Yellow-breasted Antpita

Posted by mlgray12 on Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:03 am

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This Yellow-breasted Antpita is yard bird at Las Gralarias Lodge and Research Center in Ecuador - They feed this bird every morning - only real problem is light ( see camera settings) - since in is in a Rain Forest - I am headed back down again this year - will also hit several lodges I have not done down in southern Ecuador - should be fun and I should get more shots of these interesting looking Antpitas thanks to people learning how to feed these things and drag them off the rain forest floor
D4 w/ 400mm f/2.8 Iso 3200, 1/50 sec @ f2.8 taken in 2015

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by Ron Day on Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:43 am

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A first for me, so thanks for sharing this one. An attractive perch, a nice pose, and great eye contact. Good luck on your return trip.

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by Dorian Anderson on Wed Feb 21, 2018 10:33 am

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I've shot antpittas in Ecuador and Colombia and know exactly how hard it is. This is nice result!

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by mlgray12 on Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:06 am

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Thanks - by the way this birds name is Yellow (not really very original) but all the birds in Ecuador usually have been given names - most famous of course is the Giant Antpita - named Maria - lots of fun listening to Angel call for Maria by name as he walks through forest. He is on at least Maria II now

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by Dorian Anderson on Wed Feb 21, 2018 3:04 pm

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mlgray12 wrote:Thanks - by the way this birds name is Yellow (not really very original) but all the birds in Ecuador usually have been given names - most famous of course is the Giant Antpita - named Maria - lots of fun listening to Angel call for Maria by name as he walks through forest. He is on at least Maria II now

Yeah, the other day I actually posted a photo of 'Shakira', the resident Ochre-breasted Antpitta at Angel's place. Maria (#whatever) has become much harder to find in recent years and months. We missed her/him, and it now estimated they see the giant on only 1/4 trips.

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