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Green-breasted Pitta
MarcellC

Green-breasted Pitta (Pitta reichenowi)

Photographed in Kibale Forest National Park in western Uganda.
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Habitat
Primary forest, open understorey
Location
Kibale Forest, Uganda
Date taken
11 August 2010
Scientific name
Pitta reichenowi
Equipment used
Canon 400D, Canon 70-300mm IS
IanF
A great find and capture. A new species to the Gallery and Opus :t:
 
MarcellC
Thanks Marmot & Ian. To say I was "chuffed" with being able to get a few photos would be the understatement of the year! :D
 
Steve G
Simply superb!!!
....a once-in-a-lifetime bird!
Aye, "chuffed" is the understatement of the year! >Very well done! :clap::clap::clap:
 
KC Foggin
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I think I would have thought that I had died and gone to heaven if I came across this beauty. Well done Marcel.
 
MarcellC
Thanks all. Yip KC - it was a bit like that for me, especially as it was our 2nd day looking for it.
 

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