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Dag 10: Tawi Atair Sink Hole

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In the morning I started late. The first sighting was in a city park: a Bruce's Green Pigeon, a green-yellow bird. The most beautiful visit of the afternoon is to the Tawi Atair Sink Hole, where the ground has literally fallen into a hole. It is a nice place to look for birds. Especially the playing of a concert of American vireo attracts a lot of birds, as you can see below. Apparently their song is irresistible to many songbirds. A Bonelli's eagle scans the area from a high point.

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<h3>Treron waalia / Bruce's green pigeon / Waaliaduif</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F11.0, ISO 10000, distance 12.5 m
<h3>Terpsiphone viridis / African paradise flycatcher / Afrikaanse paradijsmonarch</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F5.0, ISO 6400, distance 11.3 m
<h3>Emberiza tahapisi / Cinnamon‑breasted bunting / Zevenstrepengors</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 4000, distance 8.58 m
<h3>Cinnyris osea / Palestine sunbird / Palestijnse honingzuiger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 3200, distance 6.25 m
<h3>Zosterops abyssinicus / Abyssinian white‑eye / Somalische brilvogel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1600, distance 8.45 m
<h3>Cinnyris osea / Palestine sunbird / Palestijnse honingzuiger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F6.3, ISO 8000, distance 6.85 m
<h3>Prinia gracilis / Graceful prinia / Westelijke gestreepte prinia</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2500 sec at F6.3, ISO 10000, distance 7.10 m
<h3>Aquila fasciata / Bonelli's eagle / Havikarend</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 200, distance 103 m

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