Daily Archives: October 22, 2022
Chimpanzee edition: last one
Kibale National Park, Uganda, August 2022 — The elder of the troop, this large male did not climb up to the high perches with the rest of the chimps. He took his ease on the ground in the shade, and younger chimps came to groom him. Looks like he earned his privileged status. Sony Rx10iv at 591mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications and multi-frame noise-reduction. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. Equivalent ISO 6400 @ f4 @ 1/100th (dark under the canopy).
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater: Crater lakes near Kibale National Park, Uganda, August 2022 — Leaving the Chimpanzee Forest Lodge on our way to Queen Elizabeth National Park, we take a back road over the ridge, past a few of the many crater lakes (sink hole lakes) in the area, and always stop for the colony of Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaters that nests along the road where it passes close between too of the lakes. Like all bee-eaters, the Cinnamon-breasted is an active bird…and, while it might perch, it is continuously “sallying” out for insects. Beautiful bird! And of course we saw a good number of other species while watching the bee-eaters. More to come. 🙂 Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. ISO 100 @ f4 and f4.5 at 1/800th and 1/1000th.