PIED CROW IN FLIGHT, HWANGE NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID this bird as a Pied Crow by its pattern underneath while in flight: all black with white breast and upper belly and relatively long tail.

   The Pied Crow is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 452.

PAINTED DOGS AT REHAB CENTER, NEAR HWANGE NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE

LESSER GREY SHRIKE, IVORY LODGE AREA, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID this shrike as a Lesser Grey Shrike by its grey head, extensive black mask that includes the forehead, grey back and mostly black wings.

   The Lesser Grey Shrike is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 451.

KUDU DUNG, IVORY LODGE AREA, ZIMBABWE

MATABELE ANTS, IVORY LODGE AREA, ZIMBABWE

   The Matabele ants are aptly named after an African tribe that destroyed everything in their path as they swept through south and central  Africa in the 1800`s.  Marbella ants are very formidable.  They go to war with termites and their bites are poisonous to humans.

WHITE-BROWED SCRUB ROBIN, IVORY LODGE AREA, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID these birds as White-browned Scrub Robins by the white spots on the wing that forms two wing bars, white eyebrows, brownish upper parts and whitish underparts.

   The White-browned Scrub Robin is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 450.

TOKYO TOKKIE BEETLE, IVORY LODGE AREA, ZIMBABWE

   Tok tokkie beetles are various species of the African darkling or Tenebrionid beetle. The males strike the ground with their abdomen, making a rapid tapping sound in order to attract mates that respond with their own tapping.