Home»All Albums & Groups»Kenya — January, 2015»Samburu — Buff-crested Bustard

~ A small female Eupodotis gindiana, Buff-crested Bustard, was walking beside the track. She had the slow, chicken-like gait often shown by bustards, bobbing her head with each step. I feel that I know too little about bustards. I'm less interested in the type of species-specific facts provided by birders, and more interested in careful descriptions of behavior provided by patient observers. Bustards fill an ecological niche, yet I feel woefully unaware of what they do. Nonetheless, it's a joy to observe bustards during a safari, their bright eyes reflecting an innate intelligence.