TESSEBE, CHOBE NATIONAL PARK, BOTSWANA

SOUTHERN GIRAFFE EATING LEAVES, CHOBE NATIONAL PARK, BOTSWANA

CRESTED BARBET, CHOBE NATIONAL PARK, BOTSWANA

   We can ID this bird as a Crested Barbet by its yellowish face, yellowish underparts with streaks, broad black breast band with white spots and black crest.

HAMERKOP, CHOBE NATIONAL PARK, BOTSWANA

   We can ID this bird by its unmistakable hammer-shaped profile of head and bill and overall dark brown coloration.

   The Hamerkop is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 419.

WATER MONITOR, CHOBE NATIONAL PARK, BOTSWANA

ELEPHANTS BATHING, CHOBE NATIONAL PARK, BOTSWANA