GREY-HEADED GULL, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

   We can ID this gull as a Grey-headed Gull by its grey head, grey upperparts, white underparts, pale eye, red bill and red legs.

   The Grey-headed Gull is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 424.

WHISKERED TERN, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

   We can ID the adult terns (the three large terns) as Whiskered Tern by their dark grey bodies, black cap, heavy red bills and red legs.  The smaller terns are juvenile Whiskered Terns.

   The Whiskered Tern is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 423.

   

BLACKSMITH LAPWING TAKING-OFF, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

WATER BUFFALO, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

COLLARED PRATINCOLE, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

WATER THICK-KNEE, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

COMMON WATERBUCKS, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA