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ISv

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I'm not sure this is what Alan had in mind?:)

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I was not sure too! It's why my answer has two layers (donkey = fun; zebra = what I see there). BTW, I directed my replay to your second post by mistake :) but it's what happen when you are multitasking... and rushing!
 
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I am going to start some quizzes, beginning with an easy one as I process the thousands of shots taken in Tanzania. What animal are these red-billed oxpeckers standing on?View attachment 181778
Last time I checked spec of Canon DSLRs they didn't have zebras, neither focus beaking!:unsure:
 
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ISv

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Is it a Yellow-billed Ox?
Come on Don, I think he is talking about that nasty black bird under the Yellow-billed Ox!
Oh, I'm not Canadian too... And never been in Canada but few times I did fly over - I hope it counts?
BTW , Alan! - nice photo of the Lilac-breasted roller!
 
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AlanF

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It is amusing how we subconsciously view/interpret things. I had to think twice before it registered that the weight of the bird had pressed that creature into the ground.;)

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The egrets are very heavy indeed - this one has pushed a buffalo down.2B4A4236-DxO_egret_on_buffalo.jpg
 
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The egrets are very heavy indeed - this one has pushed a buffalo down.

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@AlanF - very nice series of lazy birds (hiking a lift on the back of other animals...) and beautiful shot of the lilac-breasted roller (y) - the only shot I managed of this bird in South Africa was with 200mm at, like, 200m distance :( so by far not as detailed as yours ;)
@ISv - nice set; those night herons are really 'up close and personal' - very nicely done (y)
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@AlanF - very nice series of lazy birds (hiking a lift on the back of other animals...) and beautiful shot of the lilac-breasted roller (y) - the only shot I managed of this bird in South Africa was with 200mm at, like, 200m distance :( so by far not as detailed as yours ;)
@ISv - nice set; those night herons are really 'up close and personal' - very nicely done (y)
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Wiebe, I have been trying to get a decent shot of a lilac-breasted roller since my failure in South Africa 6 years ago! This time was more successful and I got a shot of a Eurasian Roller as well.

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