Green-headed Tanager

Gallery: AvianPosted February 16, 2017439 views18 comments

This species which we photographed in the Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil quickly became my favorite tanager species, it also have bright orange/red on the rump when it flies.
Canon 1DX II 300F4 1/400 F5.6, iso 1000, fill flash at -2.0

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18 comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on February 16, 2017 at 10:00 PM

Wow, what a beautiful bird, Nate. Great detail in this beauty and a really interesting perch. Awesome image!!

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Comment posted by Marc Dubuc on February 16, 2017 at 11:01 PM

Very colorful and beautiful bird Nate. Nice perch with great details.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 16, 2017 at 11:11 PM

Beautiful little bird on a very cool perch.
One instance, also, that a butt shot would be interesting!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on February 17, 2017 at 2:11 AM

Very colorful bird with some strange looking, almost stringy feathers! Nice capture of it, Nate! I like the moss also. It adds some extra content to the scene.

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Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on February 17, 2017 at 9:48 AM

Fantastic colors! love it.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on February 17, 2017 at 11:15 AM

Oh, Nate, this is just beautiful. This, like others of the birds you post, doesn't even look real. Just gorgeous.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on February 17, 2017 at 11:30 AM

That's a beautifully colored bird Nate. Perch and background really allow the Tanager to pop nicely. Excellent capture!

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Comment posted by John Robinson on February 17, 2017 at 12:03 PM

Really nice, with the dark BG enhancing the bird.. Love the perch vegetation too !

Cheersd
JohnR

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on February 17, 2017 at 4:47 PM

Gosh, what a beauty. Everything's spot on here, Nate. With red too, it must be a very close relative of the Paradise tanager, I imagine.

Max

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 17, 2017 at 5:16 PM

Gorgeous bird and capture. Doesn't even seem real. The branch adds a lot. Well done.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on February 18, 2017 at 12:00 AM

Wow, neat bird. Sometimes I think that you just build these birds in Photoshop. This bird doesn't really exist. You had him in the perfect spot, as the composition and lighting look perfect and a great view of this colorful little bird. devil

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 18, 2017 at 7:39 PM

Remarkably similar color combination as the Green Jay, Nate. A beautiful bird. To my eye, it looks a bit oversharpened.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 19, 2017 at 12:19 AM

Thanks for your comments everyone. I actually used substantially less sharpening than usual on this shot. I think the bird was a bit wet.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on February 19, 2017 at 1:34 AM

This is what I call colourful, a real beauty devil

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on February 19, 2017 at 5:39 AM

Whoa!!! What an amazing looking tanager. You captured him beautifully and perched on an awesome perch too.

Excellent details and a very pleasing composition.

A Beauty Nate devil

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Comment posted by Alan Bryant on February 19, 2017 at 6:23 AM

Awesome looking bird!.

Fantastic perch and BG. Great looking image

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Comment posted by David Schoen on February 19, 2017 at 2:13 PM

Very interesting texture on the feathers of this Tanager. I really like the colors. Good job with the background which is just great for this bird. The large image is really a must see.

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on March 23, 2017 at 12:44 PM

This is one gorgeous bird! I wish they hung around in Alberta enlightened

! I love the moss on the branch. All in all an awesome image!

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