Turquoise-browed Motmot

This was taken last week in Costa Rica. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 1D Mark IV
500L f4
1.4 Extender
ISO 1250
f7.1
1/800s
Tripod

Great looking bird, excellent looking back pose, beautiful colours and an excellent background. Great work, Jim.

Jim,
What's not to like?
Well exposed, sharp, great subject, complementary background, nice perch with excellence frame placement of your subject.

Beautiful and colorful image.

Agree with above, beautiful bird, beautiful setting.

Such a wonderful bird , just like the bee eaters
i love the image has all the things right , the slight turn back and the complete bird in focus makes it the top one for me

Very nice Jim, nice over the shoulder pose it gave you.

Excellent work, Jim. The dorsal view AND a good HA. Nicely composed; great BG. Very well done.

Nice capture Jim. You must be pleased to have captured such a nice image of a bird like that. I like the comp. and the background.

Beautiful! I like all of this.

Beautiful image of a beautiful bird,nice BG and pose,well done.

Thanks everyone for the kind comments. I was very happy to get this image considering this was not a set up. I will process some more of this Costa Rican beauty soon.

What a treat to view. With everything in sharp focus, and that over the shoulder look, you have created a superb image, Jim. Looking forward to more.

Nothing much to add, wonderful all around with nice colours, techs, comp.

Absolutely superb image with great exposure,lovely colors,details,very nice pose,perch and great composition.
Love the long tail feathers and repetition of blue black feathers.

Regards,
Satish.

Hi Jim, super pose, which in turn is showing off all his colours. I do like that tail, and Im sure this fellow would look great in flight. Sweet BG too.

Superb image, I would not change a thing.

Excellent work. Lovely composition, perch, pose & BG.

excellent looking back pose,perch and nice BG.