Image of the Week

Speckled Mousebird (Colius striatus). Fancourt, George, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Canon EOS R3 with Canon RF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM lens with extender RF1.4x. Handheld.

ISO 800. 1/2500 sec @ f/5.6.  Exposure set manually.

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Continuing with the big glass. When the Potato Bush flowers the Mousebirds are prolific.  I find it quite hard to compose an image of them.  Their tails are long in proportion to their bodies and are also quite hard to see in the viewfinder. This one’s tail was “resting” on the branch at a diagonal aspect so it was easier to capture in the landscape format. When they sit upright with their tails straight down, you need to compose in the portrait format.