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Ortolan Bunting
Emberiza hortulana

(Above) Irkayya Farm, Qatar, 07 October 2012 (EOS 7D, 300mm f2.8 + 2x Extender)

... With bill wide open and tongue pumping to help cool it down. Birds do not have sweat glands, so keeping cool (losing heat) in the extreme temperatures of the desert becomes a life or death issue. The air temperature was a mere 39 degrees on this occasion.

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Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana (Above) Irkayya Farm, Qatar, 07 October 2012 (EOS 7D, 300mm f2.8 + 2x Extender) ... With bill wide open and tongue pumping to help cool it down. Birds do not have sweat glands, so keeping cool (losing heat) in the extreme temperatures of the desert becomes a life or death issue. The air temperature was a mere 39 degrees on this occasion.
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