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The western jackdaw is, next to the rook and the sparrow, another urban bird, which can be very easily photographed. From a certain distance, the jackdaw is seen as a black, perhaps dull bird. Everything changes when you reduce shooting distance or increase focal length. The jackdaw’s eye is amazing. The white iris makes this bird look „serious” and dignified. Their wing covers are dark-blue, the neck is almost grey, and the belly is graphite-grey. Such details can be observed only when you shorten the distance and use properly subdued light (see my notes for the rook).

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Last minute news-02/2023-Gambia

When driving from the lookout to the place where egyptian vultures occurred we stopped next to the place where along the road in the rocks fault could be seen. Kerem heard there the sounds he recognized as a rock nuthatch’s voice. A little patience and we managed to take its first photos. Unfortunately, the distance was so great that the images are heavily cropped and they are not as good as those of krüper's nuthatches. However, I put them into the gallery of the new genre – western rock nuthatch. It is slightly bigger than our nuthatch and colored less intensely.

It is slightly smaller than a White Wagtail as its weight is dozen or so grams with a wingspan of a less than 30 centimeters. Unfortunately, it is much harder to spot it and even harder to approach it at a satisfying distance. I guess, I took the prettiest picture of a Yellow Wagtail while photographing Black Stork, therefore being hidden, approximately 10 meters from it. It can be often spotted searching for food on the fields, meadows and pastures.
Last minute news 08/2013