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Thursday, November 24, 2016

COLLARED SUNBIRD, VICTORIA FALLS NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID this bird as a male Collared Sunbird by its iridescent throat and upper breast separated from the yellow belly by a dark band and its short (for a sunbird), slightly downturned bill.
   The Collared Sunbird is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 371.




BRONZE MANNIKIN, VICTORIA FALLS NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE

   Even though we can't see the entire bird, we can still identify it as a Bronze Mannikin by its brown, black (head) and white plumage.  We can also see the greenish shoulder and part of the white lower mandible of the Bronze Mannikin.
   The Bronze Mannikin is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 370.


COLORFUL MOTH, VICTORIA FALLS NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE


SHARON & GEORGE AT VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE


STATUE OF DAVID LIVINGSTONE, VICTORIA FALLS NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE


COMMON DIADEM BUTTERFLY, VICTORIA FALLS NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE


VERVET MONKEYS, VICTORIA FALLS NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE