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Carmine Beeater
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Carmine Beeater

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: AvianPosted July 30, 2013168 views14 comments
This was taken in the Savute Channel area of Chobe National Park, Botswana, during our second visit since the water returned around 4 years ago, I will be back there in a few weeks to see how things have developed.
EOS 1D MkIV
500mm F4
F4.5
ISO 800
1/3200
Ev +0.67
hand held from open vehicle
Grass seed head deliberately left in

Comments

14 comments
Comment posted by Greg Oakley on July 30, 2013 at 4:59 AM
Stunning shot Ken :toast:
Cheers Greg
Registered on June 12, 2012, 115 Posts, 266 Comments
Comment posted by Simon Bennett on July 30, 2013 at 5:10 AM
Beautiful bird and capture.
Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on July 30, 2013 at 4:32 PM
A simple but sweet portrait of this beauty, excellent fluffed up pose.

Sweet One Ken!!!
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 30, 2013 at 9:09 PM
No nits! A great shot of this very photogenic bird. I like the puffed up appearance as well.
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 30, 2013 at 10:01 PM
Beautiful bird, and well presented, Ken. I like the idea of leaving the grass head in, but for me, it's not filling in that corner quite enough-not sure what to do about that.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 31, 2013 at 2:17 AM
Thanks everybody for your comments which are much appreciated :toast:
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
Comment posted by Charles Gangas on July 31, 2013 at 11:22 AM
Stunning shot Ken-beautiful bird well captured!
Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 31, 2013 at 10:17 PM
Nice color, detail, pose, etc Ken. I personally find the grass in the corner just keeps pulling my eye away from the subject.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Verdon on July 31, 2013 at 10:23 PM
beautiful species, lovely composition, If it's my I would probably clone away the stem of grass, other that outstanding shot!! :wavey:
Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments
Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on August 1, 2013 at 12:24 AM
Just fantastic, Ken. What a beautiful bird. Well done. :toast:
Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on August 1, 2013 at 12:46 AM
Charles, Kurt, Verdon and Charlie,

Thanks very much for your kind comments which are much appreciated :toast: :toast:
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 1, 2013 at 4:32 AM
Lovely Ken - great setting and i love the fluffed up plumage
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on August 2, 2013 at 2:18 AM
Rob,

Thanks, it can be very cold first thing in the morning :wink:
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 12, 2015 at 9:33 AM
Just stunning.
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments