Fieldguide

Bee eater, Swallow-tailed

Bee eater, Swallow-tailed
Name: Bee eater, Swallow-tailed
Classification:
Place first seen: CKGR, Botswana
Date spotted: July 2008
Description:

Photo: The internets

Bee eater, Little

Bee eater, Little
Name: Bee eater, Little
Classification:
Place first seen: Zambezi River, Zimbabwe
Date spotted: February 2012
Description:

Photo: The internets

Bee eater, Golden Backed (European)

Bee eater, Golden Backed (European)
Name: Bee eater, Golden Backed (European)
Classification:
Place first seen: Zambezi River, Zimbabwe
Date spotted: February 2012
Description:

Photo: The internets

Babbler, Southern Pied

Babbler, Southern Pied
Name: Babbler, Southern Pied
Classification:
Place first seen: Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Botswana
Date spotted: March 2012
Description:

Photo: The internets

Stork, Marabou

Stork, Marabou
Name: Stork, Marabou
Classification:
Place first seen: Ihaha, Botswana
Date spotted: January 2012
Description:

Impressively ugly. In the winter (dry season) they go to drying out lakes and eat the stranded fish.

Kudu

Kudu
Name: Kudu
Classification:
Place first seen: Ihaha, Botswana
Date spotted: January 2012
Description:

Very timid. When you spot a female or two there is almost always a male somewhere nearby. Can you see the hippo in the background? It was like the Garden of Eden.

Butterfly, yellow pansy

Butterfly, yellow pansy
Name: Butterfly, yellow pansy
Classification:
Place first seen: Great Zimbabwe Ruins, Zimbabwe
Date spotted: February 2012
Description:

Hornbill, Ground

Hornbill, Ground
Name: Hornbill, Ground
Classification:
Place first seen: Road to Ihaha, Chobe, Botswana
Date spotted: February 2012
Description:

These huge, awkward looking but impressive birds are classified as ‘threatened’.

Eagle, fish

Eagle, fish
Name: Eagle, fish
Classification:
Place first seen: Ihaha, Chobe, Botswana
Date spotted: February 2012
Description:

Ralph’s favorite bird.

Crocodile

Crocodile
Name: Crocodile
Classification:
Place first seen: Ihaha, Chobe, Botswana
Date spotted: February 2012
Description:

We saw a giant one that looked like a dinosaur. We saw a small one that looked like a leguaan. We slept beside them at the Zambezi River (not in our beds)