Thursday 21 April 2016

CHAPTER 2-THE DARK INCONTINENT.

The epic photographic record of the trip to Africa continues:-There may be some repetition but if I have trouble choosing what to leave out,please excuse me.This is one day and two water borne outings in the CHOBE NationalPark.
 AFRICAN DARTER





 AFRICAN DARTER IN THE WATER YOU CAN SEE WHY ITS CALLED THE SNAKE BIRD.
 AFRICAN FISH EAGLE CARRYING NEST MATERIAL!


 RED BISHOP
THE BISHOPS NEST,SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN THE EAGLES.






 REED CORMORANT ABOUT HALF THE SIZE OF OUR CORMORANT





 WIRE TAILED SWALLOW




 NILE CROCODILE
NEVER SMILE AT A CROCODILE.


 GIANT KINGFISHER



 GREY HEADED KINGFISHER
 WHITE CROWNED PLOVER



 AFRICAN PIED WAGTAIL
 PIED KINGFISHER


 WATER THICK KNEE


 MALACHITE KINGFISHER





 HIPPO ON THE MOVE
 RED BILLED OX PECKERS ON BOARD
 A MODEL FOR DESPERATE DAN?



 SOUTHERN REED BUCK








 TAWNY FLANKED PRINIA
 BLACK EGRET
 WATER MONITOR





 WATER THICK KNEES DEFENDING NEST AGAINST THE WATER MONITOR




 LONG TOED LAPWING


 BLACKSMITH PLOVER=ITS CALL SOUNDS LIKE A HAMMER ON AN ANVIL.

 FLYOVER AFRICAN SPOONBILLS

RETZ HELMETSHRIKE
 GOLDEN WEAVER

 RED FACED CISTICOLA


 COLLARED PALM THRUSH



 RED BILLED FIRE FINCH

 TROPICAL BOUBOU
 BANDED MONGOOSE


 ORANGE TIP AFRICAN STYLE.



 PYGMY GOOSE







 WHITE FRONTED BEE EATER







 A LAZY WATER MONITOR
 PYGMY GOOSE
 EMERALD SPOTTED GROUND DOVE
 GIRAFFES






 JACANA
 YOU CAN STOP NOW IF YOU DON`T LIKE HEFFALUMPS.










 FEMALE KUDU




 I KNOW ITS A HIPPO.





 ALLENS GALLINULE

GOING HOME
MORE COMING SOON.

4 comments:

  1. superb phil i want to go now

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  2. Superb Phil. I'm very envious especially so as I sit at home on this cold January (or is it April?) morning.

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