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Dec 16, 2014 10:29 |  #1

A few more photos from along the Chobe River n Botswana. The pair of birds are juvenile Makachite Kingfishers and the single is an adult. These are very small birds as you might can tell from the small reed they are perched upon..

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Dec 16, 2014 10:31 |  #2

These two photos are also from Chobe National Park in Botswana. These are photos of the giant kingfisher, which is, as the name notes, one of the larger kingfishers. I'd guess they are slightly larger than a North American Blue Jay in size.

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Dec 16, 2014 10:35 |  #3

Beautiful shots.

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Dec 16, 2014 16:37 |  #4

wow again,,,,you got to be happy with those!

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Dec 16, 2014 20:11 |  #5

keeperseeker wrote in post #17336488 (external link)
wow again,,,,you got to be happy with those!

The malakite has been my white whale. It is skiddish and ducks into deep brush. When I had a shot, I'd have the wrong exposure, zoom range or shutter speed. With the May trip, I got many great shots as though they were posing for me.

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Dec 16, 2014 22:49 |  #6

Very cool set of birds. Some I'll likely never see in person.
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Dec 17, 2014 03:57 |  #7

Really well done, what a great set.

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