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Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix nigriceps

(Above) Irkayya Farm, Qatar, 21 October 2012 (EOS 7D, 300mm f2.8 + 2x Extender)

There's alway too much heat haze rising off the ground whenever I try to photograph Sparrow-Larks (or Finch-Larks, whichever your preference). And the expression in the bird's eyes seem to betray the heat as well.

 

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