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Dodoma, Tanzania: black and white bird
May well be; I thought it was staining or a shadow because there's a narrow white wedge at the side of the dark area. EDIT: Surely better than the boubou I tried to propose on account of the thick and stubby bill of the latter.- 01101001
- Post #12
- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Dodoma, Tanzania: black and white bird
(The apalis appears to have a bigger head and much longer, heftier bill. The sunbird, OTOH, doesn't have a white chin immediately adjacent to the bill.) (EDIT: The boubou's range might be a bit closer to Dodoma; IDK, anyway: East Coast Boubou (Laniarius sublacteus) :: xeno-canto.)- 01101001
- Post #10
- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Dodoma, Tanzania: black and white bird
Merlinised suggestions: Zanzibar Boubou - BirdForum Opus, Sharpe's Starling - BirdForum Opus; the former is better on range (Merlin's Step by Step ID for a black and white bird in a bush in Dodoma today, between a Robin and a Blackbird in size) EDIT: (from East Coast Boubou) Both species...- 01101001
- Post #8
- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Dodoma, Tanzania: black and white bird
I remember having a similar problem: in such situations you can use manual focus, I think. The quality won't be stellar, but better than the faulty autofocus in this case. And it's not difficult to get a passable photo using manual focus--I'm no photographer; just read the camera's manual, and...- 01101001
- Post #6
- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A