[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you have a couple of weeks to spare this fall, you might consider a trip to southern Africa for a birding safari.

You’ll want to visit Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana and see such diverse birds as carmine bee-eater, snake eagle, jacana, sacred ibis and many more. 

You’ll also have a chance to see one or more of the “Big Five” – lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and Cape buffalo.

On my trip to this area, a highlight was seeing Victoria Falls, one of th...