Hello Everyone,
I would like to share another image tonight, this time a Hammerkop. An interesting looking bird with a slightly flattened bill and long legs, hammer-shaped head and barred tail. It is not a bird of prey...and it mainly feeds on fish, so often found near dams, lakes and rivers. The Hammerkop builds huge nests out of twigs, usually in a large tree not far from water. Nests have a tiny entrance.
This image was captured in May 2023 at Biyamiti weir, one of my favourite places in the Kruger Park.
Techs as follows:
Nikon D5
Nikon 500mm F4
ISO 640
F7.1
+2/3 EV
1/2500s
Processed in LR and PSCC. Full frame. Wish the OOF rock behind the subject wasn't there, would have loved a perfectly clean BG
Kindly let me know what you think and how the image can be improved.
Many thanks for your kind comments on my previous images - I truly appreciate your time to view and comment.
Warmest regards,








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