ML619392039
Contributor
Dennis Walden Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
George_West
Western Cape, South Africa
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
The bird was widely reported on social media so without exact locations being reported, a trip was planned to acquire this regional rarity by Amanda Walden, Dennis Walden, Estelle Smalberger and Johan Schoeman. After a morning of birding in the area where it was seen, Johan saw it in flight and we followed it to where it landed in a field. The distinctive facial blue colouring and the red on the legs with white underbelly are diagnostic and can be seen in the attached photograph.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
- ISO
- 800
- Focal length
- 247 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.5
- Shutter speed
- 1/1000 sec
- Dimensions
- 1342 pixels x 1036 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.78 MB