The Bangweulu wetlands are located mostly within Zambia's Northern Province. Bangweulu means "where the water sky meets the sky" and belongs to the world's most important swamplands.
Landscape
Wetlands
People - Wildlife
Fisher village in the swamps
Children playing in the swamps...
... surrounded by pure nature
Illegal: fish trap made out of mosquito nets
The local fisher men...
... live in simple huts...
... in small villages.
Fisher man's hut
The women stay at home...
... to keep the household.
The water is too deep to ride a bicycle
Paddling along a channel
Fisher in the swamps
Waiting for the plane to depart...
... surrounded by the whole village.
Birdlife
African Spoonbill
Yellow-billed Stork
Flying artist - Little Egret
Reed Cormorant taking off ...
... flying ...
... about to land.
Wattled Crane
Glossy Ibis taking off
Glossy Ibises passing by
Little Bee-eater
African Sacred Ibis
African Sacred Ibis
African Sacred Ibis
Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
One of the reasons for our visit in the Bangweulu Wetlands
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