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Hadeda chicks
This Hadeda family calls our garden home. They love to sit on the garden wall in the late afternoon to preen. They do an amazing job to control the insect population as is evident from the mud on their beaks. Some people harbour ill feeling towards these birds because of their load call. I find them fascinating and they are quite…Read More
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Thanks for sharing Renate👍 Totally agree with you. Your shot is well exposed and sharp. Just a pity the one that’s not really part of the story towards the right front is a bit distracting. But that’s nature for you🤩
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Female Cardinal Woodpecker
Settings: 560mm, ISO 4000, f 8.0, 1/1000 sec
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Well spotted girl👏👏👏 A very shy bird and always hiding. Everything ells doesn’t matter. It’s sharp, well exposed and you got the shot!!
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Grey lourie fledgeling
Gear: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5 – 5.6 L IS II, Canon Extender EF 1.4x III
Settings: 560mm, ISO 1600, f 8.0, 1/2000 sec#WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #AvianPhotography #UrbanWildlife
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Thanks for sharing Renate👍 Your image is sharp where it matters most and the exposure is good. A suggestion; to place the spotlight on the bird, darken the highlights on the right, or maybe crop tighter for more impact👍 Keep up the good work 🌸
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Paradise flycatcher family
Gear: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5 – 5.6 L IS II, Canon Extender EF 1.4x III
Settings, frame 1: 560mm, ISO 5000, f 8.0, 1/800 sec; Frame 2: 560mm, ISO 4000, f 8.0, 1/800 sec#WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #AvianPhotography #UrbanWildlife
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Catch of the day
Brown hooded kingfisher with striped skink.
Gear: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5 – 5.6 L IS II, Canon Extender EF 1.4x III
Settings: 560mm, ISO 6400, f 8.0, 1/2000 sec#WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #AvianPhotography #UrbanWildlife
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Kolmanskop is a famous ghost town in the Namib Desert of southern Namibia that rose to prominence during a 1908 diamond rush and was eventually reclaimed by the desert.
The Diamond Discovery (1908)
The town’s story began when Zacharias Lewala, a railway worker, found a “shiny stone” while shoveling sand off the tracks near Lüderitz. He gave…Read More -
Photographing wildlife is much more than just capturing the subject, no matter how spectacular it may be. What follows is a reflection on how a single quote from a master photographer, along with studying his work, shaped approaches to photography and to nature.
The Revelation
Often, photographers are busy on purely technical topics:…Read More
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Prasenjeet Yadav captured this image of a tiger chewing on a cow carcass in Chandrapur, India, where there is a growing tiger population. This image appeared in the September 2025 story “The Curious Case of the Tigers Who Changed Their Stripes,” written by Yadav.
The story “The Curious Case of the Tigers Who Changed Their Stripes” in the September…Read More
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Arrowmarked Babblers
Camera: Canon EOS 5D mark IV
Lens: Canon 100-400mm L with 1.4x teleconverterSettings: 560mm, f 8.0, 1/1000 sec, ISO6400
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As quiet as a mouse…
My dog chased this little guy into a tree. He sat almost motionless for quite some time.
Camera: Canon EOS 5D mark IV
Lens: Canon 100-400mm L with 1.4x teleconverterSettings: f 8.0, 1/1000 sec, ISO5000
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Nicely done Renate.
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