Saturday, March 01, 2014

African Quailfinch

African Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis
Lake Chelekchecka, Ethiopia
12 January 2014

    The only sighting we had of this species was this single female. Although not as distinctively marked as the male (as is so true with many species), it is nevertheless a delightful little bird and we were certainly happy to be able to photograph it.


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David M. Gascoigne,
David M. Gascoigne,

I'm a life long birder. My interests are birds, nature, reading, books, outdoors, travel, food and wine.

7 comments:

  1. Sonja1 March 2014 at 16:32

    It does look attractive and small beside those thistles! I haven't been to Africa so haven't looked closely into the birds there, so didn't know of Quailfinches. It seems an odd combination!

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  2. Karen1 March 2014 at 16:47

    What a great find! It's a pretty little bird.

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  3. Phil Slade2 March 2014 at 03:06

    It sure looks tiny. You really did see lots of species on your Ethiopian marathon. I'll bet you look back now and remember these good moments.

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  4. Irma2 March 2014 at 04:14

    Beautiful photo of a rare bird, especially in the Netherlands.

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  5. Helma2 March 2014 at 05:20

    What a very beautiful bird David.
    This I do not know, and therefore they have not seen before!

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  6. Seraphinas Phantasie2 March 2014 at 10:24

    A marvelous shot of this bird under the bush. Great !
    Best regards, Synnöve

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  7. karmnik542 March 2014 at 10:59

    Piękny ptaszorek:) Pozdrawiam i zapraszam do mnie:)

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