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Slaty-tailed Trogon


Slaty-tailed Trogon
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Copyright: Chris Chafer (sandpiper2) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1841 W: 109 N: 4245] (14073)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-03-28
Categories: Birds
Camera: Pentax K100D Super, Sigma 70-300 DG Macro, Digital ISO-400, Hoya 58mm Circular Polarizer
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2009-08-28 4:11
Viewed: 408
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
We found a pair of beautiful Slaty-tailed Trogon (Trogon massena) inspecting a tree hollow in Cockscombe Basin Nature Reserve. The dense jungle is a hard place to photograph in. I think this female is OK, but the male in the WORKSHOP is ordinary. Nevertheless, they give you some idea of the beauty of these exotic delights from Belize.

The Slaty-tailed Trogon breeds in lowlands from southeastern Mexico south through Central America, to Colombia, and a small region of northwestern Ecuador.

It is a resident of the canopy and higher levels of damp tropical forests, but comes lower in adjacent semi-open areas. It nests 3 to 15 m high in an occupied termite nest or decaying tree trunk, with a typical clutch of three white or bluish-white eggs laid in a chamber reached by an ascending tunnel. Both sexes excavate the nesting chamber.

Slaty-tailed Trogons feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. They typically perch upright and motionless.

Trogons have distinctive male and female plumages, with soft, often colourful, feathers. This species is about 30 cm long and weighs 145 g. It has a uniformly dark grey tail, and the wing coverts also appear grey, although actually finely vermiculated in black and white. The male Slaty-tailed Trogon has a green back, head and breast, red belly and orange bill. The female has a dark grey back, head and breast, red belly and only partially orange bill, most of the upper mandible being black. The call is a nasal uk uk uk.

Source: Wikipedia
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  • Great 
  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1720 W: 0 N: 3896] (15644)
  • [2009-08-28 4:25]

Hello Chris,
This is a very special looking bird! Interesting to see the red feathers as beautiful contrast to the grey ones, just amazing that they are on the underpart.
Excellent composition of your picture, very nice to have the fine blue of the sky looking through the foliage.
Very well done and thanks also for your note. I didn't know this bird, I have learnt something today :-)
Kind regards
Anne

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 590 W: 0 N: 497] (3004)
  • [2009-08-28 4:34]

Hello Chris,
Excellent this macro yours. Very clear and very well made.
I like very much, congratulations.
Have a quiet day and a nice weekend,
Adrian

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2988 W: 162 N: 933] (2743)
  • [2009-08-28 4:52]

Hello Chris,
Even though the light was poor you got a pretty good shot of this beautiful Trogon. Not the most colourful of this species but certainly very interesting to see! I like its pose and the fine detals and colours.
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

Ciao Chris, great capture of lovely bird in nice pose, fantastic colors, fine details and splendid sharpness, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

Hello Chris,
Excellent photo of this interestig bird. Nice colours and good sharpness.
Marius.

Hello Chris!
This is a new species for me, I have never seen it before, so first of all - thank you for something new and educative. Note is very informative and picture has good quality - so we have here everything what is needed to learn something :>
All the best from Lodz,
Radomir

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 1399 W: 3 N: 30] (504)
  • [2009-08-29 7:25]

hello Chris
good capture of this beautiful bird with nice eye contact
i like composition, POV and sharpness
TFS
regards
izler

  • Great 
  • tcr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 76 W: 0 N: 223] (864)
  • [2009-08-29 7:41]

Hello Chris.
A successful image of this pretty bird.
Nice composition, point of view, colour and light.
Well done.
TFS.

  • Great 
  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 0 N: 1985] (8905)
  • [2009-09-01 10:22]

Hi Chris
Beautiful composition.Good POV andexcellent detail despite the low light situation.Colors are also very nice
TFS Michel

hello chris
nice composition with very good details and beautiful colours

greeting lou

Hello Chris,
nice to see your great posts after for a long time. during summer I was in field work and in Serptember I came back to TN.
Well, this is great shot and great number of your post with 550th. congratulation.
Slaty-tailed Trogon is very beautiful with colorful plumage as like other Trogoniformes members. focus, POV, composition and exposure very nice. eyes contact also great. thanks for sharing this beaty, best wishes
Ahmet

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