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Wednesday, December 7, 2016

MEVES'S STARLING, VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID this glossy starling as Meves's Starling by its very long tail, especially compared to other glossy starlings.
   Meves's Starling is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 471.



THE BIG TREE, ZAMBEZI RIVER, VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE

      The Big Tree is a Baobab tree which is estimated to be 1000-1500 years old.





AFRICAN HARRIER-HAWK, ZAMBEZI RIVER, VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID this raptor as an African Harrier-Hawk by its grey upperparts, finely barred gray and white below and yellow face patch extending around the eye.
   The African Harrier-Hawk is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 470.






COLLARED PALM-THRUSH, ZAMBEZI RIVER, VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE 1

   We can ID these birds as Collared Palm-Thrush by their incomplete, black necklaces which divide the pale buff throats from the grayish heads.
   The Collared Palm-Thrush is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 469.


BLACK-COLLARED BARBER, ZAMBEZI RIVER, VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID this bird as a Black-collared Barbet by its bright red face and throat broadly bordered with black and short tail.
   The Black-collared Barber is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 468.



LITTLE EGRET, ZAMBEZI RIVER, VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE

   We can ID this egret as a nonbreeding Little Egret by its small size, white plumage, dark bill and legs and. grayish face.
   The Little Egret is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 467.


AFRICAN FINFOOT, ZAMBEZI RIVER, VICTORIA FALLS, ZAMBEZI