The Golden Bustard! - a photo on Flickriver

            The black-bellied bustard (Lissotis melanogaster) also known as the black-bellied korhaan, is an African ground-dwelling bird in the bustard family. 
The black-bellied bustard is 58 - 65 cm long. The bill and legs are dull yellow. The male's upperparts have black and brown marks on a tawny buff background; the underparts are black. The head is boldly patterned with black, white and buff. The neck, long and thin for a bustard, is buffy brown with a thin black line down the front that joins the black breast. The tail is brown and buff with four or five narrow dark brown bands. The upper surface of the wings is white with a brown triangle at the base; the flight feathers have black tips except for the outer secondary feathers. The white of the wings is visible when the bird stands, contrasting with the black underparts.
The female is plain buff, cryptically marked with darker brown mottling on the back and vermiculation (narrow wavy bands) on the neck and breast. Females are a lot smaller and lighter than the males. They have an average weight of roughly 1.4 kgs, compared to the 1.8 - 2.7 kgs of the males. 

This very handsome female Black-bellied Bustard was captured in beautiful golden lighting during a photography safari on an early morning game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya. 
   

Taken in: Kenya / Nakuru / Naishi Settlement (show map)

Taken on: May 1, 2017

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Sets appears in: • Birds of East Africa • Lake Nakuru National Park

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, f/5.6, 1/320 sec, 600mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Lens:	EF600mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	600mm
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 22.1 (Macintosh)
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