endangered Slaty Egret in typical habitat

            a rare sighting even in the Okavango Delta in Botswana

A small ( 60cm/2 feet) and blue-grey egret that appears black from a distance. It occurs mainly in Botswana and Zambia and inhabits river floodplains, marshes, and temporary shallow wetlands, mainly in areas with good cover

IUCN RED LIST STATUS: VULNERABLE AND DECREASING
egretta vinaceigula
Sharpes reiger
aigrette vineuse
Braunkehlreiher

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Taken on: December 16, 2008

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Sets appears in: • Botswana 2008, 2009 and 2010 • Endangered species (IUCN Red List) more » • Africa, water-related birds • Herons, egrets, ibis & spoonbills ( Ardeidae, Threskiornithidae and Plataleinae ) « less

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Camera: Sony DSLR-A200, f/6.3, 1/500 sec, 500mm, ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony DSLR-A200
Lens:	Tamron SP AF 200-500mm F5.0-6.3 Di LD IF
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	500mm
ISO:	250
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	DSLR-A200 v1.00
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