Posts in Category: Africa
Florida! Rosy trio
Roseate Spoonbills: Blackpoint Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA, January 2024 — The Roseate Spoonbills were already in full breeding plumage along Blackpoint Drive when I got to Florida, and at least for the first few days they were feeding with the large mixed flock of waders…everything from Wood Storks to Snowy Egrets and Little Blue Herons. They became harder to see up close as the week went on, separating from the mixed flock and finding other feeding areas in the Refuge. OM Systems OM-1 with ED 100-400mm IS zoom at 570mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.
Maine! Great flood-tide birds
Great Blue Heron and Great Egret: York County, Maine, USA, October 2023 — we had a flood-tide this week…maybe the second highest I have seen along this coast…the road to our local beach was only about 6 inches above high water (I saw it over the road once), and the birds took advantage of the newly flooded marsh to hunt for treats. Both the Great Blue Heron and the Great Egret were working within 30 yards of the road…the Egret closer than the Heron. OM Systems OM-1 with ED 100-400mm zoom at 800mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro.
Good by Zebra, good by Africa!
Plains Zebra: Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda, August 2022 — We have finally come to that moment…the last photo I took in Africa in 2022. This Zebra colt is saying good-by…good by to Uganda for another year. Just as well. I leave for India in a few days now, and I still have lots of photos from Costa Rica in December to share. 🙂 Sony Rx10iv at 100mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and Apple Photos. ISO 100 @ f4 @ 1/500th. Good-by Africa!
Uganda Edition: Jigsaw
Plains Zebra: Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda, August 2022 — The Zebra is abundant in East Africa, but is only found in two widely separated parks in Uganda: Lake Mburo in the south, and Kidepo in the north east. This is your classic jigsaw puzzle shot of three standing together. Sony Rx10iv at 150mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and Apple Photos. ISO 160 @ f4 @ 1/320th. Plus .3EV (probably left over from a previous shot 🙂
Uganda Edition: Three heads…
Nubian Giraffes: Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda, August 2022 — coming up fast on my very last shots from our August trip to Uganda. These three youngsters were not terribly concerned that we were among them. Such handsome creatures. Sony Rx10iv at 517mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and Apple Photos. ISO 640 @ f4 @ 1/500th.
Uganda Edition: Nubian Giraffes
Nubian (Rothschild’s) Giraffe: Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda, August 2022 — Not everyone thinks that Nubian (or Ugandan) Giraffe and Rothschild’s are the same sub-species of Giraffe…but there is no doubt that the Giraffes in Uganda used to be called Rothschild’s. These shots are from our second encounter with this same tower of giraffes on our early morning walking safari on our last day in Africa. Coming to the end here. This time we were even closer, almost right in amongst them. Sony Rx10iv at 469mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and Apple Photos. ISO 250 @ f4 @ 1/500th. Plus .3 EV.
Uganda Edition: Lilac-breasted Roller
Lilac-breasted Roller: Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda, August 2022 — Not nearly as good a shot as the ones from our first encounter, but proof, at least, that once we saw one Lilac-breasted Roller, we did see more. From our walking safari on our last day in Africa. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent (and a radical crop at that…the bird was distant). Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and Apple Photos. ISO 500 @ f4 @ 1/500th.
Uganda Edition: Distant Blue-eared Starling
Blue-eared Starling: Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda, August 2022 — a very distant shot of a Blue-eared Starling…mostly just for the record. See, we saw it! This is an extreme crop so not a lot of feather detail here, but at least you can identify the bird. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and Apple Photos. ISO 200 @ f4 @ 1/500th. Plus 2EV for backlight.
Brubru
Brubru: Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda, August 2022 — A relatively common bird of the acacia thickets and semi-open savannah through-out East Africa, but this is the only one we saw on our trip, and we saw it on our walking safari on our very last day in Africa. Still, better late than never! It is a bush-shrike, and there is a race in Tanzania that does not have the white eye-brow…but this is the typical male. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and Apple Photos. ISO 100 @ f4 ! 1/500th. Plus 1.7EV for the backlight.
Uganda Edition: Woodland Kingfisher
Woodland Kingfisher: Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda, August 2022 — There are still Kingfishers in Uganda that I have not seen or photographed…which is almost enough reason to go back 🙂 This is one that I have seen several times, and have several good photos of…the Woodland Kingfisher. Again, from our walking safari on our last day in Africa. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. ISO 400 @ f4 @ 1/500th.