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Saturday, December 3, 2016

MALE SOUTHERN GIRAFFE, HWANGE NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE






BREEDING MALE VILLAGE WEAVERS, IVORY LODGE, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID these birds as breeding male Village Weavers by their entire black head and nape, dark red eyes, bright yellow underparts and mottled black-and-yellow back.
   The Village Weaver is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 446.




VISITORS CENTER, HWANGE NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE



MEYER'S PARROT, HWANGE NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID this parrot as Meyer's Parrot by yellow bar across the crown, brown head and yellow shoulder patch.
   Meyer's Parrot is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 445.




MAGPIE SHRIKE, HWANGE NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE



COMMON WATERBUCKS, HWANGE NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE





SOUTHERN WHITE-CROWNED SHRIKE, HWANGE NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID this shrike as a Southern White-crowned Shrike by its white crown and forehead, black mask and black expansion on the ear coverts to nape.
   The Southern White-crowned Shrike is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 444.