Snapshot Serengeti Talk

what is this

  • gwennie71 by gwennie71

    did anyone ever decide what this is?

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  • okopho by okopho

    I think the consensus was that there is a bird sitting on top of the camera, and those are its tail-feathers.

    See here, for example.

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  • wilderzone by wilderzone moderator

    It's a bird's tail, but I don't think anyone was able to come up with a shot that showed any more of it, so I don't think there was a consensus on what type of bird. It sat there for a while, though. The shape, size, and banding, I thought, suggested a falcon/kestrel/hobby. Maybe using the camera as a hunting perch.

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