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Knysna Turaco

Knysna Turaco

Fairly common endemic. Favours evergreen and Afro-montane forests. Also present in riverine forests. Taken at Wildernes, Western Cape, South Africa...
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Fairly common endemic. Favours evergreen and Afro-montane forests. Also present in riverine forests. Taken at Wildernes, Western Cape, South Africa
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camera

Canon EOS 7D

settings

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 500 Shutter 1/200

upload_date

upload_date

Nov, 2014

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347

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+45

Awards

Superb Composition

+3

Top Choice

Peer Award

All Star

Absolute Masterpiece

Outstanding Creativity

Magnificent Capture

Categories

PRO+

DesirÃ©, A wonderful capture of this magnificent bird. I tried very hard to get a shot of one last year in January, but I just could not get that clear shot. Well done !

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