Buff-breasted Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus mirandae)

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  Kits

• Apr 9, 2021

Great focus, bokeh and pose, Fritz.

 

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  PaulCountyDurham

• Apr 9, 2021

Lovely! Why are these birds termed 'tyrants'?

 

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  Deb Burhinus

• Apr 9, 2021

Beautiful composition Fritz - great colours and lighting.

 

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  Deb Burhinus

• Apr 9, 2021

PaulCountyDurham said:

Lovely! Why are these birds termed 'tyrants'?

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From the family name Tyrannidae - ‘tyrant’ was coined by Linnaeus (who classified these birds) - some species in the group are formidable defenders of their territory- so perhaps they were named after ‘an oppressive ruler’!?

 

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  Digiscoper321

• Apr 10, 2021

very nice and evocative image. Well done.