Tag: Bustard

The National Bird …

… of Botswana is the Kori Bustard, the subject of many traditional stories and a symbol of strength, power, and resilience. Frequently a motif in traditional art and craft, they are large, graceful and beautifully camouflaged.

Kori Bustard
Kori Bustard

I will be missing for a few days. I’m going camping. The area I’ll be visiting looks very much like parts of Botswana. The Australian Bustard (when I typed Australian Bustard the spell checker signaled an error. Is it guilty of racial vilification?) – get to the point, Robert. I took the next photo there on my last visit, similar country, similar bird.

Australian Bustard

One major difference in the Australian bush is that I can go behind a termite mound for a pee without worrying about lions …

Photobomber …

Boabs are remarkable trees but for a successful photograph the intricate tracery of branches needs to stand out not be lost in the foliage of the trees behind. What was I thinking?

Having the camera on a tripod does encourage you to think about your composition. In the good old days I had a cable trigger so as not to jiggle the set up when pressing the button. These days I use a two second timer.

In that two second interval two Australian Bustard flew through the scene, the second hasn’t quite made it out. So let me present for you an unremarkable photo of twin Boabs and an unremarkable photo of a Bustard combined in a picture I am never likely to take again.