ML468017301
Contributor
Peter Kennerley Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Kyzylkum Desert (general location)
Buxoro, Uzbekistan
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Three birds seen extremely well in the Kyzyl-Kum desert. After spotting a bird perched on a roadside bush from the bus we pulled over and discovered that it was one of a pair building a nest in a low bush. Even more surprising was the appearance of a third bird which was also assisting in the nest construction. Throughout the hour we watched these birds, there was no hostile activity shown by any of the birds, suggesting that the usual pair formation may extend to group cooperative breeding in this species. Birds breeding in the Kyzyl-Kum desert belong to the nominate form.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D70
- Lens
- 300.0 mm f/4.0
- ISO
- 200
- Focal length
- 300 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/4.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/1000 sec
- Dimensions
- 1706 pixels x 1066 pixels