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Friday, November 25, 2016

THREE-BANDED PLOVER, IMBABALA PRIVATE CONCESSION, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID this plover as a Three-banded Plover by its double black breast band, red eye-ring and red base to bill.
   The Three-banded Plover is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 382.



KITTLITZ'S PLOVER BY ELEPHANT DUNG, IMBABALA PRIVATE CONCESSION, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID this bird as Kittlitz's Plover by its cinnamon colored underparts and by the black line on the forehead that extends behind the eye onto the nape.  The pile to the left of the bird is elephant dung.  Some birds and other animals eat the undigested food contained in the elephant dung.
   Kittlitz's Plover is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 381.




CRESTED BARBET, IMBABALA PRIVATE CONCESSION, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID this bird as a Crested Barbet by its orange-yellow face, black crest,
black back speckled with white and red rump.
   The Crested Barbet is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 380.



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