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Image Title: Symbol of the American Tropics
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| Photographer |
Yamil Saenz {K:12352}
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| Project |
#56 Wildlife and Insects
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Camera Model |
Canon EOS 20D
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| Categories |
From The Field
Nature
Wildlife
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Film Format |
Digital JPEG |
| Portfolio |
Costa Rica Bird Photographs - Images
La Paz Waterfalls Gardens
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Lens |
Canon 400 mm F/4
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| Uploaded |
12/12/2007 |
Film / Memory Type |
Lexar 1GB
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ISO / Film Speed |
400 |
| Views |
202 |
Shutter |
1/125
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| Favorites |
0
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Aperture |
f/6.8 |
| Critiques |
7 |
Rating |
Pending
/ 1 Ratings
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| Location |
City - Vara Blanca
State - ALAJUELA
Country - Costa Rica
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| About |
Ramphastos sulfuratus.
CAPTIVE.
From La Paz Waterfalls Gardens Aviary.
Perhaps more than any other kind of bird, toucans symbolize the American tropics. With an outrageous boat-shaped, colorful bill almost equal in length to its body, the toucan silhouette is instantly recognizable.
Toucan comes from tucano, the name used by Topi Indians in Brazil. Altogether, there are 59 species in the family Ramphastidae, including toucans, aracaris, toucanets, and New World barbets, all Neotropical. Six species of tucans inhabit the forest of Costa RIca. Their anatomy and DNA indicate a close alliance with woodpeckers ( and thus they are in the same order , piciformes).
Toucans are primarily frugivores, taking a wide variety of fruits from many genera, including Cecropia and Ficus.
The long bill may be adaptive in permitting the relative heavy toucan to reach out and clip fruits from branch tips, which its weight would otherwise prohibit. In addition to fruits and berries, toucans eat insects, spiders, lizards, snakes, and nestling birds and eggs, all of which contain more protein than fruit.
From A Neotropical Companion by John Kricher, 1997.
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There are 7 Comments in 1 Pages
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SAIKAT DAS
{K:1648} 12/12/2007
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nice well focused wildlife...
grt color and details here .............
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Stef Schulze
{K:3275} 12/12/2007
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Hi Yamil,
This is a lovely shot. Well lit, good vibrant colours and a crisp focus on the bird as well. A very ineresting about too. Well Done!
Cheers,
Stef
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arijit(ratul) talukder
{K:5200} 12/12/2007
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as usual , spectacular
cheers
arijit.
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Rajib Banerjee
{K:1436} 12/12/2007
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Nothing to say
Rajib Banerjee
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Joe Brown
{K:22245} 12/12/2007
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Another great shot, Yamil. Very good exposure with good detail in the black feathers, sharp and well composed. Very interesting "about".
Joe
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Dave Stacey
{K:121114} 12/12/2007
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Wow, great colour and perfect focus on those black feathers, Yamil! Great "about", too!
Dave.
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Amitava Banerjea
{K:7076} 8/18/2008
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Good to see our common friend :-) It looks as if you did use flash for this shot.
Love the technical info which one might expect from a veterinarian involved in conservation :-) Your portfolio is simply amazing!
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