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Ariel Toucan
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Ricardo Kuehn (ryyck)
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| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2005-12 |
| Categories: Birds |
| Camera: Canon A60 |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2006-01-01 9:50 |
| Viewed: 1382 |
| Points: 12 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Ariel Toucan (Ramphastos ariel)
The Ariel Toucan (Ramphastos ariel) is another of the smaller black toucans weighing approximately 350-400 grams. It has an overall length of approximately fifteen inches with a beak length of 4-6 inches. It is a colorful bird with its bright orange breast, red abdominal feathers, red eyeskin, and brilliant blue eye.
Aviculture: Outdoor flights should be at least 8' x 12' x 6' for the larger toucans. Toucans may be a bit pugnacious with other species in their family and with smaller birds, and therefore should not be housed with different birds in small enclosures or cages.
Toucans are frugivorous birds, whose primary diet is fruit. In the wild they consume fruits from as many as 100 species of plants and trees. They also consume a variety of insects for protein, especially during their nesting cycle.
They MUST be fed FRESH fruit every day! The fruit diet should also be supplemented with a low iron protein source (such as Mazuri Low Iron Softbill diet by Purina Mills).
Toucans are not as difficult to breed as often thought and must be housed alone in pairs, preferably following the size enclosures mentioned above under housing. While they will breed in boxes, with a concave bottom, they are far more likely to breed if they are provided with a "natural" nest, constructed from a palm tree log. Logs allow these birds to continually dig their nest chamber deeper, which helps them cement the pair bond.
All Ramphastids lay pure white, elliptical shaped eggs, usually 3-4 per clutch. Incubation for all species lasts 16 days, and young fledge the nest at 46-50 days for larger toucans.
Source: http://www.nfss.org/Birds/Species/Softbill/Toucans/Ariel.html |
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bonjour ricardo
une tres belle palette de couleurs surtout le bleu de l'oeil,bravo.
laurent
- manyee
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(19544) - [2006-01-01 12:18]
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Interesting perspective, Ricardo. The colors are so intense and vivid. I really like it. TFS. : )
Happy New Year to you and yours!
Hi Ricardo,
wow, what a phantastic bird - and so close!
I love the colours and this impressive blue eye. Thank you very much and have a happy New Year, bye
Sabine - wishnugaruda
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- ridfa
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(4092) - [2006-01-02 8:49]
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J'aime bien le cadrage original. Beaucoup de photographe aurait sans doute essayé de shooter ce Toucan de manière à le prendre dans son entier. Ricardo, tu en as décidé autrement et tu as eu raison car cela met bien en évidence les couleurs ô combien exceptionnelles de ce magnifique oiseau.
Cordialement.
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- Jannie
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- [2006-01-02 9:13]
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GREAT SHOT Ricardo. Love the colours and the POV is perfect.
Nicely done
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- radz
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(3161) - [2006-01-08 0:02]
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lOVELY Colours&liked the different closeup POV.Details are sharp.
