Red-legged honeycreeper

[Linda Robbins]

Gamboa Preserve - Panama

Juvenile males coming into adult plumage have such a colorful, interesting look. This one was lured into range with a banana feeder. I wish he had chosen a somewhat smaller perch!


Canon Mark II N
500mm IS lens + 2x teleconverter
Focal length: 1000mm
Shutter speed: 1/160 sec
Aperture: 11
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: -2/3
Flash: On -3
ISO: 400
Copyright: Linda Robbins

[Fabs Forns]

Oh my!!!!!! What a good looking little bird, his uneven plumage lake it so interesting.
I am glad you enjoyed your trip!!!! :)

Hope to see again soon!

[Arthur Morris]

Cool bird. Great job with the exposure and with the bird's orientation and head angle. You should have the person who selected that perch hanged...

later and love, artie

[Robert Amoruso]

Agree that the perch is overpowering. What I am not liking though is the gray BG which surprises me as it is neutral and doesn't compete with the bird. Too me it makes the image look drab IMO.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Very very nice bird,I Iove the colors!!!!!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Beautiful bird and great details. I've never seen this species before. Thanks for sharing. Too bad about the perch, although I might not go quite as far as Artie. :)

[Tony Whitehead]

Fantastic bird. All good apart from perch as already mentioned. Wonder if a crop like this may "lighten" the weight of the perch in the image.

[Linda Robbins]

Tony, I thought of trying this, and I think it does make the perch less imposing. Thanks!