Early morning departure to see some of the Mana Pools. The pools are caused by flooding of the Zambesi during the wet season. However, because of the drought in 2024, many of the pools were dry. Our morning drive featured several of them.
Goliath heron
Blacksmith lapwing
Great egret. Yes, it's the same species as ours.
And its cousin the cattle egret, who likes to hang out on hippos.
A glossy ibis, again, same species as ours
Black-headed oriole
African spoonbill
Egyptian goose
Black-winged stilt
Common eland
Blue waxbill
Natal spurfowl
Three-banded plover
Common scimitarbill
White-fronted bee-eater
Lilac-breasted roller
Southern grey-headed sparrows
...and the beauteous warthog.
Black-headed heron
And a pair of Lilian's lovebirds
In the sky overhead, an African hawk eagle
I think this is a common greenshank
..and this is a wood sandpiper
but I ain't betting on either. These, however, are three banded plovers
In the afternoon, we did a trip up the Zambesi.
A ring-necked dove
And, not up in a tree, a serrated hinged terrapin
A black-headed heron again
And a blacksmith lapwing
and a female variable sunbird
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