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ANNEMARIE DU PLESSIS
IG: @annemarie_du_plessis Canon EOS 1DX Mark II Canon EF 500 mm lens
ANNEMARIE WRITES: I waited at the Cubitje Quab waterhole in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park for a long time to get this photo. It was April 2019 and very dry. I hoped that a bateleur would come to drink…
Indeed, four bateleurs began circling the waterhole a couple of hours later: two adults and two juveniles. They came in one by one and landed at the waterhole. This adult sat in the perfect position with the late afternoon sun illuminating it from the front. It drank undisturbed, occasionally lifting its head to look at the dragonflies at the water’s edge.
My settings: shutter speed 1/2 500 second; aperture f7.1; ISO 500.
TOAST SAYS: When you get the chance to photograph this rare eagle, you should take it. It’s like running into Roger Federer in Menlyn Mall!
Bateleurs are Kgalagadi royalty. Their black and grey feathers contrast beautifully with their bright red face and beak. It’s easy to
