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Peek-a-Boo
About the image
I was walking around Baringo Town in Northern Kenya when I noticed a group of Green Woodhoopoes repeatedly entering a hole in a power-line post. I stopped to watch, and for a split second one bird poked its head out of the hole to see what was happening outside. I was lucky enough to capture the exact moment before it disappeared back inside. What makes this photograph particularly special to me is that the birds were nesting in a man-made structure. It was a good reminder that wildlife can adapt to the spaces we create and can sometimes be found in places you would never expect.
SPECIES:
Green Woodhoopoe
How it was captured
Camera: NIKON Z8
Lens: Sigma 150-600mm
Settings: ISO 1250; 600 mm; f/6.3; 1/1000 sec
Photographer:
Age:
From:
Adarsh Nagda
17
Kenya
About the photographer
My interest in wildlife began when I started visiting Nairobi National Park from the age of nine. I had a small Nikon Coolpix camera and quickly became obsessed with photographing anything I could find. The switch to birding was almost inevitable, and it has taken me to every corner of Kenya, where I have now seen 900 species and host birding tours across the country. I love photographing interesting birds and wildlife, but I especially enjoy birding unexplored forests and discovering what interesting species live there. Spending so much time in the field has given me some amazing opportunities, from training Karura Forest rangers to presenting on Team Sayari for National Geographic Africa and Disney Channel. Being behind the camera allows me to share these experiences with people who may never get the chance to travel to these places or see these birds themselves. I like knowing that a photograph I took can make someone notice and appreciate a species they never knew existed.
PHOTOGRAPHER'S QUOTE
Every time I’m out in the field, I never know what I’m going to find, and photography lets me bring those moments back with me.
CONSERVATION MESSAGE
Plant indigenous trees and rewild your gardens! Even small connecting patches of natural habitat provides food, shelter and nesting sites for wildlife and birds, and you'll be surprised by how many species will return.