Winfried Wisniewski / Burchell's Sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) in waterhole, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Sharon Heald / Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) herd drinking with Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) and Namaqua Sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua) and Burchell's Sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) Etosha National Park, Na...

Lou Coetzer / Burchell's / Plains sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) taking off over water, Etosha, Namibia, July.

Ann & Steve Toon / Female Burchell's sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, February.

Tony Heald / Pale Chanting Goshawk (Melierax canorus) with Burchell's Sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) prey, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa January

Tony Heald / Pale Chanting Goshawk (Melierax canorus) with Burchell's Sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) prey, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa January

Christophe Courteau / Variegated / Burchell's Sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) chick camouflaged on the ground, covered in sand, Kalahari Desert, Northern Okavango Delta, Botswana

Christophe Courteau / Variegated / Burchell's Sandgrouse male {Pterocles burchelli} Okavango, Botswana.

Tony Heald / Burchell's / Variegated sandgrouse [Pterocles burchelli] drinking, Etosha National Park, Namibia, August

Tony Heald / Burchell's / Variegated sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) collecting water in feathers to transport to chicks, Etosha National Park, Namibia, June

Theo Allofs / Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles ) taking off after having soaked up water in feathers, Africa

Pete Oxford / Burchell's Sandgrouse {Pterocles burchelli} at waters edge, Savuti, Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Hermann Brehm / Variegated / Burchell's sandgrouse {Pterocles burchelli} Botswana

Tony Heald / Variegated / Burchells sandgrouse {Pterocles burchelli} taking-off. Namibia.

Tony Heald / Variegated / Burchells sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) gathering water in feathers for chicks, Namibia.

TJ Rich / Variegated / Burchells' / Spotted sandgrouse {Pterocles burchelli} Damaraland Namibia

Winfried Wisniewski / Burchell's Sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) in waterhole, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Winfried Wisniewski / Burchell's Sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) at waterhole, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Winfried Wisniewski / Burchell's Sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) storing water in belly plumage at waterhole to transport to chicks, South Africa

Winfried Wisniewski / Burchell's Sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Winfried Wisniewski / Burchell's Sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) flying, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Martin Willis / Burchell's Sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) male, Etosha National Park, Namibia

Martin Willis / Burchell's Sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) pair, Etosha National Park, Namibia

Ann & Steve Toon / Black-backed jackal (Lupulella mesomelas) catching Burchell's sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) prey at edge of waterhole, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Ann & Steve Toon / Black-backed jackal (Lupulella mesomelas) hunting Burchell's sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) prey at edge of waterhole, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Ann & Steve Toon / Black-backed jackal (Lupulella mesomelas) carrying Burchell's sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) prey in mouth, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Guy Edwardes / Burchell's sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) male standing in sand. Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana.