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White-throated Magpie Jay
White-throated Magpie Jay (Calocitta formosa pompata)
Habitat
Mature Pacific dry tropical forest on the slopes Rincon de Vieja Volcán with numerous active fumaroles at 800 m (2,625 ft) elevation.
Location
Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Bijagua de Upala, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica.
Date taken
July 2023
Scientific name
Calocitta formosa
Equipment used
Canon
fantastic stop action shot of this wonderful jay, Stanley, a real wowzer, love it, many tfs!!
 
Oh! My! Goodness! Utterly brilliant, Stanley! 😍
 
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That's a beautiful bird Stanley and you've taken a fabulous flight landing shot my friend.

Many thanks for sharing it with us, it will soon be on the Opus page as it's the first flight picture to come in.
 

Media information

Category
Central & South America & Mexico
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
628
Comment count
12

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
200.0 mm
Exposure time
1/640 second(s)
ISO
4000
Filename
White-throated Magpie Jay 3, Rincon de Vieja NP, Guamacaste Province. Cpsta Roca.jpg
File size
6.2 MB
Date taken
Sat, 08 July 2023 5:25 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 757px

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