Cuban Trogon


Posted by Glenn Bartley on Fri Dec 19, 2014 11:36 am

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Greetings everyone,

I spent the past three weeks travelling around Cuba. What a fantastic country!

I thought I'd start with the national bird of Cuba the Cuban Trogon or as it is known locally "Tocororo".

What makes the Cuban Trogon so distinct from other trogons is its crazy tail. In this image the bird was hanging out in a tree calling. All of a sudden another male flew in to the same tree and the bird I was focussed on did this crazy threat display showing off his tail feathers incredibly well. Awesome!

Looking forward to sharing more from Cuba soon!

Happy holidays everyone.

On a side note this was my first trip with the new 7D mark II and it performed really well :-)

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
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Lens: EF600mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III  
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by MalcolmBenn on Fri Dec 19, 2014 12:10 pm
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Wow what an amazing pose.
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by Gary Briney on Fri Dec 19, 2014 2:00 pm
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Outstanding shot Glenn -- I love the pose!
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by mikfox1 on Fri Dec 19, 2014 2:50 pm
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what a beautiful image...well done glen...
 

by WalkerAZ on Fri Dec 19, 2014 4:16 pm
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Awesome bird.  You have caught a great pose.  All too often with tail display shots the HA is poor, but in this image you have it all.  Well done.  You lucky Canadians get to go to Cuba, although we Americans may be able to in the near future.
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by sirianul on Fri Dec 19, 2014 4:42 pm
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Amazing pose and nice clear BG. I had similar pose but a lot of branches in BG.

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by Graeme Guy on Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:34 pm
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Fantastic shot and great behaviour

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by Juan Carlos Vindas on Fri Dec 19, 2014 10:50 pm
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Outstanding image Glenn!
Love the tail of this specie and what a pose it gave you!
 

by Karl Egressy on Sat Dec 20, 2014 6:11 am
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Striking image, Glenn.
 

by Fur and Feather on Sun Dec 21, 2014 6:36 am
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This is for sure making me want to visit Cuba, some really wonderful birds. great shot.

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