Taken at Lake Chrissie. Love to see their display flights in the grasslands as they follow the females around. In winter these are very drab brown sparrow like birds, the transition to breeding plumage is remarkable.
Nice bg for this beautiful bird. Amazing how much they resemble our red winged blackbirds only with a long tail. Light looks to have been strong but handled pretty well.
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Todd
Such a cool bird! Would love to see one in person someday. Sharpness looks good, but detail suffers due to the significant crop. Not sure how they look in person, but I might go a bit darker on some of the blacks. It would have been nice if the bird had been flying towards you.
Is it just me (eyes still mucked up from the "colour IQ test") or is there a bit of a halo around that bird? I also seem to be picking up some stepping in hue in the background -- perhaps just a JPEG artefact?
Hey Pieter, Im jealous.:w Ive been trying to get one of these guys at Rietvlei all holidays - no luck. Great show of the tail and near wing here, and good job on the blacks. ( you could go a little darker ) I do like the smooth BG too. Do I have to mention he's flying away a touch.:w