Yellow-backed weaver birds (Ploceus melanocephalus) mob a Nile monitor (varanus niloticus ) raiding a nest, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda

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Graham Prentice / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

2AAX9XR

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32.5 MB (2.2 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

3009 x 3777 px | 25.5 x 32 cm | 10 x 12.6 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

9 November 2019

Location:

Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda

More information:

This is a composite of several images. The weaver birds were aggressively mobbing the Nile monitor which was raiding a nest. The composite gives an accurate impression of the look and feel of the mobbing, the number of birds and their determination to try repeatedly to drive off the monitor.

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