A black-chested snake eagle, Circaetus pectoralis, high in a tree in Liwonde National Park, Malawi.

A great egret, Ardea alba melanorhynchos, standing atop a dead tree in the Shire River in Liwonde National Park, Malawi. The bird is blazing white against brown branches and more distant green trees in the background.

A purple heron, Ardea purpurea, taking off from the Shire River in Liwonde National Park, Malawi. Two hippopotamuses, Hippopotamus amphibius, with just their heads raised above the water look on. The green jungle is in the background.

An African fish-eagle, Ichthyophaga vocifer, swoops between branches of a yellow fever tree, Vachellia xanthophloea (formerly Acacia xanthophloea), carrying a small fish in its talons in Liwonde National Park, Malawi. The Shire River flows beneath, and the riotous green of a jungle in the rainy season abounds.

#BigBirds in #LiwondeNationalPark #Malawi. 1) #BlackChestedSnakeEagle - yes, its chest is white. I don't name them. 2) #GreatEgret is perfectly named. 3) #PurpleHeron taking off from the surface of the #ShireRiver 4) #AfricanFishEagle, living up to its name.