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Black-cheeked Mountain Tanager
njlarsen

Black-cheeked Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys)

The bird had just grabbed a few of the fruit in the stand in front of it and is caught in the middle of pulling its head back.
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Location
Cuchilla de San Lorenzo, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia
Date taken
22 August 2023
Scientific name
Anisognathus melanogenys
Equipment used
Pana G85 w PanaLeica100-400
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delia todd
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LOL Niels, I thought the yellow spot was his eye for a minute!!!

Another great find for you lad - only the second picture to arrive! Thanks for showing him to us my friend.
 

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Category
Central & South America & Mexico
Added by
njlarsen
Date added
View count
161
Comment count
5

Image metadata

Device
Panasonic DMC-G85
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/400 second(s)
ISO
800
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
P1260700.jpg
File size
519.8 KB
Date taken
Tue, 22 August 2023 8:49 AM
Dimensions
1500px x 984px

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