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

Sacred Ibis

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

Southern Masked Weaver

Masked Weaver Nests

Male and Female Southern Masked Weaver.
Zambia

African Openbill

African Openbill
Zambia

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

White-browed Sparrow -Weaver.
Zambia

Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret
Zambia

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.

Shaft-tailed Whydah

Shaft-tailed Whydah. Zambia

Vervet Monkey

Vervet Monkey.

Zambia

Red-billed Firefinch

Red-billed Firefinch.
Zambia

Cockerel

Domestic Cockerel.
Zambia

Grey-backed Camaroptera

Grey-backed Camaroptera, Zambia

Black-collared Barbet

Black- Collared Barbet, Zambia

Blue Waxbill

Blue Waxbill, Zambia

A Red Dragonfly?

A Red Dragonfly? Zambia

Who's pushing their luck?

African Golden Weaver Bird

African (Holub's) Golden Weaver Bird, Zambia

Collared Palm Thrush

Collared Palm Thrush, Zambia 

Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret, Zambia

Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls, Zambia

Banded Mongoose

Banded Mongoose, Livingston Zambia

Spectacled Weaver Bird

Spectacled Weaver Bird,
Chobe National Park, Botswana

White-browed Robin-Chat

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

Forked -tailed Drongo

Fork-tailed Drongo,
Chobe National Park, Botswana

Southern Red-billed Hornbill

Southern Red-billed Hornbill,
Chobe National Park, Botswana

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Dung Beetle

Dung Beetle,
Chobe National Park, Botswana

Grey Lourie

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

Chobe River

Chobe River,
Chobe National Park, Botswana

Bee-eaters

White-fronted Bee-eater

Southern Carmine Bee-eater

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Tree Squirrel

Tree Squirrel,
Chobe National Park, Botswana 

African Golden Oriole

African Golden Oriole,
Chobe National Park, Botswana 

Green Wood- Hoopoe

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

Violet-backed Starling

Violet-backed Starling,
Chobe National Park, Botswana

White-faced Geese

White-faced Geese,
Chobe National Park, Botswana

African Pied Wagtail

African Pied Wagtail,
Chobe National Park, Botswana