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[1] Quelea phenomenon
Created 21/9/04 7:12:02 by adri..
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[2] Bird closeups
Created 16/9/04 22:26:06 by Ian
(http://www.mcnairn.info)
[3] Quelea phenomenon
Created 16/9/04 21:22:38 by Steve Castledine
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[4] what a wonderful series
Created 15/9/04 4:13:18 by myla
(http://www.parrotsmeow.com/plog)
[5] this is all so exciting!
Created 14/9/04 21:37:35 by zee
(http://beyondfocus.innerzinc.com)
PhotoTechno Reflections - Quelea phenomenon
Sorry it is just bird photos today, but
I was just so overawed by the sight of these Quelea (Quelea quelea)
that I had to try to do something to do justice to their numbers !
In this first photo, what looks like a swarm stretching from the lower left horizon across to the right side is one of at least 20 such rivers of birds we saw this one evening. Some were a mile or two away, while others .....
.... flew directly overhead. Literally darkening the skies with their numbers. The noise of their flying overhead was incredible, both the combined wings of thousands of birds flying a full speed, and their twittering, was something I will not forget to my dying day. It was truly a remarkable event to experience.
This shot I zoomed in to the fullest extent, but I really couldn't do their flight justice.
A few days later I was able to capture a number cavorting at the little water-hole, so included these shots now to give some context to the previous mass flight shots.
Tomorrow I will go back to a general coverage of the trip, and other animals, from 3rd Bridge to Khwai and our meeting with the 3 party in our group who were to join us there.
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Permalink | Posted by: Ian at Monday, September 13th, 2004 23:45:00 | Location: Moremi, Botswana | Category: Botswana Safari
In this first photo, what looks like a swarm stretching from the lower left horizon across to the right side is one of at least 20 such rivers of birds we saw this one evening. Some were a mile or two away, while others .....
.... flew directly overhead. Literally darkening the skies with their numbers. The noise of their flying overhead was incredible, both the combined wings of thousands of birds flying a full speed, and their twittering, was something I will not forget to my dying day. It was truly a remarkable event to experience.
This shot I zoomed in to the fullest extent, but I really couldn't do their flight justice.
A few days later I was able to capture a number cavorting at the little water-hole, so included these shots now to give some context to the previous mass flight shots.
Tomorrow I will go back to a general coverage of the trip, and other animals, from 3rd Bridge to Khwai and our meeting with the 3 party in our group who were to join us there.
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Permalink | Posted by: Ian at Monday, September 13th, 2004 23:45:00 | Location: Moremi, Botswana | Category: Botswana Safari
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[1] Quelea phenomenon
Created 21/9/04 7:12:02 by adri..
(http://van6.my-expressions.com)
fantastic series. very interesting to see the group, but I agree with the previous visitors - the photo of them splashing is really special. thanks for sharing!
[2] Bird closeups
Created 16/9/04 22:26:06 by Ian
(http://www.mcnairn.info)
Steve ... thank you for the kind comments .... I'd love to see your shot .... drop me URL in an e-mail if you want.
[3] Quelea phenomenon
Created 16/9/04 21:22:38 by Steve Castledine
(http://www.dominoblog.com)
Absolutely amazing close ups of birds - I love the one where they are splashing in the water.
Ive got one of a baby pigeon that I took by chance - will have to share it with you to see what you think.
[4] what a wonderful series
Created 15/9/04 4:13:18 by myla
(http://www.parrotsmeow.com/plog)
what a wonderful series -- these pictures are fantastic!
[5] this is all so exciting!
Created 14/9/04 21:37:35 by zee
(http://beyondfocus.innerzinc.com)
this is all so exciting!
and those are all wonderful shots. love the elephant portrait, as well as the little birds in the puddle.
so much fun!