The Beautiful Weaver! - a photo on Flickriver

            The Lesser Masked Weaver (Ploceus intermedius) is a common and widespread in much of eastern, central and southern Africa.
They generally prefer open or semi-open habitats, woodland or forest along rivers, particularly near water. 
These are large, noisy, gregarious birds that are typically found in large colonies.
Lesser Masked Weavers mostly eat insects, such as Coleoptera (beetles) m termite alates, ants and locusts (Orthoptera), gleaning them from the ground and foliage and catching termite alates in mid-air ("hawking"). The percentage of insects in their diet increases during the breeding season, especially when feeding young.
Lesser Masked Weaver also feed on seeds and grain, and in some areas are considered crop pests. They will also take advantage of human offferings, readily accepting picnic table scraps.

This beautiful Lesser Masked Weaver was photographed during a boat ride on the banks of Lake Baringo, Kenya. 
   

Taken in: Kenya / Rift Valley / Kampi Ya Samaki (show map)

Taken on: June 25, 2018

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, f/6.3, 1/500 sec, 560mm, ISO 2500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens:	EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM EXT
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	560mm
ISO:	2500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Partial
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (Macintosh)
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