Brad took this photograph of a Hartlaub's Francolin (Spurfowl), Francolinus Hartlaubi (Pternistis hartlaubi), while we were on a morning birding trip on August 14, 2012, walking along a grassy area with boulder strewn hills near the dry Huab River. Hartlaub's is a small sized spurfowl with a disproportionately large (decurved bill) for its size. The male has a conspicuous white supercilium, heavily streaked underparts, and buff/brownish upperparts. Granite and sandstone outcrops are typical habitat for the species. Temperatures were in the mid-60's on this clear morning with blue skies. This photo shows how well this species blends into its surroundings.


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Make NIKON CORPORATION
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Date/Time 2012:12:02 13:13:23
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Date/Time Original 2012:08:14 07:44:17
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