Elegant Trogon by PatGoltz
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Description
Trogon elegans.
Hot off the presses! Taken yesterday morning.
This had been my nemesis bird. I went a number of times looking for one without success. It's a tropical bird that comes up from Mexico, and used to be exclusively the specialty of Madera Canyon, southern Arizona, USA, where I found this one. They are now found in a number of canyons. It required a mile hike up a steep and rocky trail. Their call is distinctive and reminds me of chickens or yippy dogs. I often heard them, but had never seen one, until yesterday.
Taken with my 1300mm zoom lens, hand-held.
Comments (7)
ariz
Pretty good picture for a 1300 hand held. Really clear with great color.
Lashia
Fat little guy haha cute, great shot- thanks for sharing! :)
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RodolfoCiminelli
Excelente y bella fotografía.....!!!
GiMi53
Elegant is the word indeed ! What would I give to have the opportunity to hike in Madera canyon again... I'm impressed with the hand-held 1300 mm... is it a stabilized lens ? it must weight a ton ? I'm getting use to my 500 mm hand-held (well, for my next trip I bought a monopod...) and, as soon as I can buy the special connecting device, I will attach my Nikon to Marie’s birdwatcher's spotting scope (Kite KSP 80 HD)which will results in a heavy 900mm on a tripod.... Keep such beautiful birds coming, Pat... your gallery is one of the reasons why I keep my membership here... :~)
phfrancke
The stick is blurred a little. What GiMi said! Congratulations on catching the little booger, you heard him and started walking into the wilderness. If you can, what would be really cool is once in a while post the image of the close up (like you did) and then post an environment shot also (so that we can see what Madera (for example) looks like and see where the little booger lives. 1300mm, you must be a rock.
dochtersions
WOW, thanks for sharing, what a special capture and beautiful bird it is.
Blush
What a neat looking bird He is a healthy lil fella Great capture Susan~