Rufous-crested Coquette (Peru)

[Glenn Bartley]

It is always a treat to see and photograph Coquettes. Their small size and ornamental feathers make them so cute!

Enjoy :D

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Shutter speed: 1/400 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Flash: On
ISO: 400
Focal length: 500mm + 1.4x

P.S. If you are interested in seeing more from Peru - http://www.glennbartley.com/natureph...0Peru2011.html

[Tom Rambaut]

Very cool looking bird. That hair do. I do like those little feet.Image seems a bit soft to me.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent specie, the IQ is not great but it is a pleasure to see these rare species.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

So pretty but does look a little soft to me too.

[Arno Ellmer]

Striking bird and lovely diagonal perch, Glen. Pity about IQ but TFS this cute fellow.

[Dan Busby]

Gorgeous species Glenn. Nicely set off against BG. Seems to me to be good detail on chin, side of head and chest. Maybe the ornamentals are a bit soft but maybe that's just the feather structure. Beautiful none-the-less!

[Ken Watkins]

What a remarkable looking bird, I agree with comments about IQ and sharpness, but thanks for sharing.

It looks better on your site

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Brilliant bird ! Would love to visit this place sometime !! Agree with the comments on the IQ .

[RAM MALLYA]

Classic image amazing looking bird with the lovely BG

[Riju Bhattacharya]

What a bird!!! Agree with the softness...probably just a wee bit more DOF?