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Rarely photographed fowl silhouetted against the setting sun, African Bush

Helmeted Guinea Fowl are seldom photographed in Africa. They are small, elusive birds and are easily overlooked when concentrating on African Big Game. Generally speaking they blend into the background, but in this case I was lucky enough to capture them with some detail against a brilliant Bush sunset. This scene is a few miles from Elsa's Kopje, Meru National Park, Kenya.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: African Bush, Kenya
Camera: Canon EOS 5DS R
Copyright: © Robert Field