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volker sthamer

Nahan's Partridge (Ptilopachus nahani)

Very uncommon and endangered species. This bird was one of my highlights last January in Uganda. Unfortunately not the best photo but it was just for seconds that he came out of the thickets.
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Habitat
Thick forests, rarely in open spaces.
Location
Budongo Forest, Uganda
Date taken
21.01.2024
Scientific name
Ptilopachus nahani
Equipment used
Nikon D 780, Sigma 60-600
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sbarnhardt
Opus Editor
Congratulations on finding, photographing, and uploadingt what appears to be a first for the gallery and Opus. I'm sure it will be added to Opus as soon as someone can do so.

Thanks for sharing it with us.
Barney

EDIT

Today, 4 April 2024, your image was the First Image to be added to the
Nahan's Partridge article in Opus.

Your willingness to share the results of your efforts is one of the things that helps make BF/Opus what it is today.
Thank you!
 
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aloktewari
Opus Editor
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Wonderful shot of this surprise find ... great work, VS ... tfs ...
 

Media information

Category
Africa
Added by
volker sthamer
Date added
View count
179
Comment count
6

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D780
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
240.0 mm
Exposure time
1/250 second(s)
ISO
11400
Filename
STH_4857 (1).jpg
File size
2.9 MB
Date taken
Sun, 21 January 2024 9:41 AM
Dimensions
3145px x 1991px

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