Double-banded courser (Smutsornis africanus), Etosha Pan, Namibia
A bird of open country in East and southern Africa. It relies to a great extent on camouflage to escape detection and runs rather than flies from predators. Feeds on insects like beetles and termites. Lays a single egg on the ground -- no nest.
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Double-banded courser (Smutsornis africanus), Etosha Pan, Namibia
A bird of open country in East and southern Africa. It relies to a great extent on camouflage to escape detection and runs rather than flies from predators. Feeds on insects like beetles and termites. Lays a single egg on the ground -- no nest.
160525 263
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views
24
faves
9
comments
Uploaded on February 5, 2017
Taken on May 25, 2016