Hairy-crested Antbird (Peru)

[Glenn Bartley]

Antbirds are incredibly difficult birds to photograph. They are for the most part big-time skulkers and they live in the dark realms of the forest. High ISOs and a lot of frustration are the norm when trying to photograph them. Perhaps the best way to get images of these guys is to find an army ant swarm and to position yourself in the middle of it. That's what I did here and it paid off :)

Happy New Year!

Best Images of 2011 here: http://www.glennbartley.com/natureph...of%202011.html

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Shutter speed: 1/30 sec
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 800
Focal length: 700mm

[arash_hazeghi]

very interesting specie, the IQ is poor however.
Happy new year thanks for sharing.

[Gary Hamilton]

Glenn, I'm really enjoying your series of Peruvian birds. IQ is a little iffy as Arash mentioned (perhaps some subject movement at that slow shutter speed) but still quite an accomplishment getting such a nice image of this antbird. This bird reminds me of Don King for some reason .

[Richard Unsworth]

Fab bird; Antbirds are soooo bad.

The world is full of such wonderful birds, I look forward to all your shots Glenn because you bring such variety and degree of difficulty to this forum

tfs

[Sid Garige]

I look forward to all your shots Glenn because you bring such variety and degree of difficulty to this forum

Richard said it all. You continue to inspire us Glenn. Thanks

[Jim Crosswell]

What a crazy looking bird Glenn! A good image for such challenging conditions. Look for to seeing more from your productive trip.