Priapacs

Gallery: AvianPosted May 2, 201797 views4 comments

This crow like bird is only found in a narrow strip running from Uganda to the west coast of Africa. Whilst it is not a beauty it flies around in small flocks making a lot of noise.
I have no explanation for the differing eye colours.
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4EX at 560mm
F7.1
ISO 400
1/2000

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 2, 2017 at 8:43 AM

Very cool birds, Ken. I love those tail feathers. Is the eye of the near bird the same in other frames? It almost looks to me like it just has its nictitating membrane deployed. Excellent job on the exposure.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on May 2, 2017 at 12:15 PM

Nice poses and detail. Like the tail feathers. The green ?tree in the left upper corner is a bit of an eye-drawer.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 2, 2017 at 1:43 PM

Interesting eye color. They certainly appear to be in the Corvid family. Nice exposure and good detail.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 5, 2017 at 4:56 AM

Thanks everybody for your comments, much appreciated.
I wondered about removing the bush, and now think I should have!

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