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Chirping Cisticola at the Chobe river, northern Botswana
Andy Hurley

Chirping Cisticola at the Chobe river, northern Botswana (Cisticola pipiens)

This one is in half shadow, giving a much drabber appearaance
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Habitat
Riverine
Location
Chobe river, northern Botswana
Date taken
19 June 2015
Scientific name
Cisticola pipiens
Equipment used
Nikon D7000, Nikkor af-s 200 -500 mm f5.6 E ED VR
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
F/6.3, 1/500 sec, ISO 200
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Not the best, but the Gallery could do with one. The comparison of these two birds in and out of direct sunlight shows some of the pitfalls to identifying from photo only.
 

Media information

Category
Africa
Added by
Andy Hurley
Date added
View count
204
Comment count
2

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7000
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
200
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
ARD_2581.JPG
File size
5.5 MB
Date taken
Fri, 19 June 2015 12:24 PM
Dimensions
4928px x 3264px

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