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Ndutu was
our next destination, still within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) and calving
grounds of the annual wildebeest migrating. Once a year with the rains, Ndutu
comes to life when the migrating herds stop to calve and feed on the nutrient rich
grasses. Nudutu features a alkaline and fresh water lake, but the main
attraction is the open plains packed with game.
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| The scavengers follow the herds for the time of plenty |
In terms of
predator sightings, cheetah offers us the best sighting. We arrived at what was
a kill that had been polished off by a mother and 2 cheetah cubs. The cats we
relaxing after the feed and grooming each other offering perfect shooting
opportunities first thing in the morning.
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| The last of the scraps |
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| Mum and cub chilling out after a feed |
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| This make raised his head for a moment from his afternoon nap under a tree. |
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| This guy we suspected was mating but didn't perform for the camera. |
Ndutu offers
decent birding opportunities although we were not prepared to spend too much
time as we were only there for one night. Yes despite all the planning we
somehow got the dates wrong for Ndutu for this of the year.
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| This lioness offered the best lions shooting opportunity but was unfortunately alone. |
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| Fishe's lovebird is around but getting a up close shot is a challenge. |
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| Collared pratincole, first time sighting and took us a while to work it out. |
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| This Marabou seems happy on its own island. |
Ndutu has
one very strict rule where you are not allowed to enter the Serengeti section. It’s
highly irritating when the game runs around and you cannot follow. With odd
rules and the excitement of migrations and predators, it’s easy to forget about
the smaller guys which we are constantly guilty of.
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| Steenbok |
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| Bat eared fox |
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| Black backed jackal |
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