Gallery: AvianPosted June 25, 2014302 views8 comments
Etosa Park, Namibia
2014:05:23
D800
500mm
1/160 sec, f/5.6
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
Exp comp: -1/3
ISO: 500
White balance: Auto
Comments
8 comments
Comment posted by Max Waugh on June 25, 2014 at 1:34 PM
Nice shot, Sandy. The call is great, but I'm also impressed at the clear view. Seems like all that grass gets in the way a lot!
Max
Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on June 25, 2014 at 4:41 PM
Wonderful shot, Sandy. I like the pose a lot.
D&L
Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments
Comment posted by David Salem on June 25, 2014 at 5:24 PM
Nice looking shot of this not often seen Bustard. I like the calling pose and the exposure and detail look great. Good looking frame.
Registered on June 25, 2014, 6 Posts, 67 Comments
Comment posted by Krunal Janani on June 26, 2014 at 1:00 AM
Nice clean shot Sandy!
it must have been really a task to get a low angle as it's very hard to find clear fields between the lens & the subject
Registered on September 16, 2010, 60 Posts, 1370 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 11, 2014 at 9:07 AM
Sanndy,
Not wishing to be picky, but I actually think this is a Northern Black Korhaan, whatever it is it is a superb capture
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
Comment posted by Martin Dunn on July 11, 2014 at 9:34 AM
Terrific shot Sandy.
I'm with Ken on the ID though, definitely a Northern Black Korhaan.
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 11, 2014 at 11:17 AM
Hi, Ken and Martin, We do believe it is a white-quilled bustard and not the korhan, for several reasons -
1. We were not anywhere near the extreme southern area of S Africa, where the korhans are.
We were all over in the area much further north where the white quills are.
2.In flight,there was the extensive white on the black primaries. Newman's " Birds of SAfrica" says this white is the only difference between the 2 - "on the ground, the 2 are indistinguishable," .
Thanks for the nice comments, though!
Sandy
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 11, 2014 at 11:47 AM
Sandy,
Just to confuse the ID even more both names are apparently used even though it is apparently the same bird.
This comes from "Birds Of Africa south of the Sahara" by Ian Sinclair and Peter Ryan. Korhaans are all over Southern Africa. Not that this really matters
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
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8 commentsMax
D&L
it must have been really a task to get a low angle as it's very hard to find clear fields between the lens & the subject
Not wishing to be picky, but I actually think this is a Northern Black Korhaan, whatever it is it is a superb capture
I'm with Ken on the ID though, definitely a Northern Black Korhaan.
1. We were not anywhere near the extreme southern area of S Africa, where the korhans are.
We were all over in the area much further north where the white quills are.
2.In flight,there was the extensive white on the black primaries. Newman's " Birds of SAfrica" says this white is the only difference between the 2 - "on the ground, the 2 are indistinguishable," .
Thanks for the nice comments, though!
Sandy
Just to confuse the ID even more both names are apparently used even though it is apparently the same bird.
This comes from "Birds Of Africa south of the Sahara" by Ian Sinclair and Peter Ryan. Korhaans are all over Southern Africa. Not that this really matters