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Honduran Emerald
peterday

Honduran Emerald (Amazilia luciae)

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.
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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
KC Foggin
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Opus Editor
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A beautiful image Peter! You captured that lovely feather iridescence beautifully guy,
 
wonderview
I applaud your dedication in bringing us this wonderful photo of such a gorgeous bird!! Awesome stuff!! tfs!
 
Doc Duck
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Well worth the effort to see this beauty! But not an effort I can handle any more, so many thanks for sharing |=)|
 
Stanley Jones
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A stunning close-up of this endemic beauty. Brilliant colors, pose, focus, dof, detail, and setting. Awesome work Peter!!!
 

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