Gallery: AvianPosted December 11, 201688 views3 comments
Taken in the Northern Mara Conservancy, Kenya.
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 ex at 560 mm
F5.6
ISO 400
1/2000
EV +0.33
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3 comments
Comment posted by Hans Overduin on December 11, 2016 at 7:46 AM
Nice one, Ken ! Looks like a Bokmakierie , family ? Great with the catch ! Cheers, Hans
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 11, 2016 at 4:57 PM
The parallel in coloration to the American meadowlarks is just amazing, Ken. My wife looked this up and they have similar habits as well. An excellent image with good detail and the grasshopper is a nice bonus.
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 13, 2016 at 2:39 AM
Hans,
It does indeed look like a Bokmakerie, but these are only found in Southern Africa.
I have no idea if they are related, but it must be very likely, I cannot remember if it had a sing as beautiful as that of a Bokmakerie.
Dennis ,
The similarity between birds never ceases to amaze me
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
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3 commentsIt does indeed look like a Bokmakerie, but these are only found in Southern Africa.
I have no idea if they are related, but it must be very likely, I cannot remember if it had a sing as beautiful as that of a Bokmakerie.
Dennis ,
The similarity between birds never ceases to amaze me