The seed pods on this Wild Dagga or Lions Ear, Leonitis leonurus, caught by eye and just had to be photographed. This plant is a robust shrub in its native South African environment. It was early in the morning on August 21, 2012, and we were birding around Nxamaseri Lodge (Botswana) looking for Pel's Fishing-Owl. We'd heard the gruff hooting during the night, but couldn't locate it near the lodge. Temperatures were in the low 60's on this clear day with blue skies.
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| Make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Model | NIKON D7000 |
| Orientation | top, left side |
| X Resolution | 1/300 inches |
| Y Resolution | 1/300 inches |
| Resolution Unit | Inches |
| Software | ViewNX 2.0 W |
| Date/Time | 2013:04:18 16:36:44 |
| Artist | |
| YCbCr Positioning | Center of pixel array |
| Copyright | |
| Exposure Time | 1/125 sec |
| F-Number | F6.3 |
| Exposure Program | Program normal |
| ISO Speed Ratings | 3200 |
| Exif Version | 2.30 |
| Date/Time Original | 2012:08:21 07:04:21 |
| Date/Time Digitized | 2012:08:21 07:04:21 |
| Components Configuration | YCbCr |
| Exposure Bias Value | 1/3 |
| Max Aperture Value | F6.3 |
| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Light Source | Unknown |
| Flash | Unknown (16) |
| Focal Length | 500.0 mm |
| User Comment | ASCII |
| Sub-Sec Time | 90 |
| Sub-Sec Time Original | 90 |
| Sub-Sec Time Digitized | 90 |
| FlashPix Version | 1.00 |
| Color Space | Undefined |
| Exif Image Width | 2716 pixels |
| Exif Image Height | 3621 pixels |
| Sensing Method | One-chip color area sensor |
| File Source | Digital Still Camera (DSC) |
| Scene Type | Directly photographed image |
| CFA Pattern | |
| Compression | JPEG compression |
| Thumbnail Offset | 12414 bytes |
| Thumbnail Length | 1675 bytes |
| Thumbnail Data | [1675 bytes of thumbnail data] |
| GPS | |
| GPS Version ID | 2 2 2 2 |
| generated by EXIF-O-Matic on 2013.4.21 | |