EGYPTIAN GOOSE, ZAMBEZI RIVER, LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA

YELLOW-BILLED EGRET, ZAMBEZI RIVER, LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA

   We can ID this egret as a Yellow-billed Egret or Intermediate Egret, rather than a Great Egret as follows:

• The gape line does not extend beyond the eye.
• The bill is not aligned with the flat top of the head, as in a Great Egret.

   The Yellow-billed Egret or Intermediate Egret is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 352. 

WHITE-FRONTED BEE-EATER, ZAMBEZI RIVER, LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA

   We can ID this bird as a White-fronted Bee-eater by its white and crimson throat, white cheek stripe and square-ended tail ( see third photo).

   The White-fronted Bee-eater is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 351.

AFRICAN JACANA, ZAMBEZI RIVER, LIVINGSTON, ZAMBIA

   We can ID this bird as an African Jacana by its chestnut body, white neck, yellow upper breast and blue frontal shield.

   The African Jacana is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 350.

COMMON HIPPOPOTAMUSES IN ZAMBEZI RIVER, LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA

AFRICAN ELEPHANTS CROSSING ZAMBEZI RIVER, LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA

BOAT FOR BIRDING CRUISE ON ZAMBEZI RIVER, LIVINGSTON, ZAMBIA, 11/5/2016

   You can see Sharon on the pier looking through her binoculars..