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African Skimmer
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African Skimmer

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: AvianPosted September 13, 201352 views2 comments
I have tried for ages to get something resembling a reasonable picture of one of these. This is not helped by their decreasing numbers, partially explained by what we observed over two days visiting their nesting site the first visit produced two chicks (images later)two days later they had both gone no doubt something to do with the large colony of Gannets next door.
Taken from a boat on the Chobe River, Botswana

EOS 1D MkIV
70-200mm F2.8 MkII +1.4x at 280mm
F6.3
ISO 800
1/5000

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 13, 2013 at 11:45 AM
Is this a separate species from the Black Skimmer in North America? I didn't realize it exited. I hope it can survive.
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Comment posted by John Jeevaratnam on September 14, 2013 at 10:16 AM
Nice sharp capture Ken.
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