Red Legged Honeycreeper


Posted by Square Man1 on Fri Aug 26, 2016 3:56 am

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Male in breeding plumage. Costa Rica.
Taken with a Nikon D7100, 300 2.8. Fill Flash
1/125 sec. f/5.6. ISO-800
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by Leighayres on Fri Aug 26, 2016 7:13 am
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Rob, this is stunning. Everything about it.
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by Denis55 on Fri Aug 26, 2016 8:49 am
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Great bird and capture Robert!
Those blues look surreal!
 

by Swissblad on Fri Aug 26, 2016 9:55 am
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Stunning image, Rob.

Lovely plumage and excellent use of fill flash.

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by James Vellozzi on Fri Aug 26, 2016 10:16 am
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Beautiful colors and perch rocks!
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by Gaurav Mittal on Fri Aug 26, 2016 11:24 am
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Lovely pose, perch and background. pretty deep blue color on this lovely bird.
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by mikullashbee on Fri Aug 26, 2016 1:26 pm
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Great species to get Robert. I love the lively perch he's on. Looks very natural.
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by Karl Egressy on Fri Aug 26, 2016 3:11 pm
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Sweet shot, Rob.
 

by Carol Clarke on Fri Aug 26, 2016 3:58 pm
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All the components come together so beautifully here Rob! Gorgeous colours and setting. A superb shot and a real pleasure to view!
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by GHAMILTON on Sat Aug 27, 2016 1:44 pm
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Sweet image! Such a great looking bird and the perch, BG, and composition make the image really stand out.
 

by Square Man1 on Sat Aug 27, 2016 2:12 pm
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Thank you all for your kind words,

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by clement on Mon Aug 29, 2016 12:03 am
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WOW magnificent picture
 

by David Stimac on Tue Aug 30, 2016 8:18 am
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Stunning bird and lovely perch.  Well done!
 

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