The Red-eyed Hunter! - a photo on Flickriver

            The Fork-tailed Drongo, also called the common drongo, African drongo, or savanna drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis), is a species of drongo in the family Dicruridae, which are medium-sized passerine birds of the Old World. It is native to the tropics, subtropics and temperate zones of the Afrotropics. 
The bird has a robust black beak and red eyes. Young birds are born without feathers, with reddish skin, an orange mouth, yellow gape flanges, brown eyes and a black beak. Adolescent birds are dark brown with a few buff-colored feather tips, less defined tail fork, brown or grey eyes, and a pale-colored mouth. They look similar to adults but lack shine on the lower body and have pale feathers on certain parts. Both males and females have black bodies with a blue-green sheen on certain areas. The belly and lower body are entirely black in contrast to the glossy black-blue upper body. The long tail is deeply forked and black.

This lovely Fork-tailed Drongo was photographed late in the evening at the Al Noor Academy grounds in Lodwar, Kenya. 
   

Taken in: Kenya / Turkana / Lodwar (show map)

Taken on: January 19, 2024

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Camera: Canon EOS R7, f/11.0, 1/1000 sec, 600mm, ISO 12800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R7
Lens:	RF600mm F11 IS STM
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	600mm
ISO:	12800
Exposure Bias:	+1/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 24.0 (Macintosh)
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