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Spotted Thick Knee
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Spotted Thick Knee

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: AvianPosted August 2, 20181,468 views4 comments
A strange looking bird with an equally strange name., also known as a Dikop
Taken in Akagera National Park, Rwanda
EOS 1DX Mk II
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 ex at 540 mm
F5.6
ISO 800
1/2500
 

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 2, 2018 at 9:26 AM
Nice one, Ken.  You might want to subdue that bright dead grass blade on the middle left edge.
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Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 3, 2018 at 6:56 AM
No nits on this one from me. Nice light and just enough environment to let me know that it is a ground dwelling bird,
Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on August 3, 2018 at 9:06 PM
Hi Ken,

Looks good as presented.  Large view is awesome................................Jim
Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on August 4, 2018 at 5:00 PM
Hi Ken
I really like the low angle and the open beak. Nice work.
Peter
Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments