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09-JUL-2010

Quelea flock (Quelea species)

Buffalo Springs NP,Kenya

Mainly Red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea) but also including Cardinal Quelea (Quelea cardinalis).
There were numerous flocks of these small estrildids throughout the more grassy areas of Buffalo Springs/Samburu.
Red-billed Quelea will sometimes form superflocks of over a million birds and are said to be the most numerous bird in the World!

Canon EOS 40D
1/800s f/5.6 at 180.0mm iso400 full exif

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