We were driving back to camp after our 'Huab Sundowner' during the evening of August 13, 2012, when we stopped to look for Double-banded Sandgrouse, Pterocles bicinctus, at one of their favorite water holes. Belly feathers of this pigeon-like bird are specially adapted for absorbing and retaining water. This allows adults, particularly males (which outnumbered females at this waterhole), to carry water to chicks that may be many miles away. The lone female in this photograph (center) lacks the bold patterning of the male. Temperatures were near 80 degrees on this clear evening.