VICTORIA FALLS AND ZAMBEZI RIVER FROM ZAMBIA SIDE, MOSI-OA-TUNYA NATIONAL PARK, LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA

   Victoria Falls is known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya - "The Smoke Which Thunders".  This time of year, at the end of the dry season, much of the canyons of the falls are dry.  At the height of the wet season they would be completely submerged by water flowing over them.  Even at this time of year Victoria Falls is a beautiful and majestic sight.  The bridge shown in one of the photos is over the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

LITTLE GREBE, MARIEVALE BIRD SANCTUARY, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

   We can ID this grebe as a a Little Grebe by its small size, short stubby bill, chestnut on side of head and pale spot at base of bill.

   The Little Grebe is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 347.

FEMALE AFRICAN STONECHAT, MARIEVALE BIRD SANCTUARY, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

   We can ID this bird as a female African Stonechat by its small size, brown above and on head, chestnut-buff below, white rump and white wing patches.

FEMALE WHITE-WINGED WIDOWBIRD, MARIEVALE BIRD SANCTUARY, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

   We can ID this bird as a female White-winged Widowbird by its heavy streaking above, underparts whitish with fine streaking and short tail.

   The White-winged Widowbird is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 346.

RUFF, MARIEVALE BIRD SANCTUARY, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

   We can ID this sandpiper as a Ruff by its scaly looking upperparts, orange legs and orange base of the bill.

   The Ruff is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 345.

PIED AVOCET, MARIEVALE BIRD SANCTUARY, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

    We can ID these waders as Pied Avocets by their black and white pattern, very long and thin upturned bill and long blue legs (see second photo).
   The Pied Avocet is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 344.

GREATER FLAMINGOS, MARIEVALE BIRD SANCTUARY, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

   We can ID these flamingos as Greater Flamingos by their large size and large pink bill with black tip, which is diagnostic.  Also the Greater Flamingo has much more white and much less pink than the Lesser Flamingo.

   The Greater Flamingo is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 343.