Violet-backed Starling, female
On October 13, 2022 by lightshedder With 0 Comments
- Africa, birds, Kibale National Park, nature, Sony RX10iv, Uganda, wildlife
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.