Fork-tailed Drongo, the mimicking expert

            Madikwe  Game Reserve, South Africa

Nikon D850 500mm f/5.6
f/5.6   ISO 250

Fairly common in woodland and savanna areas. 

A very clever species that can mimick other birds etc. 
This way it is able to pirate food from other birds and  small mammals when these drop food after  they hear alarm calls. 

Several times I  saw these drongos dive bombing Wahlberg's Eagles and other eagles with such intensity that these large birds of prey left the area.

dicrurus adsimilis
treurdrongo
drongo brillant
Trauerdrongo

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Taken on: April 8, 2020

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