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Chestnut-eared Aracari


Chestnut-eared Aracari
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Copyright: Peter van Zoest (PeterZ) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1199 W: 68 N: 2473] (8159)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-07
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D70, AF Nikkor 70-300mm f4-5.6 G, Digital RAW
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/800 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-12-06 12:03
Viewed: 904
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Chestnut-eared Aracari, Pteroglossus castanotis with one its favorite nuts. (I forgot the name). `Their bills evolved in such a way that those birds are able to break the hard nut shells and extract their staple food.

The distance to the bird was to far for a really good sharp photo, but I don’t want to deny you this colorful bird.

It is a native bird to central and southeast South America of the Ramphastidae family, the toucans, toucanets, barbets, aracaris, etc. Although it resembles the Black-necked Aracari, it is a larger, more colorful bird.
The range of the Chestnut-eared Aracari is the southern Amazon Basin, especially the southwestern Basin, also the Andean foothills; a narrowing range extension enters central-southern Colombia by 900 km.
The southern Amazon Basin range narrows in the southeast to only the upstream half-headwaters of the north-flowing Amazon River tributaries; this range countinues southeastwards into the central and southern Cerrado and ends at eastern Paraguay, southeastern Brazil and the extreme northeast of Argentina.
It is 43 cm. Bill black with red base and orange streak along upper mandible. Chestnut cheeks, throat and nape. Red band across lower breast.
Voice: a penetrating PSEEa, psi, chuhrik.
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  • medio Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 27 W: 2 N: 35] (170)
  • [2007-12-06 12:37]

Hola Peter,
bonita toma, gran composición el encuadre y los tonos son muy buenos una bonita foto.
saludos José

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  • tiklod Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 300 W: 74 N: 883] (3367)
  • [2007-12-06 13:35]

Hello Peter,
Another colourful bird today! Nice composition with lovely POV...
TFS and best regards,

Claude

hi Peter,
this nice capture of this colorful bird in great POV and composition. Superb colors. good focus. eye contact also very nice.
TFS, well done
Ahmet

hello peter,
what a colourful bird, liked the pov and the composition, the bird is offering nice contact and a good pose too,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • darwin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 245 W: 0 N: 453] (1708)
  • [2007-12-06 21:07]

Hi Peter
Nice presentation
Amazing color this bird has
tfs jon

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2458 W: 168 N: 7420] (23432)
  • [2007-12-06 22:54]

Hello Peter,
The selection of birds you manage to shoot is amazing! This is a beautiful Toucan with a really sturdy beak and in beautiful pattern and colours. hank you for showing it to us!
Regards, Ulla

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1988 W: 5 N: 5524] (20880)
  • [2007-12-07 10:36]

Hi Peter. Every time you post a bird i have never seen. this one is so unusal. great colours and detail . you have a fine POV. well done TFS. good notes too.
Nick..

Hi Peter,
Beautiful bird, thanks for posting it regardless of the distance..Our feathered friend is wonderfully colored, and you've exposed him well with some good details :)
Well done,
Howard

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  • frubio (24)
  • [2007-12-08 7:31]

Tipical animals in the amazon from south america, with beautifuls colors , great

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1714 W: 24 N: 4988] (16346)
  • [2007-12-08 17:24]

Hi Peter,
Very beautiful and colourful bird with an awesome bill. I like the way it is looking at its favourite nuts with such gleeful eyes. Superb lighting, exposure and BG. Excellent POV to portray it in this pose and very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1329 W: 107 N: 4785] (21248)
  • [2007-12-09 6:31]

Hello Peter, what a cool bird ! :-) The color scheme is truly fantastic almost unbelievable ! Very well composed, great exposure and fine details, thanks !

Mario

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-12-10 19:32]

Hello Peter

Ok I am still amazed at the variety of wonderful exotic looking birds you post.
The colours are remarkable.
Well captured and composed .
Good focus and details.
TFS

Rob

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