ADULT EGYPTIAN GEESE & CHICKS, ZAMBEZI RIVER, LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA

CATTLE EGRET FOLLOWING A WARTHOG, ZAMBEZI RIVER, LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA

   Cattle Egrets follow cattle, other large mammals (such as Warthogs) and machines and eat the invertebrates stirred up from the ground.  They will also fly toward smoke from long distances to catch insects fleeing a fire.

WARTHOGS, ZAMBEZI RIVER, LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA

COMMON SANDPIPER, ZAMBEZI RIVER, LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA

   We can ID this sandpiper as a Common Sandpiper by its drab brown color above, white underparts, black bill, black legs and white on the breast curving up and over the shoulder.

   The Common Sandpiper is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 363.

AFRICAN SKIMMER, ZAMBEZI RIVER, LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA

   We can ID this skimmer as an African Skimmer by its long red bill with yellow tip, blackish-brown upperparts and white underparts.

   The African Skimmer is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 362.

   

FEMALE PIED KINGFISHER, ZAMBEZI RIVER, LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA

   We can ID this kingfisher as a female Pied Kingfisher by its black and white plumage, very long bill and single breast band (female).

   The Pied Kingfisher is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 361.

WHITE-CROWNED LAPWING, ZAMBEZI RIVER, LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA

   We can ID this bird as a White-crowned Lapwing by its its distinctive pendulous yellow wattles and wide white stripe running from forehead to nape.

   The White-crowned Lapwing is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 360.