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Location

Chobe River
Botswana

Metadata

Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM   at 440 mm
Exposure 1/640 s, f/7.1, ISO 400 
Image size 800 x 534 pixels

IOC Names

Deutsch  Sporngans Dutch  Spoorwiekgans
Italian  Oca armata Spanish  Ganso Espolonado

Comments

The spur at the bend of the wing is visible in this flying bird.




 
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    20/08/2011

Spur-winged Goose male
Plectropterus gambensis
Oie-armée de Gambie
Jean-Michel PAULUS