Flock of red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea) flying up from a waterhole.
Watching a big flock of these small birds is impressive and I am kind of fascinated by it. They seem to move like one huge noisy organism.
Makgadikgadi NP, Boteti River, Khumaga, Botswana.
Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/125
Av( Aperture Value ) 16.0
Metering Mode Center-Weighted Average Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 320
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM +2.0x
Focal Length 1000.0 mm
I am not a great fan of this type of shot normally, but this is great. To be quite honest it is about the only way you can get pictures of these they rarely stand still.
You've caught this well Vincent. Nice light too. They are fascinating to watch as they seem to just continually move with some falling and some rising in constant rolling motion
Thanks all for the comments. Dave, I think the service I use for my website (clikpic) does not allow larger res. images, but I will give it a try later this week.