WATER BUFFALO, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

COLLARED PRATINCOLE, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

WATER THICK-KNEE, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

COMMON WATERBUCKS, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

YELLOW-BILLED KITE, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

BLUE-CHEEKED BEE-EATER, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

   We can ID this bird as a Blue-cheeked Bee-eater by its green upperparts, blue underparts, green cap and rufous throat.

   The Blue-cheeked Bee-eater is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 422.

BREEDING COLLARED PRATINCOLE, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

   We can ID this bird as a breeding Collared Pratincole by its pale buffy-yellow throat, thinly edged in black; tail extending beyond wing tips; white eyering and gradual merging of grey breast into white belly.

   The Collared Pratincole is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 421.