Blue Naped Mousebird

Gallery: AvianPosted March 12, 201797 views4 comments

A first time for me to see one of these, they normally fly off if you get near so this is from a distance reslting in a large crop. Taken in Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda,
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 EX at 560 mm
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ISO 800
1/2500

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4 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 12, 2017 at 9:51 AM

Cool looking bird I have never seen before. Maybe your persistence will pay off with a closer capture. Love that long crest.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on March 12, 2017 at 12:05 PM

Neat looking bird! I like how those thorns frame it. Hope you get a chance for closer images. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 13, 2017 at 2:23 PM

That is a cool looking bird Ken, love that crest. I do like the way the bird is framed in a triangle of thorns. Detail in the bird is very sharp and it's habitat shows well.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 15, 2017 at 9:00 AM

Thanks everybody, I hope to get nearer later in the year.

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