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Double-banded Sandgrouse


Double-banded Sandgrouse
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Copyright: Mike Rolfe (fiftysomething) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 45 W: 3 N: 122] (582)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-01-04
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 30D, Canon EF100-400 F4.5-5.6L IS USM, 77mm UV
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Birds of South Africa 2, Birds of South Africa 3 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-02-15 2:48
Viewed: 586
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Double-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus) is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Found in arid bush and thornveld, they congregate after sunset at waterholes.
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dear Mike, this is just beautiful! TFS Ori

hello Mike

i din't knew that in Africa they where bird speecies
like the grouses of Europe or North America,
the Double-banded Sandgrouse of your shot
she looks like the ptarmigan go this this posting

http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo132159.htm

in your photo they are lovelly birds, with beautiful patterns
of the plumage and a lovelly yellow's at their eyes,
in your image i would prefer to include the 2 birds
or you do a cropping and keep only one in the image, TFS

Asbed

Hi Mike,
spectacular birds, with much colorful, good shot
Salutacions
Ferrab

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