I'm Your Mother Now!

Gallery: AvianPosted October 7, 2011128 views10 comments

Canon EOS 7D, EF 500mm f/4L IS USM, Aperture Priority @ f/8 (1/1250 sec), -2/3 EV, ISO 400, Beanbag, JPEG from RAW, Copped about 40% from Full Frame

Actually, much as the subject on the left reminds me of my old army drill sergeant shouting in my face, what's actually going on is that the one on the left is regurgitating food to feed the one on the right!

As to their respective sexes and relationship, well, your guess is as good as mine, however, what I can tell you is that they are most commonly known as Grey Go-Away Birds (a member of the Turaco family and are also known as Lourie) for the simple reason that when alarmed they have a distinctive call that does indeed sound very much like, “G'way, g'way, g'way!”

Came across this pair while driving through Kruger National Park in August.

Critique and comments always welcome.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on October 7, 2011 at 7:55 AM

Excellent Ashley, love the interaction. Does look like a drill sergeant. Nice capture.

Ray

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 7, 2011 at 9:22 AM

Great shot Ashley, and thanks for describing the action! Like the fact that both have a nice catch light in the eye. Grtz, Hans

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on October 7, 2011 at 10:38 AM

Really nice interaction here with both birds nice and sharp. Well captured! Sharon

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on October 7, 2011 at 12:30 PM

Love the interaction. Great shot.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on October 7, 2011 at 1:49 PM

Interesting to see one head dress up and the other down and the thorny bush they landed in. Very good detail on the larger version, nice job in getting this shot.

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Comment posted by Bill Kleinfelder on October 7, 2011 at 4:09 PM

Great shot, lighting was perfect. The interaction between the two could spawn many a conversations. Makes me feel at home!

Registered on September 6, 2011, 14 Posts, 71 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 8, 2011 at 6:44 AM

A nice shot with really nice detail Ashley. Love the two bird's interacting. Well done.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on October 8, 2011 at 8:09 AM

I really like the interaction you caught here! Good detail in the birds. For me the clear blue sky sets them off just fine.
Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on October 9, 2011 at 1:59 AM

Thanks for your interest, thoughts and comments Ray, Hans, Sharon, Alan, Jim, Bill, Ron, and John :^)

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on October 9, 2011 at 10:07 AM

Nice image and I love the interaction. Thanks for the narrative.

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