Black-backed Tanager

Gallery: AvianPosted October 1, 2016165 views6 comments

This is from the Atlantic Rainforest SE of Sao Paulo on the coast. This species like many other birds and mammals endemic to the Atlantic Rainforest is considered threatened due to habitat destruction.
Canon 1DX II 500F4 1/200 F5, iso 1600, handheld, 580ex fill flash at -2.0

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6 comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on October 2, 2016 at 3:42 AM

What a beautiful bird with such beautiful colors. Perfectly sharp and perfect detail, of course. It's so very sad about all the habitat destruction around the world.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on October 2, 2016 at 9:35 AM

Just a striking little bird. New for me. Well done.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on October 2, 2016 at 3:42 PM

Very cool bird Nate and you captured it well. Great pose and comp. Details are sharp, excellent use of the fill flash. devil

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 2, 2016 at 5:13 PM

Beautiful bird and very well photographed, Nate. Great pose. It would take some work, but the flash seems to have done some ugly things to the oof bg vegetation and I think this would look much better if it were removed.

devil

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on October 3, 2016 at 3:00 PM

Hi Nate
Nice job with the detail, framing and color.
Peter

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 7, 2016 at 10:52 AM

Nate,
A beautiful bird, beautifully captured devil

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