Photo 17 Mar 97 notes A jumbo-sized cloud of tiny birds called red-billed queleas surrounds an elephant at the Satao Camp water hole in East Tsavo, Kenya. Photographer Antero Topp said: “There are big trees close to waterhole where the birds landed and at that time we suddenly heard a strong crack. A huge branch had been broken by the weight of these tiny birds despite them only weighing about 10 grams each. All the birds took off and you could hear an unbelievable whoosh… Picture: ANTERO TOPP / CATERS NEWS (via Pictures of the day: 1 March 2012 - Telegraph) Here is a photo of a Red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea).

A jumbo-sized cloud of tiny birds called red-billed queleas surrounds an elephant at the Satao Camp water hole in East Tsavo, Kenya. Photographer Antero Topp said: “There are big trees close to waterhole where the birds landed and at that time we suddenly heard a strong crack. A huge branch had been broken by the weight of these tiny birds despite them only weighing about 10 grams each. All the birds took off and you could hear an unbelievable whoosh… Picture: ANTERO TOPP / CATERS NEWS (via Pictures of the day: 1 March 2012 - Telegraph)

Here is a photo of a Red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea).

#Red-billed Quelea #Quelea quelea #birds #animals #elephant

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