VERREAUX'S (GIANT) EAGLE-OWL, IMBABALA PRIVATE CONCESSION, ZIMBABWE

   This photo was taken at night during a night safari.  We can ID this owl as Verreaux's Eagle-Owl or Giant Eagle-Owl by its grey plumage and dark eyes with pinkish eyelids, which is diagnostic.

   Verreaux's Eagle-Owl is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 428.

SHARON & GEORGE AT IMBABALA ZAMBEZI SAFARI LODGE, ZIMBABWE

DARK-CAPPED BULBUL, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

PURPLE HERON, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

   We can ID this heron as a Purple Heron by its rufous head and neck with a black stripe and dark grey wings.

   The Purple Heron is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 427.

AFRICAN MARSH HARRIER, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

   Even though these photos were taken at a long distance and then enlarged we can ID this raptor as an African Marsh Harrier by its wing pattern, whitish breast band and barring on tail.

   The African Marsh Harrier is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 426.

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WIRE-TAILED SWALLOWS ON BOAT RIM, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA

AFRICAN FISH EAGLE AT RIVER, CHOBE RIVER, BOTSWANA