Violet-backed Starling: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge, Kibale National Park, Uganda, August 2022 — The inset photo here of the Violet-backed Starling got more notice than any other recent post. I made it part of this image to show the extreme contrast between the female (main photo) and the male (inset). It would be easy to assume these are two different species…somewhat like the difference between our North American male and female Red-winged Blackbirds…only even more striking. Main shot: Sony Rx10iv at 517mm equivalent (heavily cropped and enlarged). Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. ISO 160 @ f4 @ 1/500th.

Olive-bellied Sunbird: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge, Kibale National Park, Uganda, August 2022 — The Olive-bellied Sunbird did not do as well as some birds in the naming lottery 🙂 Olive-bellied is not the descriptor that springs to mind when looking at this bird! This is the 5th out of 6 different species of sunbirds we saw on the grounds of Chimpanzee Forest Lodge in a single afternoon. Sony Rx10iv at 567mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. ISO 400 @ f4 @ 1/500th.