Picathartes gymnocephalus - Ghana

Posted by colaleog on Mon Jan 21, 2019 10:32 am

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[font=Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif]Fly to Ghana, travel for 4 hours from Accra on roads not very highways, go through a thick forest for more than 1 hour and wait almost another hour until this jewel of nature gives me the option of turning it into photography.
The picathartes is the African bird most sought by ornithologists and could not be otherwise than being in the right place did not come out to meet him.
Inesplicable the vibrations that caused his appearance in my life.

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by Paul Rossi on Mon Jan 21, 2019 10:58 am

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Nice portrait of this striking bird.

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by Mako_Elite on Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:00 am

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What an interesting bird. What a challenge to this bird shot.

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by Ron Day on Mon Jan 21, 2019 3:10 pm

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I can tell from your narrative how excited you were to have the opportunity to photograph this bird. All of the time and hard work you invested payed off. A beautiful image, Gerardo.

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by Nate Chappell on Mon Jan 21, 2019 6:48 pm

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Sweet to get a nice image of this guy, I almost did this trip last fall.

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by Cynthia Crawford on Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:17 pm

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Wonderful story and an excellent photo of this rare beauty.

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