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Resplendent Quetzal - Pharomachrus mocinno
swarovskiuser

Resplendent Quetzal - Pharomachrus mocinno (Pharomachrus mocinno)

Sitting in a wild Avacado tree surrounded by its favourite food !.
Habitat
Mountain Rainforest
Location
Costa Rica
Date taken
November 2017
Scientific name
Pharomachrus mocinno
Equipment used
Canon 300mm +1.4x
Beautiful close up and detailed photo! The resplendent quetzal is one of my favourite rainforest birds. I hope to photograph one someday.
 
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Mmmm.... he's stunning, isn't he SU!!

That's a tremendous picture you've taken of this quetzal lad - many thanks for showing him to us.
 

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Category
Central & South America & Mexico
Added by
swarovskiuser
Date added
View count
574
Comment count
12

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Aperture
ƒ/5
Focal length
300.0 mm
Exposure time
1/40 second(s)
ISO
320
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
EO1A0638.jpg
File size
579.3 KB
Date taken
Mon, 13 November 2017 5:25 PM
Dimensions
1262px x 1893px

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