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    This male longclaw let me approach pretty close. Taken with Canon 7D and Canon 100-400mm, ISO 400, F5.6, 1/1250 at 400mm in Liuwa Plain National Park in Zambia.


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    Very pretty bird. For me just a bit too much space around the bird -- I would try this as a vertical to see what that would look like.

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    I don't mind the space around the bird, but for me its the light quality and angle that were against you here (harsh and from high and behind the subject). I always try to photgraph when the light is not as strong...and with the sun to my back. Plumage looks a little rough...is this a juvenile begging for food, or an adult singing or "panting" in the heat?

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    It's an adult singing and panting in the heat. It was midday, probably also the reason he let me get so close, I only saw a few in full breeding plumage, and this was one of them.
    Thanks for the comments :)

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    Thanks for the additional info Egil:cool:

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