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Rufescent Tiger-Heron in front of ...
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Copyright: Peter van Zoest (PeterZ) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1109 W: 59 N: 2247] (7449)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-05
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D70, AF Nikkor 70-300mm f4-5.6 G, Digital RAW
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/640 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-17 8:38
Viewed: 404
Points: 44
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Walking across a wooden bridge through the swamp of the Pantanal I came in an area with several Rufescent Tiger-Herons and Crocodiles.

DESCRIPTION
The Rufescent Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) is 66 cm and weigths 850 g. It has a stocky, shaggy neck.
Adults: head, neck, and upper breast chestnut, barred with black; brown median stripe, bordered by white, down throat and foreneck; belly grayish; mantle dusky-olive vermiculated with dull buff. Iris orangish; facial skin yellow with blackish loral stripe; upper mandible blackish, lower horn-color, shading to dusky tomia; legs dull dark olive-green. Immatures: head rufous; neck and upperparts rich buff to pale rufous, broadly barred or chevroned with black; center of throat, stripe down foreneck, and center of belly white. Takes at least 2 years to acquire adult plumage; subadult plumages like adult but more broadly and heavily barred.
HABITS, Haunts streams, sloughs, or swamps inside forest, rarely venturing into the open, at least by day; usually solitary; stands motionless at water's edge or on snag for long periods awaiting prey or walks very slowly in shallow water; usually rests with neck hunched, bill pointed slightly upward; when alarmed or hunting, often extends neck diagonally.
VOICE. Alarm note a hoarse quok-quok-quok, louder and deeper than call of night-heron; a harsh, groaning, far-carrying, long-drawn-out kwooohh or kwawwh mostly at night, probably to advertise territory .
NEST. A flimsy platform of sticks, high in a tree. Egg 1, bluish-white spotted with pale violet.
STATUS. All over Brazil.
RANGE. E Honduras (accidental SE Mexico?) to N Argentina.
(Source: partly from: Birds of Costa Rica by Gary Stiles and Alexander F. Skutch).
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Hello Peter,
Two big fishermen. The one a bit more dangerous than the other.
A wooden bridge can be very helpful...
I wonder if these Herons are aware there's a potential danger...
Besides their reddish coloration can hardly be called camouflage.
TFS
Annick

Nice capture.

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2305 W: 59 N: 3685] (11810)
  • [2008-07-17 10:53]

Hi Peter,
You captured a very nice scene in this one. I like the pose of the heron, and the crocodile in the background is a very nice touch :o) TFS
All the best,
Selen

Splendida cattura di questo airone, bellissima composizione con la postura tipica di alcuni ardeidi e lo sfondo con il cocodrillo, buona nitidezza, belli e naturali i colori. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1468 W: 18 N: 2961] (10860)
  • [2008-07-17 13:47]

Hi Peter

It is a wonderful bird and amazing to see the croc in the BG. I hope you were safe there. Lovely natural colours and well composed

TFS

Karan

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1210 W: 0 N: 4626] (13756)
  • [2008-07-17 13:54]

Hi Peter

Lovely shot of this heron - great deatail and colour.

TFS

JAmes

Hello Peter, perfect shot of a Tiger Heron with great composition. TFS and Kind regards,
Deniz

Hello Peter,
nice to see again your great shots from Brazil. great shot with focus, POV, composition and notes. Superb coloration. Thanks for sharing, best wishes
Ahmet

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  • darwin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 245 W: 0 N: 447] (1690)
  • [2008-07-17 18:13]

Hi Peter
Very nice capture of the heron in his natural
habitat,although it looks dangerous to survive in
Splendid detail and nice color tone in the feathers
tfs jon

Hi my beloved friend Peter,
What a strange and also adorable heron species which I have not seen before. The colour on the neck is splendid. Great shot in all around my friend!
TFS and Cheers,

Bayram

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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 353 W: 0 N: 316] (1777)
  • [2008-07-18 5:27]

Hi Peter
very nice colors and sharp
well done.

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1684 W: 8 N: 4321] (14053)
  • [2008-07-18 8:38]

Hi Peter,

The Heron looks completely oblivious - wonder if he know the crocodile is so close. Wonderful to get the two in the same frame. I love the colors of this Tiger-Heron. You show him in fine detail in this nice natural setting.

Jane

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1292 W: 104 N: 4592] (20421)
  • [2008-07-18 8:53]

Hello Peter! Wow that's a beautiful image of that Heron, the sharpness is very good and you've achieved a very good exposure, well done my friend! THanks!

Mario

Hi Peter, great capture of this beautiful bird.
TFS and regards, Bahadır

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1898 W: 4 N: 5163] (19674)
  • [2008-07-18 11:40]

Hi Peter. What a strange one this is . it has such a long brown neck. I had to look twice to see the crocodile . good detail in the feathers . all set in a natural setting. well done TFS.
Nick..
Have a nice weekend.

Hello Peter superb sharp focus and details, nice POV and good eye contact. excellent species to photo. Best rgds Necip

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1116 W: 0 N: 1835] (7840)
  • [2008-07-18 13:11]

Hello Peter,
What a special looking heron, would be rather a giraffe-heron..Interesting picture because of the present danger of which we are aware, but not the bird I suppose.
Very special shot
Best regards
Anne

Bonita toma Peter y una luz bien contolada a pesar de su potencia. Un buen enfoque que destaca sobre todo en el ojo del ave.
Un abrazo y buen fin de semana para tí también.

Josep Ignasi Tejedor.

A superb shot, all round, Peter!
Even the compo is awesome!
Cheers!
Goldy

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2492 W: 132 N: 7090] (22145)
  • [2008-07-19 2:38]

Hello Peter,
An excellent capture of a Rufescent Tiger-heron in a typical neck-stretched pose. The composition and POV are excellent to show not only the tiger-heron sharply but also the habitat with the cayman in the BG.
TFS this fine image,
Have a good weekend,
Ivan

Hello Peter,
Amanzing picture and good scene.I like the natural colours and sharpnes details of this wonderful heron.Excellent presentation.
greetings.
Janusz

This looks like it has disaster for the heron written on it.
Good catch. Never seen one like this before.

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