Northern Jacana

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Northern Jacana
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Copyright: Chris Chafer (sandpiper2) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1598 W: 107 N: 3336] (10820)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-12-17
Categories: Birds
Camera: Pentax K100D Super, Sigma 70-300 DG Macro, Digital ISO-400, Matin 58mm UV
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/500 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): My trip to Belize and Costa Rica [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-03-17 3:28
Viewed: 604
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The wetlands of Palo Verde National Park are full of colourful waterbirds and dragonflies. Access into the wetland is difficult with only one short boardwalk leading from the park headquarters and a shoreline often the home of sunbaking crocodiles. Nevertheless its an impressive place and easy to see why it’s a listed RAMSAR site of international significance.

This is a Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa), a colourful medium-size waterbird that uses its long toes to walk onto of the dense water hyacinth. They were quite common on the wetlands of Belize and Costa Rica and we also observed them foraging along river banks and even in wet grassy fields.

Northern Jacana is distributed through coastal wetlands from Mexico to northern Panama and on the larger Caribbean islands. It is occasionally found in the southern Gulf states of the US. They feed on aquatic insects and seeds.
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Hi Chris,,
What a beutifully coloured bird friend. Your capture is excellent in all criteria as usual. I liked the colours of this beauty. TFS. Regards,
Bayram

Hi Chris,
What a lovely coloured bird.
Good of sharpness with much detail in his natural habitat.

Regards Gert

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  • Necipp Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1150 W: 15 N: 2074] (12392)
  • [2008-03-17 13:58]

Hello Chris what a beauty the colours are nice, expression/pose is excellent. Would love to have the oppourtunity to catch shots like this nice one tfs rgds Necip.

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  • Tabib Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 105 W: 5 N: 101] (462)
  • [2008-03-17 19:21]

Hello Chris,

Lovely posture - back with head turn. I like the yellow cap. Good timing of this singing Jacana.
Cheers,
/Redzlan/.

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  • darwin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 249 W: 0 N: 447] (1688)
  • [2008-03-17 19:51]

Hi Chris
Very nice capture of this jacana in his natural
environment.looks like his wearing a hard hat
Lovely color and detail. tfs jon

Hi Chris
Nice capture of thid beautyful bird
Excellent POV and DOG with a lot of details
Well donAlbert

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1029 W: 1 N: 3939] (13258)
  • [2008-03-18 14:53]

Hello Chris,
Strange yet beautiful species I have not seen before, but I could say that about almost all your great images from Costa Rica. Great camera work as always Chris, thank you.
Rick

nice one! TFS Ori

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