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Chestnut-breasted Corone
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Chestnut-breasted Corone

by May Haga

Gallery: AvianPosted February 10, 2013204 views17 comments
Another image from Ecuador. These Chestnut-breasted Coronets were trying to keep one another away from the feeder. This was taken at a multi-flash set-up, using a Nikon D800 camera, a 300 mm lens, tripod.

Thanks for looking and critiques appreciated.

May

Comments

17 comments
Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on February 10, 2013 at 6:52 PM
Wow, this is great!
Very nice colors and details.
:toast:
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 10, 2013 at 7:03 PM
Love this May, wonderful close interaction.
Good show! :wavey:
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 10, 2013 at 7:13 PM
Great interaction and superb detail, May. Nice that you could get both bird's eyes.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 10, 2013 at 7:47 PM
Good interaction and marvelous detail. Was this from a blind?
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on February 10, 2013 at 8:28 PM
Phil, not from a blind but from a multi-flash set-up.
May
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Comment posted by Elizabeth Arellano on February 10, 2013 at 8:35 PM
Nice!
Registered on February 18, 2008, 35 Posts, 302 Comments
Comment posted by Greg Oakley on February 10, 2013 at 8:48 PM
Great action image May! Nice colours too,
Cheers, Greg
Registered on June 12, 2012, 115 Posts, 266 Comments
Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on February 10, 2013 at 9:37 PM
Wonderful shot, love the story. In the larger photo, look at the lifted foot of the right bird. Is that a great example of its anatomy?
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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on February 10, 2013 at 11:06 PM
You must have fast reflexes to have caught this action....very cool :cool: I like that the aggressor is actually stepping toward his foe.
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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 11, 2013 at 12:13 AM
Very nice capture of classic Coronet behavior, May. Fine work with the multi-flash. Latin America sure beats winter in Fairbanks or Saskatoon, doesn't it?
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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on February 11, 2013 at 8:06 AM
great action, May. love the raised foot of the bird on the right--I've never seen a hummingbird that looks like it's walking.
Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments
Comment posted by Charles Gangas on February 11, 2013 at 8:14 AM
Great capture May-terrific interaction!
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Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on February 11, 2013 at 3:32 PM
Beautiful :toast:
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Comment posted by Verdon on February 11, 2013 at 4:03 PM
what a great interaction, great background and excellent detail, well done! :wavey:
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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on February 12, 2013 at 7:33 AM
Excellent image - no nits from me.. Positively jealous :wink: , compliments ! Hans
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Comment posted by keith mitchell on April 23, 2013 at 12:19 PM
May that really is a stunning image,top class!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on April 23, 2013 at 1:11 PM
Great shot May. By capturing 2 birds you've managed to show us their front and rear plumage. Cool.
Registered on February 20, 2013, 198 Posts, 1011 Comments