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The stay in Zambia was not another birding photography trip, but just a two-day stop on the way to Botswana, the real destination of my next trip. The logistics of getting to Botswana were planned so that I could see some of the most beautiful waterfalls in the world - the Queen Victoria Falls. They were discovered in 1855 by David Livingstone. Admittedly, there wasn't enough time to tour the town and all the photos were taken from the car to Livingstone's gallery, but Zambians seem to be grateful enough to their discoverer that the town is named after him and monuments are erected to him. The waterfalls are indeed impressive, although I think I was a bit more impressed by the Iguzu waterfalls in Argentina and Brazil. The assessment or classification of this amazing place itself is, of course, a very individual matter and a matter of personal impressions and feelings. Of course, it was impossible not to seize the opportunity to photograph the wildlife of Africa while in such a place. Every moment was, of course, used for photography and managed to take pictures initiating the creation of 9 new bird galleries and it is three of them that also have a recording of the sound of the bird. To the less than 30 existing galleries I added new photos introducing more variety in them. Despite such a short stay in Zambia, it was possible to observe many more bird species than the list below. Of the birds included in our fauna, the Wood Sandiper was quite common in the wetlands, also the Ruff appeared, there were a lot of Glossy Ibis, Egyptian geese. Despite the constant heat (30 degrees), quite a few photos were taken and changes were made to my website.

Traditionally there was posted in each and every gallery list of new galleries and the ones that were changed. The list contains links of these galleries. If there is a letter “T” after the name of a species it means it contains text, if “V” it contains voice.