Keywords:"Maasai ostrich", "mating ostrich", Ngoongoro National Conservation Area, Ngorongoro Crater, ostrich, Tanzania
Photo Info
Dimensions2539 x 1691
Original file size2.6 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spacesRGB
Date taken8-Aug-12 15:47
Shooting Conditions
Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS 60D
Focal length220 mm
Max lens aperturef/6
Exposure1/800 at f/8
FlashNot fired
Exposure bias-2/3 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 400
Metering modeSpot
Mating Maasai Ostrich in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania Shows the Male with Bright Pink Neck
In Ngorongoro Crater, Maasai ostrich dance and mate before us. The male has black feathers--he sits on the nest at night. His pink neck indicated his sexual arousal. The female is brown to hide while she sits on the nest in the day.
