Botswana and Zambia

This blog is a Photographic record of a trip to Africa in March/April 2012 to observe Wildlife with a special emphasis on Birdlife. Initially we were based at Livingston, Zambia before entering the Chobe National Park in Northern Botswana and finalising our journey at Moremi Crossing in the Okovango Delta.

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Monday, 14 May 2012

Microlight


One way to get close to flying Ibis (see next posting) is to attempt to fly in the same formation.


A bit tricky though ,''steering''and focusing the camera at the same time
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Sacred Ibis


Sacred Ibis flying over the Zambesi
( just right of the Microlight)
Zambia
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Southern Masked Weaver

Masked Weaver Nests


Male and Female Southern Masked Weaver.
Zambia
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African Openbill

African Openbill
Zambia
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White-browed Sparrow-Weaver


White-browed Sparrow -Weaver.
Zambia
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Cattle Egret


Cattle Egret
Zambia
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Hamerkop

Hamerkop and its Nest; a huge domed structure with a side entrance buillt in a sturdy tree or on a cliff ledge. Often builds two or three Decoy nests as well.
This Heron like bird belongs to a family confined to Africa and Madagascar.

Found along the Zambesi river, Zambia.
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Shaft-tailed Whydah

Shaft-tailed Whydah. Zambia
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Saturday, 12 May 2012

Vervet Monkey

Vervet Monkey.
Zambia
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Red-billed Firefinch

Red-billed Firefinch.
Zambia

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Cockerel

Domestic Cockerel.
Zambia
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Grey-backed Camaroptera

Grey-backed Camaroptera, Zambia

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Black-collared Barbet

Black- Collared Barbet, Zambia

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Blue Waxbill


Blue Waxbill, Zambia

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A Red Dragonfly?

A Red Dragonfly? Zambia
Who's pushing their luck?

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African Golden Weaver Bird

African (Holub's) Golden Weaver Bird, Zambia

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Collared Palm Thrush


Collared Palm Thrush, Zambia 

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Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret, Zambia

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Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls, Zambia

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Banded Mongoose

Banded Mongoose, Livingston Zambia

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Spectacled Weaver Bird

Spectacled Weaver Bird,
Chobe National Park, Botswana

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White-browed Robin-Chat


White-browed Robin- Chat,
Chobe National Park, Botswana

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Forked -tailed Drongo

Fork-tailed Drongo,
Chobe National Park, Botswana

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Southern Red-billed Hornbill

Southern Red-billed Hornbill,
Chobe National Park, Botswana




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Dung Beetle

Dung Beetle,
Chobe National Park, Botswana
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Friday, 11 May 2012

Grey Lourie


Grey Go-Away-Bird (Lourie),
Chobe National Park, Botswana

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Chobe River

Chobe River,
Chobe National Park, Botswana

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Bee-eaters


White-fronted Bee-eater
Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

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Tree Squirrel

Tree Squirrel,
Chobe National Park, Botswana 


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African Golden Oriole

African Golden Oriole,
Chobe National Park, Botswana 



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Green Wood- Hoopoe

Green (Red-billed) Wood-Hoopoe,
Chobe National Park, Botswana

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Violet-backed Starling

Violet-backed Starling,
Chobe National Park, Botswana

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White-faced Geese

White-faced Geese,
Chobe National Park, Botswana

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African Pied Wagtail


African Pied Wagtail,
Chobe National Park, Botswana

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Peter Martin Beesley
An enthusiastic mature birder and keen photographer since May 2004. My British list is now 446 and my ''False'' British List ( ie species on the British List seen anywhere in the World ) now stands at 579 and my Western Palearctic list at 524 In another life I was a food research scientist and marketing consultant.
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    • ▼  May (99)
      • Microlight
      • Sacred Ibis
      • Southern Masked Weaver
      • African Openbill
      • White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
      • Cattle Egret
      • Hamerkop
      • Shaft-tailed Whydah
      • Vervet Monkey
      • Red-billed Firefinch
      • Cockerel
      • Grey-backed Camaroptera
      • Black-collared Barbet
      • Blue Waxbill
      • A Red Dragonfly?
      • African Golden Weaver Bird
      • Collared Palm Thrush
      • Cattle Egret
      • Victoria Falls
      • Banded Mongoose
      • Spectacled Weaver Bird
      • White-browed Robin-Chat
      • Forked -tailed Drongo
      • Southern Red-billed Hornbill
      • Dung Beetle
      • Grey Lourie
      • Chobe River
      • Bee-eaters
      • Tree Squirrel
      • African Golden Oriole
      • Green Wood- Hoopoe
      • Violet-backed Starling
      • White-faced Geese
      • African Pied Wagtail
      • Lions
      • Kudu
      • Cape Buffalo
      • Maribou Stork
      • Elephant
      • Warthog
      • Impala
      • Rachel Beesley
      • Chobe National Park
      • Three-banded Plover
      • White-crowned Lapwing
      • Water Thick-knee
      • Reed Cormorant
      • Zitting Cisticola
      • Sacred Ibis
      • Wire-tailed Swallow
      • African Harrier Hawk
      • Cape Wagtail
      • African Jacana
      • African Darter
      • The Kingfisher Collection
      • Long-billed Crombec
      • African Fish Eagle
      • Nile Crocodile
      • Black-winged Stilt
      • Coppery-tailed Coucal
      • Black Heron
      • African Hawk Eagle
      • African Pygmy Goose
      • African Jacana
      • Southern Red-billed Hornbill
      • Squacco Heron
      • African Openbill
      • Southern Red Bishop
      • Southern Carmine Bee-eater
      • Baboon
      • Lilac-breasted Roller
      • Adbim's Stork
      • White-backed Vulture
      • White-browed Coucal
      • African Wattled Lapwing
      • Southern Ground-Hornbill
      • Cattle Egret
      • Collared Sunbird
      • Butterfly
      • Common Sandpiper
      • Sunset
      • African Jacana
      • Allen's Gallinule
      • African Scops Owl
      • Mokoro Canoe
      • 'Moremi Air'
      • Arrow-marked Babbler
      • Cardinal Woodpecker
      • African Paradise Flycatcher
      • Slaty Egret
      • Burchell's Starling
      • Swamp Boubou
      • Saddle-billed Stork
      • Lesser Jacana
      • Hartlaub's Babbler
      • Fruit Bat
      • Monarch Butterfly
      • Goliath Heron
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