SWALLOW-TAILED BEE-EATER, IVORY LODGE AREA, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID this bee-eater as a Swallow-tailed Bee-eater by its forked blue tail ( in the photo you can only see part of the fork), yellow throat, downturned bill and green back.

   The Swallow-tailed Bee-eater is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 456.

BATELEURS, IVORY LODGE AREA, ZIMBABWE

BROWN SNAKE EAGLE, IVORY LODGE AREA, ZIMBABWE

AFRICAN HAWK EAGLES PERCHED AND IN FLIGHT, IVORY LODGE AREA, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID these raptors as African Hawk Eagles by their white underparts streaked with black, blackish brown upperparts with white spots and the underwing pattern when inflight.

   The African Hawk Eagle is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 455.

STRIPED KINGFISHER, IVORY LODGE AREA, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID this kingfisher as a Striped Kingfisher by its dark-capped appearance contrasting with its whitish collar, dark and red bill and striped underparts.

   The Striped Kingfisher is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 454.

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.