Crested Francolin

Gallery: AvianPosted November 26, 201686 views5 comments

I have yet to see a Crested Francolin with its Crest up, here is another "failure", taken in Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana.
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 EX at 560 mm
F 7.1
ISO 400
1/1250

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 26, 2016 at 5:53 AM

We saw lots of these, but also never with the crest up. Nontheless, nice image, with a good look at this pretty bird.
Saandy

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 26, 2016 at 5:53 PM

Excellent, Ken. You nailed the focus on this one and got some great eye contact.

devil

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on November 26, 2016 at 10:13 PM

An excellent capture, Ken! Perfect exposure, sharp focus where you need it and I especially like that the background still retains it's features so the bird remains in the context of it's environment.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on November 27, 2016 at 1:42 PM

Very nice pose and composition. The detail and color look really good.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 29, 2016 at 8:12 AM

Thanks to all for your comments devil

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