Capped Heron / Peruvian Amazon


Posted by Jeff Munoz on Sun Sep 25, 2016 11:05 pm

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One of my top 5 favorite birds from South America. It wasn't until week number 4 that I got the chance to get close enough.

Canon 7D + Canon 500mm f4 II

ISO 500
f4
1/400 sec.
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by Homer on Mon Sep 26, 2016 12:59 am
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Wow,beauty shot Jeff
 

by Gaurav Mittal on Mon Sep 26, 2016 5:51 am
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What a beautiful Heron Jeff, I have never seen this one before. Lovely capture with nice details.
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by Bill Dix on Mon Sep 26, 2016 8:04 am
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This skulker is not an easy bird to capture. Well done, Jeff.
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by Carol Clarke on Mon Sep 26, 2016 4:59 pm
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Beautiful shot of this amazing bird Jeff! Wonderful colours and detail.
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by Jeff Munoz on Mon Sep 26, 2016 9:21 pm
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Homer wrote:Wow,beauty shot Jeff

Thanks so much Homer!!!
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by Jeff Munoz on Mon Sep 26, 2016 9:23 pm
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Gaurav Mittal wrote:What a beautiful Heron Jeff, I have never seen this one before. Lovely capture with nice details.
Thanks Gaurav, so nice that you like it amigo!!!
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by Jeff Munoz on Mon Sep 26, 2016 9:25 pm
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Bill Dix wrote:This skulker is not an easy bird to capture.  Well done, Jeff.
Thanks Bill, it was early morning and they were all out fishing, we only had 30 seconds to get this shot that day!!!
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by Jeff Munoz on Mon Sep 26, 2016 9:33 pm
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Carol Clarke wrote:Beautiful shot of this amazing bird Jeff!  Wonderful colours and detail.
Thanks so much Carol, I wished for a better background but I guess I should be happy enough  8) have a great day!!!
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Cool looking bird well captured, Jeff.
 

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Carol Clarke wrote:Beautiful shot of this amazing bird Jeff!  Wonderful colours and detail.
Thanks so much Carol, I wished for a better background but I guess I should be happy enough  8) have a great day!!!
But this background shows me where this bird likes to hunt - far better than a 'pretty' bland backdrop that could be anywhere!  :wink:
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by Denis55 on Tue Sep 27, 2016 7:59 am
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Sweet looking heron,and capture Jeff!
 

by Jeff Munoz on Sun Oct 02, 2016 12:58 am
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Carol Clarke wrote:
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Carol Clarke wrote:Beautiful shot of this amazing bird Jeff!  Wonderful colours and detail.
Thanks so much Carol, I wished for a better background but I guess I should be happy enough  8) have a great day!!!
But this background shows me where this bird likes to hunt - far better than a 'pretty' bland backdrop that could be anywhere!  :wink:
Thanks so much Carol  :wink:
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by Jeff Munoz on Sun Oct 02, 2016 12:59 am
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Denis55 wrote:Sweet looking heron,and capture Jeff!

Thank you Denis, have a great Sunday!!!
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