Blue-Hooded Euphonia

Gallery: AvianPosted February 14, 2010300 views13 comments

Olympus E-3, 300mm x 2.0TC, tripod
f6.3, 1/200, ISO800

Taken Feb 10 at La Amistead International Park, Chiriqui, Panama. It's a cloud forest area, rich in tanagers and euphonias. Cropped to vertical, usual sharpening drill. I'm not sure if the upload to the 1200px version will upload with the limited bandwidth.

C & C, please.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Jay Martin on February 14, 2010 at 1:55 PM

That's one cool looking bird - great shot Jim!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 14, 2010 at 2:38 PM

What a beautiful bird in a great setting here Jim. It does look a touch soft and noisy, possibly from the crop and higher iso.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on February 14, 2010 at 3:34 PM

What a colorful bird! I've enjoyed viewing it.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 14, 2010 at 3:53 PM

Jim,

I love the colors of the Euphonia and the eye contact you appear to be getting. This does look a touch soft & noisy in the larger version, I think you could work on those issues though.

I hope you are enjoying your trip!

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Comment posted by Bryan Hix on February 14, 2010 at 5:50 PM

Awesome little bird. I can't wait to get over to that side next time. I agree with Nate's comments. Keep them coming!

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Comment posted by Doug Gilham on February 14, 2010 at 6:43 PM

Beautiful bird Jim, and an interesting perch. Nits already noted.

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Comment posted by Graham Brown on February 15, 2010 at 6:08 AM

I.ve never seen a more strongly coloured bird, must be difficult to hide from any predators. Very unusual and interesting perch. Graham

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 15, 2010 at 6:19 AM

What a stunning bird Jim - really like the detail you've captured. I'd be tempted to do a bit of gardening on the twig coming out of the bird's back

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Kevin Thompson on February 15, 2010 at 11:28 AM

Sweet shot...Bird and perch Excellent Jim !

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Comment posted by Giorgio Gregori on February 16, 2010 at 4:10 PM

Wonderful subject, pose and perch. Agree with others about softness/noise.
Giorgio.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on February 16, 2010 at 7:06 PM

Stunning species. I like the background and perch tree, especially with the moss. It would have been nice if the bird wasn't lined up with the tree.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on February 17, 2010 at 12:07 AM

Amazing bird - what colours!

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Comment posted by Satie Sharma on February 18, 2010 at 12:54 PM

Beautiful bird, Jim. And a great shot of it too.

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