RACKET-TAILED ROLLER, IVORY LODGE AREA, ZIMBABWE

YELLOW-THROATED PETRONIA, HWANGE NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID this sparrow as a Yellow-throated Petronia by its broad white eyebrows, brownish upperparts, two white wing bars, whitish throat and whitish below.

   The Yellow-throated Petronia is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 453.

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.