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BrianBasson

Crested Pigeon

Crested Pigeon

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Canon EOS 60D

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Aperture f/8.0 ISO 2000 Shutter 1/640

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Jun, 2012

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Animals

nice shot! looks like our quail http://www.viewbug.com/photo/2106353

Beautiful

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I've never seen a pigeon with moose in crest! good job.. lol kidding..

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A large cat, with a powerfully-built body and comparatively short

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Location: Tuli Safari Area, NE Botswana

This photo was taken at Mabula Game Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

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Green Tree Frog Portrait © Brian Basson Photography

Shot taken in Makuze Game Reserve, South Africa June, 2016.

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The mopane caterpillar, is an important source of protein for millions of indigenous Southern Africans. Wikipedia

Mopane (sometimes spelled Mopani)

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These two shepherds were high up in the Maluti Mountains of Lesotho, southern Africa.

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