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White-booted Racket-tail
Stanley Jones

White-booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii melantherus)

Booted Racket-tail, Septimo Pariso Lodge, Ecuador
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Habitat
Western-slope of the Andes, cloud forest at 950-1650 m elevation.
Location
Septimo Pariso Lodge, Ecuador
Date taken
December 2007
Scientific name
Ocreatus underwoodii melantherus
Equipment used
Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens @ 300mm, ISO 200, Shutter speed 1/250, f/4.5. All minor image modifications were performed with Aperture 3.03.
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Well, that is just superb. I made many attempts to get a photo of one of these in flight, but nothing that succeeded like this one.
 
madamcoolpix
WOW!!! :eek!: Love its "cotton-like sock"! ;) A marvel of nature in a super-duper flight shot, very well done again!!! :t: :t: :clap:
 

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Central & South America & Mexico
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