Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager (Costa Rica)

Posted by jdown on Wed Mar 31, 2004 2:46 pm

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Okay, not as gaudy as the recently posted trogon & motmot, but Sooty-capped Bush-Tanagers, like many highland birds, were remarkably tame, sometimes paying no attention to an observer. They were fond of blackberries, which is the stuff in its beak.
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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Mar 31, 2004 3:54 pm

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Cool bird, great DOF.

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by Bill Whala on Wed Mar 31, 2004 3:58 pm

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Cool bird. I've never seen one of these. The berries hanging from the beak are a nice touch.

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by Mike Danzenbaker on Wed Mar 31, 2004 4:58 pm

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Wow, this is great! And I never found them to be tame, nor out in the open like this.

Nice job, no real flaws that I can see.

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by Doug Freimark on Wed Mar 31, 2004 7:20 pm

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Nice, Love the eye and the berries.

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by Jerry Merrell on Wed Mar 31, 2004 7:32 pm

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This is a beautiful tanager and the detail/DOF is very nice. Congratulations.

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by Cindy Marple on Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:40 pm

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Maybe not flashy but certainly beautiful. Very nicely composed and I also like the berries in the bill.

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by Harvey Edelman on Thu Apr 01, 2004 7:12 am

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Sweet image and the morsel in the mouth is a plus.

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by AlexC on Thu Apr 01, 2004 3:31 pm

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Lovely bird, excellent DOF and perfect Fill-Flash, very well done, Congrats!!

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by Juli Wilcox on Sat Apr 03, 2004 1:16 am