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Sleeping Beauty
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Sleeping Beauty (Erythropitta granatina)

During a nightwalk I saw this sleeping Garnet Pitta sitting on the end of a thin branch.
It is then easy for the bird to feel the biggest enemy, snakes, approaching.

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Jack
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Habitat
Jungle
Location
Sukau, Borneo
Date taken
16 May 2007
Scientific name
Erythropitta granatina
Equipment used
Canon D1 MkII, 300/4
Adalia
What beautiful colours,and an unusual capture. Thanks also for the explanation.
 
gckinglet72
Wow... You must have been rather stealthy not to have scared this little fella... Great shot--what lovely colors! :)
 
Hans&Judy Beste
Great capture and a bit of luck.We saw a Gurney's sleeping at night this year.Looks like you and us spotlighted under the same star.

Well done !
 

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