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White-Headed Buffalo Weaver


White-Headed Buffalo Weaver
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Copyright: Manyee Desandies (manyee) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3065 W: 231 N: 6160] (21048)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-11-28
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon Powershot S3 IS
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-18 15:59
Viewed: 352
Points: 16
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White-Headed Buffalo Weaver
Dimenellia Dinemelli

ORIGIN:

Eastern Africa, primarily Ethiopia, northern Kenya, and Tanzania. Found in dry savanna, open thorn scrub and acacia woodland.

DIET:

Small and medium seeds of grasses and shrubs including acacia, small insects, and small fruits.

SPECIFIC FEATURES:

Usually seen in small flocks or family parties which sometimes include Superb or other starlings. Noisy and conspicuous when climbing about in trees. Reminiscent of parrots with their acrobatic maneuvers and habit of hanging upside down. Can be very aggressive towards other species in territory, but altercations are usually vocal and seldom fatal. This species is monochromatic and monomorphic, making sexual identification difficult. Both cocks and hens are bold, so behavior is not much of a clue, either.

REPRODUCTION:

Buffalo weavers nest in open, loose colonies. The nest is built high in a tree in a fork of branches. It is a large, rather untidy structure of twigs and coarse grasses, the short tubular entrance being on the bottom. Fine grasses and feathers provide a warm lining and both birds work on the construction.

Clutch size ranges from 3-5 eggs. Greenish white in color, they are sometimes marked with red or brown spots and streaks are the cap end. Incubation lasts 14 days and the young, fed mostly on insects and small seeds, fledge in about 3 weeks.

This photo was taken at the San Diego Zoo.

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Chiza, valy67, Miss_Piggy, cicindela, roges, Gert-Paassen, sandpiper2 has marked this note useful
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  • Chiza Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 34 W: 0 N: 197] (964)
  • [2009-09-18 19:53]

Hola Manyee:una maravilla de especie y que buena toma, no la conocía...saludos.

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  • valy67 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1880 W: 59 N: 2915] (8733)
  • [2009-09-18 23:53]

Hello Manyee !
Nice to be back and to be able to look at your pictures again ! This one is so gorgeous ! I really love the bird, he is cute and he's got amazing colors - I don't think I have ever seen it before. The details are excellent, as well as the composition, the natural colors, the pose of the bird and the eye-contact. Very well done !
Valérie.

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2386 W: 94 N: 5517] (17564)
  • [2009-09-19 1:44]

Hello Manyee,
I got an old slide with this bird on it from Tanzania. Good photo with a good management of the white parts. Very nice pose, colours, sharpness and composition.
Regards,
Peter

Hallo Manyee
This is such a lovely image. You have really done yourself proud with this gorgeous posting. Great details captured and displayed and presented in a pleasant manner. I want to tap you on the shoulder and say Wow and well done, because this is a great image with great clarity especially of the eye and the feathers on the back. The combination of colours is great! A beautiful photograph. Kind regards and thanks for sharing.
Anna

Interesting name to this species. The quality of picture is really 1st class: DOF, sharpness, clarity and saturation are very good. As I see the bird has a ring :>
Greetings from Lodz,
Radomir

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 597 W: 0 N: 515] (3068)
  • [2009-09-21 10:50]

Hi Manyee,

Very interesting picture. A very nice macro.
Excellent color with good contrast.
Have a beautiful evening,
Adrian

Hello Manyee,

what a very nice capture from this beautiful bird.
Good pov, dof and details in the dark and white feathers.
Beautiful colours.

Gert

Hi Manyee

I've heard that zoo is one of the best in the world. Great shot of this species that I haven't seen before. Good compositin and exposure.

Chris

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