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Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe
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Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe

by Nate Chappell

Gallery: AvianPosted July 15, 2015131 views9 comments

Here's another one from our Ecuador tour.  We were treated to a pair of Seedsnipe calling and displaying in the mountains at Papallacta, it was the first time I had seen them doing so. 

Canon 5D3 500F4 1.4x 1/640 F8, iso 800

 

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on July 15, 2015 at 8:55 PM

Hi Nate,

Pretty cool bird.  No nits here...........................Jim

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 15, 2015 at 11:04 PM

Beautiful, Nate.  Excellent composition, perch and bg and a very neat calling pose.

devil

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on July 16, 2015 at 3:13 AM

Excellent capture, Nate!  Clearly separated from the background yet nice sharp detail all around the bird.  The exposure and colors are perfect and the display is a nice bonus.  I like it! devil

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 16, 2015 at 9:35 AM

Near perfect and well processed. All praise and no complaints!devil

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 16, 2015 at 1:32 PM

Makes me gasp for air, just like I was there again. Excellent capture, Nate.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on July 16, 2015 at 8:43 PM

Great catch Nate. My head aches just thinking about walking about the Towers for these guys. 

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Comment posted by Greg Oakley on July 17, 2015 at 4:00 AM

I love this image Nate - such a cool bird and the calling pose is excellent.

I love how the texture on the mossy rock matches the texture of the feather pattern

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 17, 2015 at 7:35 PM

Very interesting species, coollaugh Love the behavior/pose you caught here Nate.

Excellentdevil

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on July 18, 2015 at 7:57 PM

Nice bird, great light.

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