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The Female has rich yellow underparts.The Male has , in addition , a bluish-purple breast band.I suspect that this bird is a juvenile male bird,with a smidge of purple plumage beginning to show.Not sure ,though .
Skukuza Camp ,Kruger National Park .
Canon Mk IV
70-200mm f/2.8 IS II at 200mm
f/6.3
1/2000
ISO 800
EC +1/3
Hand held
Another nice one, Arno, with less highlights than the first.
Beautiful bird. Nice light and details. Great bg.
Beautiful bird and love the iridescence on the head.
Very nice shot. Excellent details, very nice background, great perch, and very nice light.
Well done.
Beautiful bird, nicely captured, Arno.
I like the irridescent feathers and the curvy bill.
I would tone down the background just a little as I feel that the bird would pop better that way.
I think I'd agree regarding turning back the background a little to make the bird stand out a little better, but great shot nonetheless, excellent posture and you've caught those glorious iridescent neck/back feathers perfectly...love it ! !
Gorgeous bird, very well captured, Arno. Perfect DOF, nice bg and love the slanted perch and the alert pose.
Head turned just a bit our way would've been nice, but not a deal breaker for me by any means.
Magnificent image. Everything has been said about it.Love the beautiful bird with lovely colors,nice pose and great details.I like the BG and perch too.
I think that the background makes a nice bright overall picture. It is certainly eye catching.
Thank you all for the kind and positive comments.Always appreciated.
nice pose details and BG. I would go for a 3 : 2 vert here
Very nice golden lighting. I agree with Arash.
