Daily Archives: December 13, 2022
Uganda Edition: Black-shouldered Kite
Black-shouldered Kite: Ishasha Sector, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, August 2022 — I was not quite half way through my photos from Uganda in August when I left for Costa Rica on the first of December so I will be doing double posts for a while…otherwise I will be still hearing Africa and Costa Rica when I leave for India in March 🙂 This is the Black-shouldered Kite from a snag on the game drive in the Ishasha Sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park…famous for its tree climbing lions, which I have yet to get a good look at. Still, a Kite at close range is some compensation! Sony Rx10iv at 595mm equivalent. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. ISO 100 @ f4 @ 1/1000th.
Lesser Violetear making ears at me!
Lesser Violetear Hummingbird, Batsu Gardens, San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica, December 2022 — As I said yesterday, this used to be the Green Violetear until the species was split into the Mexican and the Lesser Violetear. I don’t quite get the Lesser…since there is no Greater, and the Mexican and Lesser are exactly the same average size??? The mysteries of bird names are many. This posture is an aggressive or defensive pose…with the ears flared out…and is generally only seen in confrontations between two Violetears. There was another Violetear hovering…after the same perch. Sony Rx10iv at 586mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications and multi-frame noise reduction. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. Equivalent ISO 1250 @ f4 @ 1/500th.