A few more birds from the Zambezi River floodplain...
Look familiar? The African fish eagle holds a certain reverence in Zambia, similar to the bald eagle in the United States. It is the national bird of both Zambia and Zimbabwe, and looks and behaves quite a bit like it's bald cousin in the Western hemisphere.
The tawny eagle, looking a bit like a certain golden bird of prey in North America, also looks and behaves like its Western counterpart. Tawny eagles feed a fair amount on carrion, or the carcasses of large mammals, much like the golden eagles I've seen browsing the roadkill on Highway 89 in Montana...
The fairly common spur-winged goose in flight.
One can only guess as to what the little bee eater's diet consists of... This one swooped down in front of us to pose atop a termite mound.
I couldn't quite get close enough for a good snapshot of this southern red, or scarlet bishop. A good lookin' bird indeed.
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