Category: Wildlife photo
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Wattled Crane
Some may be hesitating slightly when they are told the exact name of this large bird. Isn’t it a hoax or a word play? But ornythologists love these names as complicated, as tortured as they come in Wattled Crane, without even listening to the sound and considering only yhe precise description of the brightly-coloured flesh…
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Great white egrets, in a tree
Moremi National Park, Botswana, May 2010. Great white egret (Ardea alba), Grande aigrette.
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Giraffe
Moremi National Park, Botswana, May 2010.
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Coppery-tailed Coucal
Moremi National Park, Botswana, May 2010. Coppery-tailed Coucal (Centropus cupreicaudus), Coucal des papyrus.
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Yellow-billed duck
Yellow-billed duck (Anas undulata), Canard à bec jaune. Moremi National Park, Botswana. Mai 2010.
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Cape wagtail
Cape wagtail (Motacilla capensis), Bergeronette du Cap. Moremi National Park (Botswana), May 2010.
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Fish eagle
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Bateleur eagle, in flight
The bateleur eagle is very easy to spot in flight, even for the amateur ornithologist. First, it does not have a tail (Look! The legs are actually longer than the tail). Since this appendage is usually needed for steering, the bateleur compensates with very flexible wing tips. This combination is nearly unique within raptors. Second,…
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Eagle, take off