Cape Sugarbirds


Posted by Nate Chappell on Tue Jul 09, 2019 6:13 pm

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I photographed these Cape Sugarbirds on our South Africa tour last year. There were a lot of them at the feeders at one of our lodges in the Cape.
Canon 1DX II, 500F4 1/1600 F7.1, iso 1250, Gitzo tripod, Wimberley head.
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by Ron Day on Tue Jul 09, 2019 8:33 pm
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Awesome frame, Nate. The poses and the long curving tails are wonderful. Excellent work.
 

by Karl Egressy on Wed Jul 10, 2019 5:35 am
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Great interaction shot of these fancy looking birds, Nate.
 

by david fletcher on Wed Jul 10, 2019 12:12 pm
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Such an amazing capture Nate. love the action and the flow!
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by capebretondoc on Wed Jul 10, 2019 2:06 pm
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Great action. Love those tails and the lines they create within the image.
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by Carol Clarke on Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:30 am
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Wonderful interaction and such beautiful lines created by the poses and flowing tail feathers! Wonderful capture, Nate!

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by Cynthia Crawford on Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:22 pm
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Superb interaction and beautiful poetry in their poses. Those yellow markings really stand out and add to the wonderful composition.
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by Debapratim Saha on Fri Jul 12, 2019 2:30 am
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Lovely aerial display and interaction,beautiful shot!
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by Jan Wegener on Fri Jul 19, 2019 7:50 am
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awesome mid air action!
 

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