Double Banded Courser

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: AvianPosted April 21, 201649 views5 comments

We found this bird on our first morning in CKGR, Botswana.
EOA 1DX
200-400 mm F4 at 526 mm
F10 (?)
ISO 400
1/1000

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on April 21, 2016 at 2:03 PM

Nice bird Ken- good light, and excellent techs as always.

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on April 22, 2016 at 10:27 AM

Stands out wonderfully in amongst the grass. A cute little bird. Very nice! devil

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 22, 2016 at 9:57 PM

A very interesting looking bird with that enormous eye, Ken. Other than that it has the look of a plover, though the beak is different. Is this bir normally crepuscular or nocturnal? A fine shot regardless.

devil

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 23, 2016 at 2:53 PM

Very nice techs and low angle on this Ken. Never seen one of these posted before.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on April 25, 2016 at 3:56 AM

Thanks everybody, much appreciated.

Dennnis,
I cannot answer your question, but ! know for certain it is not nocturnal,

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