Temminck's tragopan


Posted by Zhou Fangyi on Thu Aug 31, 2017 6:57 am

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Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Sichuan, China.

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by KK Hui on Fri Sep 01, 2017 1:47 am
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Not bad for a grab shot of this colorful Temminck’s tragopan (Tragopan temminckii) 紅腹角雉 (壽雞)
Considered by many to be the most beautiful pheasant in the world ...

Head looks soft and I prefer a natural setting rather than man-made structure.
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by Zhou Fangyi on Fri Sep 01, 2017 7:04 am
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KK Hui wrote:Not bad for a grab shot of this colorful Temminck’s tragopan (Tragopan temminckii) 紅腹角雉 (壽雞)
Considered by many to be the most beautiful pheasant in the world ...

Head looks soft and I prefer a natural setting rather than man-made structure.
You are right, a natural setting would be better. 

There was dense bamboos and trees on the sides of the steps. This male suddenly came out from the bamboos and just stood there for nearly 1 minutes (I should have taken better pictures in such enough time). two females flied out and setted in the tree, and watched me for a while. Then the females flied away, and the male disappeared at once. So I think this male meant to draw my attention to let the females flee first. I saw the similar situation of koklass in Tangjiahe.
 

by Ron Day on Fri Sep 01, 2017 2:19 pm
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Beautiful bird with striking color!
 

by Carol Clarke on Sat Sep 02, 2017 8:44 am
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A little more depth of field might have helped to get the head in focus as its walking away from you, but a nice shot of this very colourful and beautiful subject!

I like that you are learning the behaviour of your subjects while you are out taking your shots. Knowledge of wildlife and their different behaviour out in their natural environment is so valuable if you want to be a good nature photographer and capture the most interesting shots that others miss! Well done!
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