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Friday, November 25, 2016

HELMETED GUINEAFOWL, IMBABALA PRIVATE CONCESSION, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID these large birds as Helmeted Guineafowl by their rotund body, greyish plumage, blue on face and crest.
   The Helmeted Guineafowl is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 379.


GREY GO-AWAY BIRD, IMBABALA PRIVATE CONCESSION, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID this bird as a Grey Go-Away-Bird by its uniformly grey color and pointed crest.
   The Grey Go-Away-Bird is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 378.


AFRICAN DARTER, IMBABALA PRIVATE CONCESSION, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID this bird as an African Darter by its resemblance to a cormorant, but with a long, thin snake-like neck.  Also, the sides of the neck and head are rufous and the wing coverts are streaked with buff.
   The African Darter is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 377.



SQACCO HERON IN FLIGHT, IMBABALA PRIVATE CONCESSION, ZIMBABWE


CATTLE EGRET FOLLOWING ELEPHANT, IMBABALA PRIVATE CONCESSION, ZIMBABWE


AFRICAN ELELPHANTS, IMBABALA PRIVATE CONCESSION, ZIMBABWE