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                                            the barrier gate. The first lookout point   Palm Thrush, Tropical Boubou, Meve’s
                                            is close to Devil’s Cataract, where   Starling, Red-billed Quelea and
                                            one can look down the length of the   numerous Waxbills.
                                            falls until the spray obscures the view.
                                            A rainbow formed across the gorge   The river cruises continued to offer
                                            making an ideal photo setting, while   great bird sightings, some of which
                                            the nearby statue of David Livingstone   included the  Western banded Snake-
                                            stared impassively onto the falls. A   Eagle, Dickinson’s Kestrel, African
                                            Schalow’s Turaco was seen in the   Finfoot, Hooded Vulture, Malachite
                                            canopy of the surrounding trees, as   and Half-collared Kingfisher. Twice we
                                            well as Long-billed Crombec and    observed elephants swimming with
                                            Jameson’s Firefinch. There are a   trunks above the water like periscopes,
         Bradfield's Hornbill               number of lookout points offering   as they crossed from the Zimbabwe
                                            superb views of the various sections   side to the Zambian side of the river.
                                            of the falls and at some, the spray   On one of the evening river cruises
                                            threatened to drench us, so a quick   we enjoyed the company of a group
                                            photo and then a hasty withdrawal was   of American tourists who had been
                                            needed.                            to Rwanda to see the gorillas. They
                                                                               graciously invited us to join them at
                                            A boardwalk at the Old Drift Lodge   dinner that evening and we chatted
                                            connects the chalets to the main   long into the night.
                                            lounge and dining area, and as the
                                            lodge is completely unfenced, residents  Victoria Falls attracts visitors from all
                                            require an armed escort at night to go   over the world and we heard many
                                            to and from the dining area. We heard   different languages being spoken.
                                            spotted hyena howling very close to the  We found the local people extremely
                                            chalet at night and elephant spoor was   friendly and helpful, and certainly the
         Collard Palm Thrush                in evidence some mornings. Birds seen   staff at the lodge did all they could to
                                            around the lodge included Collared   make our stay very enjoyable.














         Finfoot












                                            Old Drift Lodge, Victoria Falls




         Half-collared Kingfisher

















         Schalow's Turaco                   View at Devil's Cataract

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