After a light, early morning breakfast on August 24, 2012, at Xakanaxa Camp, we took a safari vehicle for one last birding/big game expedition in Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana. After birding for several hours, we headed back to camp. Brad photographed a Meves's Starling, Lamprotornis mevesii, on the way there. Similar to and easily confused with Burchell's Starling, Meves's has a slender body with a very long tail. It has black underparts, eye, and mask. Upperparts are iridescent shades of blue. Temperatures were in the low 80's on this clear day.
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| Make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Model | NIKON D7000 |
| Orientation | top, left side |
| X Resolution | 1/300 inches |
| Y Resolution | 1/300 inches |
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| Software | ViewNX 2.0 W |
| Date/Time | 2013:04:21 12:33:09 |
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| Copyright | |
| Exposure Time | 1/640 sec |
| F-Number | F6.3 |
| Exposure Program | Program normal |
| ISO Speed Ratings | 4000 |
| Exif Version | 2.30 |
| Date/Time Original | 2012:08:24 08:51:31 |
| Date/Time Digitized | 2012:08:24 08:51:31 |
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| Max Aperture Value | F6.3 |
| Metering Mode | Spot |
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| Focal Length | 500.0 mm |
| User Comment | ASCII |
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| Exif Image Height | 1785 pixels |
| Sensing Method | One-chip color area sensor |
| File Source | Digital Still Camera (DSC) |
| Scene Type | Directly photographed image |
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| GPS | |
| GPS Version ID | 2 2 2 2 |
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