hadeda

Courtyard birding

While the Hadeda Ibis applied for a job as photo model a couple of Malachite Sunbirds was feeding their offspring

Love my coffee breaks in the courtyard 11

Question: Why is a hadeda always screaming when high up in the air?

Answer: This African bird is afraid of heights

Hadeda Ibis ((Bostrychia hagedash) is a large bird with a habitat in Southern Africa; mainly near streams and rivers. In flight it utters a long and loud ‘haaaa’ or ‘ha-ha, ha-de-dah’; hence the name. (Data derived from ‘Birds of Southern Africa’ by O.P.M. Prozesky).

Photo shot yesterday afternoon with Canon 7D Mark 2 with 100-400mm IS USM lens zoomed to 400mm. ISO 640 S 1/125 A 5.6

Portrait of a hadeda

portrait-of-a-hadeda

Revisited

I re-processed the recent posted pictures of the hadeda and the sacred ibis (shadow flying). I’m not really satisfied but maybe you like them…. (???… 😀 )…..