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Honduran Emerald
This is Honduras's only endemic bird. Seeing it entailed a two and a half hour drive from the rainforest to the dry interior in the rainshadow of the mountains, and a walk through a very strange cactus forest!!
Second photo for Opus.
Habitat
Dry thorny shrubs and cactus
Location
Aguan Valley, Honduras
Date taken
10/03/2016
Scientific name
Amazilia luciae
Equipment used
Canon EOS 70D with Canon 100-400
Marvelous close up shot of this colorful beauty, Peter!! tfs. Congrats on finding & a great capture of it.
 
Brilliant colourful close up pose and well captured detail you have of this beauty Pete, well done.
 
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Ooooh!!! What a great picture you've got of this Gallery rarity Peter. Think the journey would have been worth it, just for this picture!!!

Very well done mate!
 

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