We left Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge and headed toward the crater for a two night stay at the Ngorongoro Farm House. Just as we were heading out Michael spotted a caracal crossing the road. We stopped and waited for him/her to come out of the tall grass. What a beautiful cat! We also saw our first cheetah, who posed nicely for me. Then just as we exited from the Serengeti gate, five lions were spotted a short distance from the road drinking from some puddles. Again, amazing.
At lunch we spotted the first and only woodpecker – the one time I didn’t have my camera on me. Kathy took some photos. Based on observations at the time, we think it was a Cardinal Woodpecker.
Michael spotted this caracal as it crossed the road. We waited for bit to see if it would wander out where I could get a photo - and he/she did just that.
Cheetah. I took many photos of the field trying to spot the cheetah. It was beyond were I could se clearly. Finally he/she got up to look around and it caught a photo. It was a day full of big cats - my favorites.
Three male and two female lions took some time to drink from puddles near the road. I think there was a water pump station nearby and the puddles were runoff.
This lodge is also a working farm and coffee plantation. They supply goods to the other lodges that are part of the same chain. The flowers were stunning.