WATER THICK-KNEE, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

COMMON WATERBUCKS, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

YELLOW-BILLED KITE, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

BLUE-CHEEKED BEE-EATER, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

   We can ID this bird as a Blue-cheeked Bee-eater by its green upperparts, blue underparts, green cap and rufous throat.

   The Blue-cheeked Bee-eater is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 422.

BREEDING COLLARED PRATINCOLE, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

   We can ID this bird as a breeding Collared Pratincole by its pale buffy-yellow throat, thinly edged in black; tail extending beyond wing tips; white eyering and gradual merging of grey breast into white belly.

   The Collared Pratincole is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 421.

LONG-TOED LAPWING IN FLIGHT & ON GROUND, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

GOLIATH HERON, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

   We can ID this heron as an adult Goliath Heron by its large size (it is the largest heron in the world), large bill and chestnut head and neck.