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.