Common Potoo, another pose

[Bill Dix]

Here's another look at the Potoo. While I was watching him through the lens, I saw him look up and open his beak. I hoped maybe he was hawking an insect that I could catch in the flash, but no such luck. Anyway it made for an interesting pose.

D7200, 1.4 TC, ISO 1250, 1/320s @ f/7.1 manual, SB-700 and BB @ -2.7 EV.

[keith mitchell]

Certainly got it's eye on something Bill but to catch an insect would have made your day,do prefer the eye on this one to your last post perhaps just the angle it's at,once again very well done getting this.

Keith.

[John Robinson]

Can't decide on which iof the two Bill Both unusual and interesting night captures.
JR

[Karl Egressy]

I just looked at the previous image, Bill. Both look pretty cool. Never seen one posted before never mind in real life

[Marina Scarr]

You nailed this one and what a unique bird.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Bill, great flash work here, as you have brought out the colours so well. The bird blends in nicely with the perch too.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Great captures on both Potoo images. Well worth the effort to get that close given the tall dried grasses you had to push through. Like the intense look and beak open.

Geoffrey

[David Salem]

Great looking capture of a really unique bird Bill. The flash looks nice and not to harsh and the pose and feather details are fantastic but the main event is that killer eye. I'm sure it can see as clear as day in the darkness of the jungle night. Great find.