LONG-TOED LAPWING IN FLIGHT & ON GROUND, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

GOLIATH HERON, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

   We can ID this heron as an adult Goliath Heron by its large size (it is the largest heron in the world), large bill and chestnut head and neck.

CAPE BUFFALO, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

WHITE-CROWNED LAPWING, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

STRIATED HERON, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

FLAMBOYANT TREE, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA, 11/8/2016

JUVENILE GOLIATH HERON, CHOBE NATIONAL PARK, BOTSWANA

   We can ID this heron as a juvenile Goliath Heron by gray upperparts; white foreneck, chest, belly and underwing coverts and grey legs.

   The Goliath Heron is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 420.