Yep, this is not Ngorongoro... This is the beginning of another exciting day of animal sightings with the hope of seeing the big 5! So far, we have seen 4 of the big 5, yet to see a leopard! Hehe! Technically too, we have only seen white rhinos... No black rhinos yet! Well, back to this photo, our day started out really promising with this beautiful sunrise from our lodge! =)
We're on our way to the crater! Again, for the life of me, I can't remember the name of the bird in the photo! Hee-hee! I have also forgotten what that hive looking thing on the tree is, I just remember it being really interesting during that time! =)
Here's one of our first animal sightings! A bunch of Thomson gazelles! (I think, these are Thomson gazelles...)
Some more birds that I cannot recall the name... Hee-hee! If you know what they are, let me know!
Pumbas! I mean, wart hogs... =D Gotta love the Lion King!
Best side of a jackal! I thought before that jackals were much larger... They're really small, more like the size of a cat!
Of course they're together! The zebras and wildebeests! Our guide said that the herd here does not migrate since they have lush grass the whole year round. Unlike the herds in the Mara/Serengeti who migrates for greener grass.
Is this a pretty face, or what? hyuk-hyuk! Seems like love is still in the air when we were there! =D
Rocks in the water? Nope, hippos! The mountains you see in the background is actually the wall of the crater we are in! Ngorongoro crater! This is the first time I have been in a crater... Well... I guess a second time, the first crater I went to, we didn't really go into...(Ubehebe crater in Death Valley, CA)
Here I go again with birds I can't remember the names... Well, it may come to me someday... So just in case, I'm sharing their photos here. =)
What a cute kitty, right? Except, I wouldn't want to pet it. =D That lioness was pretending to ignore us but you can tell she's keeping an eye on us!
We got another chance of seeing wild flamingoes! We were not able to come as close as we did in Kenya, but still pretty cool!
Seeing these wildebeest frolicking in the water was also pretty amazing!
This was the first time we saw a spotted hyena up close. It kinda looks cute, doesn't it? What's amazing is he's just walking there in broad daylight without a care in the world! I guess it helps that there are no cats there... Look at the other hyena just sleeping out in the open.
Now this bird I remember the name. It's a kori bustard! I remember it because we were all laughing at the name "bustard"... Hee-hee! It is one big bird! Though, not as big as "Big Bird" from Sesame Street. =D
Here's another beautiful end to a successful day of wildlife viewing! We were still a little bummed that we haven't seen a leopard yet!!! Hehe! Oh well.
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