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African Skimmer

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: AvianPosted October 6, 201339 views4 comments
Here is an image of something I have never seen before, a chick of an African Skimmer. Unfortunately it had gone by the time we returned to the nesting island in the Chobe River 2 days later.
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 1.4x at 560 mm
F8
ISO 800
1/4000
Hand held from drifting boat

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on October 6, 2013 at 1:51 PM
Nice onde, Ken.
I would have cropped it a little, to remove some of the upper space.

:smile:
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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 6, 2013 at 3:00 PM
Wow, very nice to see a chick of this species - thanks for showing , nice shot ! Cheers, Hans
Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments
Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on October 6, 2013 at 4:40 PM
That's quite a bill for that little head to be holding up! Very cute chick! Sharon
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 7, 2013 at 2:51 AM
Thanks everybody, much appreciated :toast: :toast:
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