RATTLING CISTICOLA, IMBABALA PRIVATE CONCESSION, ZIMBABWE

      We can ID this bird as a Rattling Cisticola by its dull rufous cap, tail and wing panel.

   The Rattling Cisticola is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 407.

VULTURE IN NEST, IMBABALA PRIVATE CONCESSION, ZIMBABWE

YOUNG LEOPARD TORTOISE, IMBABALA PRIVATE CONCESSION, ZIMBABWE

FEMALE BEARDED WOODPECKER EATING, IMBABALA PRIVATE CONCESSION, ZIMBABWE

NONBREEDING MALE RED-BILLED QUELEA, IMBABALA PRIVATE CONCESSION, ZIMBABWE

WHITE-BROWED SPARROW-WEAVER, IMBABALA PRIVATE CONCESSION, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID this bird as a White-browed Sparrow-Weaver by  its brown face, black forehead extending down neck, white underparts with speckled breasts and short tail.

   The White-browed Sparrow-Weaver is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 406.

FEMALE CARDINAL WOODPECKER, IMBABALA PRIVATE CONCESSION, ZIMBABWE

   Even though we can't see the front of this woodpecker we can ID it as a female Bearded Woodpecker by its black crown which extends down to the nape and its barred  black and pale back.  The female has no red on its head, which most other female woodpeckers in Southern Africa have.

   The Bearded Woodpecker is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 405.