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Blue-crowned Trogon


Blue-crowned Trogon
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Copyright: Peter van Zoest (PeterZ) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2348 W: 92 N: 5361] (17140)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-09
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D70, AF Nikkor 70-300mm f4-5.6 G, Digital RAW
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-04-12 2:33
Viewed: 1508
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 70
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Only just one more photo of this bird because it’s so special and beautiful. Enjoy it.
I made this one between thick brushwood in a uncomfortable position. But the result is not bad, I think.

The Blue-crowned Trogon (Trogon curucui) is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
The Blue-crowned Trogon's range in South America is the southwestern and southeastern quadrants of the Amazon Basin with the northern limit being the Amazon River. The range continues beyond the Amazon Basin south to northern Argentina and Paraguay, and eastwards to eastern coastal Brazil as far south as northern Espírito Santo state; a third of the species range is outside the Amazon Basin.

Found along humid forested borders of rivers and streams, swampy river islands, varzea borders and second growth woodland.

25 cm. Male with blue head and breast, back green, red belly (lighter in female), white underside of tail barred black. Female gray on head and breast, with more black on tail.

It nests in tree holes or cavities in termite nests; lays 2-5 white eggs. Eats insects and small fruits and often joins mixed species flocks.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3750 W: 187 N: 11171] (34499)
  • [2008-04-12 3:14]

Hello Peter,
Trogons are among my favorite birds and this is a fine shot of a beautiful Trogon, the Blue-crowned. The technical quality is fine and the POV and composition great.
Thanks for sharing this beauty and have a good weekend,
Ivan

Hello Peter,
This is a colorful bird. Despite difficulty in getting this photo, it is very nice and well seen. Sharpness and exposure are great. TFS this pleasant picture.
JC

Hi Peter,
a very fine picture of the beautiful and colorful bird.
Well composed with good POV and sharp details.
The bird is well isolated from the BG.
Well done.

Hallo Peter,

mooie vogel dit, prachtige kleuren en goed scherp.
Jammer dat het onderste takje de staart onderbreekt.

groet Gert

Hi Peter,
Nice shot. Good composition and details.
TFS
Wei

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3556 W: 143 N: 5626] (18415)
  • [2008-04-12 6:58]

Hi Peter.
Amazing picture of the beautiful at high range bird. Lowest twig with "cut" leaves is looked very funny. I like superb colours of the image, wonderful colourful smooth BG and, of course, terrific reproduction of all details of the bird and nice composition and cropping of the image. Well done and TFS.
Alexei.

Great shot.Wonderful colours with good composition.Excellent light and sharpness.

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1351 W: 0 N: 5494] (16520)
  • [2008-04-12 8:42]

Hi Peter

A great shot of this lovely Trogon - good pose and POV with good colour and good detail. Well observed and captured.

James

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2008-04-12 9:15]

Hi Peter,

It was well worth your efforts to get this beautiful shot of the Trogon. The colors are amazing and plentiful. I just love the tail feathers! Lovely pose, good details. You show off this exotic bird very nicely.

Jane

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  • Amadeo Gold Star Critiquer [C: 211 W: 0 N: 755] (3323)
  • [2008-04-12 12:08]

Hola Peter, una preciosa imagen, con buen color y buena luz. Un saludo

Helllo Peter what a beauty the colours and pose is gorgeous. The composition well adjusted, have a great weekend tfs rgds Necip

Hi Peter,

Nice capture with excellent sharpness and colours. Great colour and composition. Well done. tfs. Stev

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  • darwin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 260 W: 0 N: 403] (1393)
  • [2008-04-12 19:13]

Hi peter
Wonderful capture with lovely color
Great detail specially around the eye
Nice pose and composition.tfs jon

Peter Very nice colored bird and the clarity is very fine. Vignesh

Beautifully colored bird Peter, the saturation looks natural.
Good detail, comp, POV, and the bird stands out well against this smooth complimentary BG :)
Well done,
Howard

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5578] (18516)
  • [2008-04-13 6:17]

Hi Peter,
It indeed is a special bird and you have captured it in all its glory. Amazing colours and details on its plumage and you have captured a fabulous pose here. The stripes on its tail and the yellow ring around its eyes look fantastic. Excellent DOF and a well chosen POV to portray it. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1515 W: 18 N: 3165] (11638)
  • [2008-04-13 6:58]

Hi Peter

Beautiful colours on this attractive bird. Lovely composition and great POV. The DOF is excellent

TFS

Karan

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 1398 W: 3 N: 30] (486)
  • [2008-04-13 8:12]

hello peter
good capture of beautiful and colourful bird
its new and foreign species for me
i like POV, colours and informative note
TFS
regards
izler

Hello Peter,

Very nice colourful shot with good composition, smooth BG and sharp details.

TFS

Pekka

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3260] (14687)
  • [2008-04-13 8:53]

Hello Peter, Superb picture of the colorful bird. Great sharp details and what a wonderful shot. Ganesh

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2865 W: 34 N: 8488] (31708)
  • [2008-04-13 11:14]

Hi Peter. This is a very beautiful looking bird with unusual markings. it has such a large eye. good details and colours. with a nice POV. well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • lizzie Gold Star Critiquer [C: 207 W: 0 N: 605] (2855)
  • [2008-04-13 11:15]

Hi Peter,
I love this one, such a beautiful bird. Great composition also, I really like the vertical crop!
Well done!

Lise

Hoi Peter,
What a beauty this is.
Never seen an image of this lovely bird before.
Excellent composition and DOF.
Very beautiful details and colors.
The soft BG is wonderful and the bird does stand out greatly against it.
A real joy to look at and it must have been a great pleasure for you to see and make shots of birds like this one.
TFS!!!

Mvg, Harry

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1109 W: 5 N: 3453] (12751)
  • [2008-04-13 17:56]

Hola Peter.
Muy hermosos tonos de colores del plumaje de esta especie de ave nueva para mi. La pose muy elegente sobre la rama del arbol.
fino recorte para la presentacon y una nota muy interesante tambien.
Saludos Peter.
Luis52.

Hi Peter, Fantastic bird and a fine image of it. Wonderful pose and POV. Superb color details and Bg. well done
Tfs, Richard

Hi my beloved friend Peter,
Superb shot of this beauty with excellent details. TFS.
Greetings from Cyprus,
Bayram

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1935 W: 6 N: 5396] (19252)
  • [2008-04-14 15:31]

Hi Peter,you have raison,this bird is very very beautifull,woderfull colours and incredible elegance,thanks to show us this beauty so perfectly,my best compliments,Luciano

Hello Peter,
This is great capture of colorful Trogoniformes species. I like their colors very much and they are pretty bird order. Your post also great with its focus, POV, composition and colors. thanks for sharing
best wishes
Ahmet

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-04-15 10:14]

Hello Peter

A beautiful capture of this Blue-crowned Trogon.The colours are fabulous.
Excellent focus with sharp detail.
Nicely composed in the frame.
TFS

Rob

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3059 W: 231 N: 6139] (20984)
  • [2008-04-15 21:48]

What a beautiful, beautiful bird, Peter.
I love everything about it: the colors, the markings, the pose, the sharpness.
You did a great job of catching the iridescence in the blue.
I saw some kind of trogon once in Costa Rica, but was not able to shoot it.
I think it is a really amazing bird.
TFS. : )

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2961 W: 162 N: 826] (2453)
  • [2008-04-16 9:26]

Hello Peter,
I love Trogons and your capture of this one is brilliant! I love its pose and you show all details very clearly here. The colours are wonderful too and so is the background. I like your framing as well! Splendid work!
Many thanks, Ulla

Hello Peter. Hard work pays off well here with such a fine capture. Beautiful bird in a nice perch, excellent sharpness and clarity. This one has to go down to my favorite list. Thanks for sharing. Jusni

hi peter!
A real beauty you showing here
with fine pov and dof
well composed to
good work!

Hello Peter,
I wonder how i missed this beauty! This is a superb capture of the Blue headed Troggon taken with excellent POV, DOF, sharpness and details.
We too have Trogons here in Kerala. In our race the head is not blue, but dark Grey or black.Hope smeday I will get a good shot of it to share it with you in TN.:)
Thanks for sharing this beautiful picture,
Regards,
Smitha.

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2399 W: 63 N: 4206] (13770)
  • [2008-06-25 13:25]

Hi Peter,
Very nice photo of this beauty. I've seen it once but the photos did not come out good enough :o( Well done and TFS
All the best,
Selen

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