narina trogon

A very beautiful and shy forest bird that can be found in moist forests across much of Africa

Thanks to all for your kind comments on my posts last week and also thanks very much for sharing your great images.

A photo of a Narina trogon that flew in front of my car in Kenneth Steinbank Nature Reserve in Yellow wood Park, Durban

Despite its bright colors, this bird was well concealed, high in the branches of a tree and in deep shade. All I could get is an overhead view of the bird.

Taken at a distance in very low light.

A stunning shy bird with brilliant colors. One my very special birds.

Magnificent Forest Resident

Only two species of the Trogon group are present in East Africa. My only encounter with the group was a glimpse of a back view of a Narina Trogon in a dark forest. A bit of the bright red underside barely shows in this photo.

Aren't they related to the Guatemalan Quetzal, the trogons, no? Beautiful birds, this one I captured in the Aberdare / Nyeri area, Kenya. (Zeiss Diascope 85 T FL + Canon Powershot S90)