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The Cotton Pygmy Goose occurs in Africa, Asia and Australia. Its Polish diminutive name (in Polish means “ducling”, in English “pygmy” – liliputian) comes from the extremely small size of the duck. The weight of this bird does not exceed 200 grams. It nests in tree holes and is a herbivorous bird.

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I photographed them only near Ushuaia, but several times. In the vicinity of the port in Ushuaia I even managed to take some photos of this species with their young. They were quite leery and they always kept a great distance. Any attempts to approach them ended up in their take-off. A crested duck’s weight does not exceed one kilogram.

In South Africa there are probably 8 species of francolins that are very similar in their behavior to our partridges. We could see them always for the second or two, and that was it when it comes to possibility of shooting these timid birds. I do not have separate stories for each species of francolins, because the scenario was always the same. But it is worth mentioning that the natal francolin and the grey-winged francolin are endemic to South Africa, so the value of these galleries increases, and probably these galleries will never change.

I took my first photos of the crested lark in winter. The bird wasn’t very skittish. I was approaching it slowly, while it was observing me from the corner of its eye, always keeping a distance of about 10 meters, but never moving away too far. It does not belong to colorful birds, but it can be easily distinguished by the crest on its head. It is a little bigger than a sparrow. Its body mass is about 50 grams, with a wingspan not exceeding 30 cm.
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