ELEPHANTS NEAR LIONS, HWANGE NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE

   These Elephants at a watering hole were within sight of the Lions and the juvenile Elephant they had killed.

LION EATING ELEPHANT KILL, HWANGE NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE

   In a previous post we saw the Lions guarding the juvenile Elephant they had killed.  That was in the morning.  We came back in the afternoon and one of the female Lions was eating the elephant.  In the second photo you can see a vulture waiting in the wings for the Lions to finish and leave.

AFRICAN CUCKOO, HWANGE NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE

   Even though we can't see the front of this bird and it was taken at a distance, we can ID it as an African Cuckoo by its overall gray color, black tail where you can see some of the barring and a black bill where you csn just make out the yellow base.

   The African Cuckoo is a new species to our Photographic Life List,  which now stands at 449.

CRIMSON-BREASTED STRIKE, HWANGE NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID this shrike as a Crimson-breasted Shrike by its brillian crimson underparts contrasted with its black underparts and the white stripe down the wing.

   The Crimson-breasted Shrike is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 448.

COQUI FRANCOLIN, HWANGE NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID these birds as Coqui Francolins by their black bill with yellow base, yellow legs and buffy head with dark crown.  In the first photo the female is on the left and the male on the right.  If you look closely at the female you can see that its face is much more defined and has a whitish throat.

   The Coqui Francolin is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 447.

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.