Black-throated Tragon

Gallery: AvianPosted March 10, 2013123 views11 comments

Came across this tragon fairly out in the open, which from my recent experience was somewhat rare. This guy was seen on the Pipeline Road.

Gamboa,Panama

D3s
500mm f/4
TC-14E II
SB-900
1/250s @ f/6.3
ISO 1250
-1/3 EC
-1 2/3FEC
Gitzo
WimberleyII

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 10, 2013 at 1:28 PM

Nice Chuck. Great to see the bird out in the relative open. Great detail.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 10, 2013 at 2:51 PM

Wonderful species, probably not that easy to get like this in the forest. Well done, cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 10, 2013 at 3:13 PM

Beautiful bird Charles, love the colorful plumage and those zebra-like stripes on its tail..
Details look great, well composed frame. The BG tries to compete with the bird, but fails miserably

Well done & thanx for posting this one

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on March 10, 2013 at 4:52 PM

Great shot, love the colors. The prison striped tail is an interesting contrast to his body.

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Comment posted by Danny on March 10, 2013 at 5:59 PM

I want one

We don't have that many highly coloured birds here, so these are always good to see. Love the details, colours and the eye contact.

Danny.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 10, 2013 at 11:19 PM

Amazing colors and feather patterns to this Black-throated Trogon, the larger image has wonderful detail, nice job in getting this shot, well done.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 11, 2013 at 12:33 AM

Nice job with the detail Chuck. Like the complementary colours in the background

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Comment posted by Verdon on March 11, 2013 at 2:12 AM

love those exotic species full of bright colors and beautiful markings, well done

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Comment posted by Jeff Lewis on March 11, 2013 at 2:44 AM

That's amazing, well done. Nice to see one full on after my only tantalizing glimpses, and no shots, in Costa Rica. Thanks.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 11, 2013 at 10:36 PM

Great to get a trogon at eye level like this Chuck, great job with the flash work.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 11, 2013 at 11:26 PM

A real beauty, Chuck. Wonderful colors and a great pose.

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