A very long neck

that kept on moving trying to discover where the noise came from.

[narayani]

Lovely feather detail

[Suzanne]

This is marvellous, Diana

[Beryl Lloyd]

What a strange neck !! but beautiful feather patterns ! fav

[Christina]

Fabulous clarity - what an unusual looking bird!

[Babs]

What a long neck

[Issi Bannerman]

What a great shot of this curious fellow. Love the pose.

[Casablanca]

What a beautiful bird

[Tia]

Lovely details in the feathers.

[Kathy A]

I like the patterns on the wings

[haskar]

Beautiful bird. Lovely patterns and details.

[Junko Y]

Diana, my taxi driver took me to World of Birds on our way home from the Cape visit but I never made it to Intake. I can only enjoy your photos of that place and of all the other places I never made it this time around.

[Yao RL]

and a very curious bird.

[Valerie Chesney]

Such a beauty & a fabulous capture!

[Rob Z]

What a super image of him - he's quite lovely.

[Susan Wakely]

Loving the feathers.

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful

[winghong_ho]

Beautiful capture. Fav.

[Peter]

Fantastic feather detail beautifully captured Diana, Fav:)

[Mags]

Loving the feather details!

[katy]

Fabulous photo to capture him with his neck stretched out so well.

[Corinne C]

A strange looking bird, fascinating!

[Kathy Burzynski]

This would be a great entry for July's monthly theme "animal(s)" If interested tag theme-july2024 Here is the link to view the challenge: https://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/49484/july's-monthly-theme-animal(s)-vote-for-june's-6-top-finalists

[Bucktree]

Great capture. Beautiful plumage and a very long neck.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great capture of this beautiful bird.

[Merrelyn]

Nice shot Diana, it's so hard to keep focus when their necks are moving so much.

[KV]

Nice one.

[Carole Sandford]

Super shot!

[Allison Maltese]

That long diagonal and the outstretched neck make the shot.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Renee Salamon]

Is it a bird? Is it a snake????

[LManning (Laura)]

Oh, too funny. It is fully extended.

[Christine Sztukowski]

Gorgeous bird

[Ann H. LeFevre]

A very long neck indeed!

[Heather]

A great capture, Diana! I like the diagonal it makes in your frame from its tail to the end of its beak! And yes, that sure is one long neck! Fav

[Rick]

Great shot.

[Diana]

@narayani @ankers70 @beryl @christinav @onewing @jamibann @casablanca @tiaj1402 @kjarn @haskar @jyokota @yaorenliu @happysnaps @robz @wakelys @joansmor @wh2021 @pcoulson @marlboromaam @grammyn @corinnec @dkellogg @mittens @merrelyn @kvphoto @carole_sandford @falcon11 @elisasaeter @rensala @ljmanning @365projectorgchristine @olivetreeann @365projectorgheatherb @rickster549 Thanks for the great comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@myhrhelper Thanks for the info Kathy, I do not participate on competitions or challenges anymore. I used to in the beginning and it was fun, now it just stresses me ;-)

[Diana]

@jyokota I hope the weather was kind to you in Hout Bay. I doubt very much you would have been impressed with Intaka in this weather.
Please let me know when you will be back, I will definitely make a plan.
Safe travels to wherever you are going today and keep well xx

[Junko Y]

@ludwigsdiana Thank you, Diana -- I'm now back in Namibia, having left in the rain yesterday. Take care of you and your sister, and let's look forward to a meeting in the future!

[Diana]

@jyokota How long will you be in Namibia Junko and where to from there? Any chance of you coming back here? Stay safe and keep well xx