/syncerus caffer-en.html">Syncerus caffer</a> / African buffalo / Afrikaanse buffel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1600, distance 146 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/024 charadriiformes/015 scolopacidae/tringa stagnatilis/tringa stagnatilis-en.html">Tringa stagnatilis</a> / Marsh sandpiper / Poelruiter</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1250, distance 21.7 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/artiodactyla/giraffidae/giraffa camelopardalis/giraffa camelopardalis-en.html">Giraffa camelopardalis</a> / Giraffe / Giraffe</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1250, distance 89.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/017 accipitriformes/004 accipitridae/elanus caeruleus/elanus caeruleus-en.html">Elanus caeruleus</a> / Black‑winged kite / Grijze wouw</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 500, distance 27.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/carnivora/herpestidae/mungos mungo/mungos mungo-en.html">Mungos mungo</a> / Banded mongoose / Zebramangoeste</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1600, distance 15.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/108 muscicapidae/empidornis semipartitus/empidornis semipartitus-en.html">Empidornis semipartitus</a> / Silverbird / Zilvervliegenvanger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 250, distance 11.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/114 ploceidae/euplectes gierowii/euplectes gierowii-en.html">Euplectes gierowii</a> / Black bishop / Zwarte vuurwever</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 5000, distance 10.2 m
<h3><a href="/trips/tanzania/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/113 passeridae/passer suahelicus/passer suahelicus-en.html">Passer suahelicus</a> / Swahili sparrow / Swahilimus</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 10.4 m

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