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Black Collared Barbet  
   

Black Collared Barbet

Although I don't recall hearing these birds, despite their alluring colours, they can be rather noisy. I'll have to pay attention next time ...
Day 6: A Day in the Delta

April 2nd 2008
I didn’t sleep last night. I know that because I heard every marula fruit within a hundred yards of me leaving the trees and landing on the corrugated iron roofs. I also know that the genets were having a talent show and the local troupe had donned their clogs and were dancing up and down the roof of my lodge to Offenbach’s famous Can-Can. I just wasn’t sure why they’d chosen last night fo ... read more
Africa » Botswana » North-West » Okavango Delta

Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural) Flag Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name upon independence in 1966. Four decades of uninterrupted civilian leadership, progressive social policies, and significant capital investment have created one of the mos... ... read more
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