Late this afternoon while I was gardening, a large flock of Green Wood
Pigeons visited a Fig tree overhanging my carport. Now, these are very
difficult birds to photograph because they are very skittish & will
explode out of the tree if disturbed. I slowly crept into the house to
get my camera & slowly crept as close as I could get (about 20m). Most
of the birds were in the middle of the tree but I managed to find a
couple exposed in the weak sunshine. I then slowly backed off & put my
camera back in the house before returning to pack away the garden tools.
Then it happened - with much commotion the whole flock shot out of the
tree in all directions. The Afrikanns name for this bird is Papagaaiduif
(Parrot Dove) for obvious reasons. This is the pick of a bunch of
average shots:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/49760698771/
K5 & Sigma 170-500 DG @ 500mm f8 1/2000sec ISO 3200 H/H
Alan C
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