Which Weaver Is This?

Posted by Bill Lockhart on Sat Apr 17, 2004 7:22 am

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100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM at 400mm
1/640 f/13
The Crater, Tanzania

I am not sure of the species. It looks like a Lesser Masked Weaver and the Village Weaver, southern race.

Does anyone know for sure?

Thanks,

Bill

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by jyewhin on Sat Apr 17, 2004 10:26 am

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Bill,

I do believe it's a village weaver which is common in the souther part of the african continent. I come from Maurtitius, an island off the southern coast of africa where this bird is plentiful. I went back there last year to visit the family and got quite a few shots of them.

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by Rich S on Sat Apr 17, 2004 1:06 pm

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Very nice; like the way you've got a crack in the foliage. I would guess village weaver, but I'm more comfortable with the guess that this was shot at Ngoritok (sp?) spring.

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by Bill Lockhart on Sat Apr 17, 2004 1:48 pm

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jyewhin wrote:Bill,

I do believe it's a village weaver which is common in the souther part of the african continent. I come from Maurtitius, an island off the southern coast of africa where this bird is plentiful. I went back there last year to visit the family and got quite a few shots of them.

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Thanks Jimmy. and Rich is right, it was the Tokitok Spring in the Ngorongoro Crater.

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by george forrest on Sat Apr 17, 2004 5:00 pm

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Gorgeous bird Bill and you did it justice. Sharpness, (with nice feather detail), exposure, color and composition are on the money.

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by AlexC on Sat Apr 17, 2004 5:13 pm

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Lovely bird on a mystery setting, great detail , exposure and colors as well, very nice, Congrats!!!

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by LindaY on Sun Apr 18, 2004 1:09 pm

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Gorgeous colors and details on this bird, Bill. The image is tack sharp where it needs to be sharp and I love the framing. At first I thought about suggesting a crop of the bottom, then I looked again and decided that it is better and more balanced the way that it is because the space at the bottom leaves room for the implied tail of the bird. Nicely done!

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