WOOD SANDPIPER, LIVINGSTONE MATURATION PONDS, LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA

   We can ID this sandpiper as a Wood Sandpiper by its brownish back with white spots, long yellowish legs, long white eyebrows extending well beyond eyes and yellowish base of bill.

   The Wood Sandpiper is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now Stands at 367.

HIPPO IN THE POND, LIVINGSTONE MATURATION PONDS, LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA

FEMALE RED-BILLED QUELEA, LIVINGSTONE MATURATION PONDS, LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA

   Even though this photo is not the greatest due to distance and poor lighting we can ID this bird as a female Red-billed Quelea by its sparrow-like shape and bill, whitish eyebrow and whitish throat.  Also, if you look closely at the bill you can see some red, which would indicate this is a breeding female.

   The Red-billed Quelea is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 366.

LONG-TOED LAPWING, LIVINGSTONE MATURATION PONDS, LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA

   We can ID this plover as a Long-toed Lapwing by its white face, throat and foreneck; the black of the nape extending down the sides of the neck to form a broad breast band and pinkish-red legs and base of bill.

   The Long-toed Lapwing is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 365.

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GLOSSY IBISES IN FLIGHT & IN POND, LIVINGSTONE MATURATION PONDS, LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA

VERVET MONKEY ATTACKING TRASH, DAVID LIVINGSTONE SAFARI LODGE, LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA

ROOST OF CATTLE EGRETS, ZAMBEZI RIVER, LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA