Juvenile D'Arnaud's Barbets in sunset
D'Arnaud's barbet is a small East African bird that feeds on insects, fruits, and seeds.
It grows to about eight inches, and is equally at home in trees or on the ground. A vertical tunnel two to three feet into the ground with a sideways and upward turn leads to the nest chamber.
In a striking dance the male and female face each on nearby twigs and twitch, bob and sing like mechanical toys.
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- Fujifilm X-T3
- Fujifilm Fujinon XF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR , Fujifilm Fujinon XF 2.0× TC WR
581.2 mm (eq 872 mm) - ISO 800
- ƒ/10
- 1/105 s
