This image was created in Botswana on our newyear’s bush trip with our friends from South Africa. Near our campsite, a waterhole attracted a wide range of birds. Normally shy and not eager to leave the comfort of the thick vegitation, Burchell’s Coucals are hard to see in the open. I was sitting in a portable hide when this coucal suddenly popped up and took a few sips from the pond. The bird was in such proximity (nearly 7m), that a full frame portrait could be made.
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| 1D4, ISO800, 1/800, 800mm @ f/5.6 |
| Please do listen to the call of this bird: it is one of the most lovely sounds of the African bush:
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