Fire-tufted Barbet

Gallery: AvianPosted December 20, 2010134 views15 comments

A "lifer" Barbet for me, from Malaysia's montane region recently. Find a jungle fruiting tree and the Barbets will be there, and this one obliged by coming down to this perch to catch a horsefly - which I missed, of course! As you can see, it's very aptly named!

Compliments of the Season and thanks for looking!

1D MkIV, 700mm, ISO 800, 1/400 @ f6.3, tripod, fill at -1/64.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Giorgio Gregori on December 20, 2010 at 12:54 PM

Hi KC ,
a beautiful image ( not technically easy , I believe ) of this unusual subject in its environment .
Well done .
Giorgio

Registered on November 16, 2007, 87 Posts, 793 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on December 20, 2010 at 1:26 PM

Another nice portrait of a new species (for me). Keep 'em coming, KC. I'm enjoying getting to know these Malaysian birds.

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on December 20, 2010 at 3:01 PM

Interesting bird, good use of flash. Well done getting him down low.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on December 20, 2010 at 5:37 PM

A great capture, framed nicely by the leaves

Well done.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on December 20, 2010 at 6:03 PM

Very nice image, KC. Beautiful bird, rich of detail in its great natural habitat !
Cheers.
Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 20, 2010 at 7:02 PM

Awesome looking bird KC. Nice use of flash. Very natural looking to my eye. Congrats on the lifer. Always exciting to get a new bird.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 20, 2010 at 7:15 PM

Love the greens of the bird and setting Kwan and that red tuft is neat. A fine image and a special one for you - those lifers don't come around every day.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 20, 2010 at 7:56 PM

An awesome bird & great image KC!

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 20, 2010 at 9:38 PM

What a gorgeous bird! And beautifully captured...well done.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on December 21, 2010 at 12:26 AM

There are lifers and then there are lifers, KC. Stunning bird, well-captured in that dim light under the canopy. Much flashier than the South American barbets.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Graham Brown on December 21, 2010 at 11:49 AM

When I see images like this it makes our birds look pretty ordinary. I really like the setting it blends in well with the surroundings. One to envy. Graham

Registered on November 20, 2007, 275 Posts, 1365 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on December 21, 2010 at 12:11 PM

KC,
beautiful bird never seen before. Great image too.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 21, 2010 at 8:51 PM

Nice image. Congrats on getting this one.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on December 21, 2010 at 11:06 PM

Great bird Kwan, where did you get him Fraser's Hill? I remember seeing and photographing this guy there but never got him out in the open like this. Nicely captured.