17 November 2010

Hamerkop, Lake Malawi


On the shore of Lake Malawi, a pair of hamerkops (Scopus umbretta) preened each other, rested, or padded about at the lapping water's edge. Strange birds, with a wealth of folklore and unresolved scientific questions.

[25 May 2007, Canon 20D, 300 mm f4 L IS, ISO 200, 1/200 at f6.3]

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6 comments:

  1. Анд17 November 2010 at 18:23

    Как удивительно интересная птица.

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  2. pohanginapete17 November 2010 at 21:12

    Очень увлекательное птицы, Эндрю. Спасибо.

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  3. leonie18 November 2010 at 00:00

    that is a crazy looking thing. our planet really does have some spectacular life on it.

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  4. beadbabe4918 November 2010 at 04:31

    I sure see the dinosaur ancestors in this bird!

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  5. Relatively Retiring18 November 2010 at 05:57

    What a perfect match for the background.
    I'm glad Walt Disney never got his hands on this one.

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  6. pohanginapete19 November 2010 at 10:05

    Leonie, they really are odd birds. They reminded me of the kind of character one might find in Moominvalley.

    Beadbabe, yes — prehistoric.

    RR, a Disney treatment of hamerkops is a depressing thought indeed.

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